Sheldon Walter Fieberkorn, age 86, passed away on Sunday, June 6, 2021. He was born April 6th 1935, to Walter and Margery (Brown) Fieberkorn. He was baptized and confirmed at Salem Lutheran Church, Centreville. He worked at Kirsch for 44 years as a Factory and Trade Show Manager. Juanita Jean Fieberkorn, age 84, passed away on Monday, June 7, 2021. …

Charles E. Peasley, Jr., age 68, of Bristol, passed away on Friday, June 4, 2021 at Elkhart General Hospital. He was born in Elkhart on October 30, 1952, a son of Charles and Patricia (Parks) Peasley, Sr. Chuck graduated from Constantine High School. He was currently employed by Jayco, and previously by Carrera Designs doing paint and body work. Chuck …

Kenneth J. Studeman, age 80, of Sturgis, passed away Tuesday, June 8, 2021 at Ascension Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo. He was born January 1, 1941 in the same house his father was born in in Sherman Township the only child of the late Lawrence and Edith (Parker) Studeman. Ken was a lifelong Sturgis resident and graduate of Sturgis High School …

With restrictions easing in relation to COVID-19, the St. Joseph County Commission on Aging wants to celebrate by offering something fun and different for its members, and really for any senior in the county who is eager to get out of the house and socialize with others. This desire led to working with a local family known for its “Open …

Carl G. Hull, Jr., age 74, of Centreville, passed away at Ascension Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo on Tuesday, June 8, 2021.  Carl was born in Pennsylvania on September 28, 1946, a son of Carl and Helene (Zygar) Hull, Sr.  He attended schools in Elkhart, later receiving his GED from Three Rivers Public Schools.  On June 23, 1965, he married Ellen …

A group of anonymous alumni has gifted $550 million to Western Michigan University. The school in Kalamazoo will receive the funding over 10 years. It will be divided among scholarships, investing in quality educators, advancing medical research and education, and bolstering Western Michigan athletics. “Thanks to the incredible generosity and foresight of these donors who’ve chosen to bestow this generous …

Ernest F. Greshaw Jr., age 81, of Burr Oak, passed away Tuesday morning, June 8, 2021 at his home with his family at his side. Ernie was born November 25, 1939 in Sturgis, son of the late Ernest and Rosalyn (Sweeney) Greshaw. He graduated from Burr Oak High School in 1957, and attended Olivet College. Ernie married Beverly Wegner, on …

Nancy Annette Main, age 74, of Sturgis, passed away Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 6, 2021, at Advent Health in Orlando, Florida. She was born July 12, 1946, in Lansing, a daughter of the late Robert C. and Bonita R. (MacQueen) Lindell. Nancy had resided in Sturgis since 1967, coming from East Lansing. On May 20, 1967, she married Michael D. Main …

A man accused of killing two neighbors in southwestern Michigan told police that he shot them because they were too loud, according to a court document. William Wolfe knocked at the apartment door and shot Virgil Walker, 49, and his wife, Kailey Walker, 30, “without warning,” a Kalamazoo County sheriff’s investigator said in an affidavit supporting murder charges last week. …

Harold Junior Schiedel, age 84, of Marcellus, passed away Saturday, June 5, 2021 in the comfort of his home and surrounded by his loving family. Junior was born in Lawrence, Michigan on September 7, 1936 the son of Harold Junior, II and Jennie Schiedel. On January 14, 1956, in Kalamazoo, he married the love of his life, Shirley Anne Biss, …