Raymond J. Wagner Jr., age 71, of Burr Oak, passed away on Saturday, May 8, 2021 at Ascension Borgess Hospital. Raymond was born on March 4, 1950 in Sturgis, a son to the late Raymond and Shirley (Weinberg) Wagner Sr. Raymond attended and graduated from Colon High School with the class of 1968. Following graduation Raymond served his country in …

Veronica Lynn Martinka, age 60, of Leonidas, passed away Friday, May 7, 2021 at Bronson Methodist Hospital. Veronica was born on September 1, 1960 in Kalamazoo, a daughter of the late Donald and Cookie (Bolton) Cousins. On September 21, 1994 Veronica married Wayne Martinka in Centreville. Veronica is survived today by her husband Wayne Martinka of Leonidas, 4 step children, …

Jeremiah Joseph “Jeremy” Slemp, age 41, of Hoisington, Kansas, formerly from Constantine, passed away Friday, April 30, 2021, at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington, Kansas. Jeremy was born November 19, 1979, in Sturgis, the son of Joseph E. and Sandra K. (McClain) Slemp. He was a resident of Hoisington, Kansas, for one year, moving from Bison, Kansas. A 1998 graduate of …

Sharon Lynn Baker, age 83, of Sturgis, passed away early Thursday morning, May 6, 2021 at her home with her daughter and son-in-law by her side. Sharon’s beautiful smile and contagious laugh was a daily reflection of how much she loved life, family, friends… and a tall glass of iced wine. In her glory days she would serenade friends at …

Douglas James Keefer, age 67, of Sturgis, passed away Monday morning, May 7, 2021 at his home. He was born April 24, 1954 in son of the late Charles Russel and Myrtle Keefer. Doug resided most of his life in Sturgis. He had been employed by the Kirsch Company in Sturgis for several years until the closing of the company. …

On Thursday, May 20, the First Presbyterian Church of Three Rivers/Centreville, 320 North Main Street, Three Rivers, will host a Life Line Screening, a providence of preventive health screenings. Screenings are fast, painless and affordable. There are three key tests that check for blocked carotid arteries, an irregular heart rhythm called atrial fibrillation, and high blood pressure, which are the …

Katherine “Kathy” D. Alexander, age 61, of Centreville, passed away on Saturday, May 8, 2021 at home surrounded by her loving family. Kathy was born in Kalamazoo on August 29, 1959, a daughter of Robert and Bertha (Baird) Jeffries. She graduated from Mendon High School in 1977.  On September 18, 1977, she married Michael Alexander.  Kathy retired from IAC in …

A Schoolcraft couple died in a 2-car crash Friday afternoon. The victims were identified as Joel Shaffer, age 83, and his wife, Dolores Shaffer, age 84. State police say the couple was eastbound on X Y Avenue, just south of Schoolcraft, when they collided with a southbound SUV on US-131. The names of the SUV driver, along with the passenger, …

Rodney E. Irwin, age 62, of Three Rivers passed away Saturday morning, May 1, 2021 at his home. Rodney was born February 24, 1959 in Three Rivers, the son of Eldon and Martha (VanKirk) Irwin. He had been employed with Meijer for the past several years in the deli and was an avid bowler and Notre Dame fan. Rodney is …

Juan Jose Cavazos, age 59, of Elkhart, passed away Friday morning May 7, 2021 at Goshen Hospital. Juan was born on January 2, 1962 in Alice, Texas son of Armando and Maria Ruth (Garcia) Cavazos. His early years were spent in Lansing, moving to LaBelle, Florida in his teenage years. Juan resided in LaBelle, until relocating to Elkhart, 6 months …