Leon Griffin, age 91, of White Pigeon, died on Wednesday, December 1, 2021 at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis following an extended illness. Born on November 6, 1930 in Fayette, Alabama the Son of Charles Fletcher and Julie Ann (Kitchen) Griffin. Veteran of The US Airforce, moved to Middlebury in 1952 and Constantine in 1962. Employed by the White Pigeon …

Nancy Lee Berg, age 81, of Sturgis, passed away Wednesday, December 1, 2021 at the Parkview LaGrange Hospital in LaGrange. She was born July 2, 1940 in Dayton, Ohio daughter of the late Claude and Lillian (Beam) House. Nancy resided in Sturgis since 1974 coming from Colorado. Her early life was lived in the Detroit area and she was a …

Ronald W. Davis, age 79, of Iron River, MI, passed away on Wednesday, November 24, 2021, at UP Health System in Marquette. He was born on April 12, 1942, in Three Rivers, the son of the late Clark and Mildred (Weed) Davis. Ronald attended the Centerville Schools, graduating from Centerville High School with the Class of 1961. Ronald married Mary …

A third 22-member medical team from the U.S. military is being deployed to Michigan, where hospitals are grappling with record-high COVID-19 patients amid the state’s fourth surge of infections. The nurses, doctors and respiratory therapists will assist Covenant Healthcare in Saginaw starting Dec. 12, the state health department said Thursday. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer called it “much-needed relief.” Two other 22-member …

James “Jim” Ortmann, age 57, of Sturgis, passed away Wednesday morning, December 1, 2021 at Fairview Nursing and Rehab Community in Centreville after a sudden illness. Jim was born November 23, 1964 in Sturgis. He is the son of Norby and Rita (Strzalkowski) Ortmann. Jim loved working with the public and served in various positions at Meijer, Coldwater NCG Cinema, …

Democrats vowed Wednesday to push new gun-control legislation and to try to revive stalled bills in Michigan’s Republican-led Legislature following a mass shooting that left four high school students dead and others with serious injuries. But GOP leaders, who have long opposed such measures and have favored looser restrictions, did not immediately commit to policy changes. “We can’t do nothing,” Sen. Rosemary …

A 15-year-old boy has been charged with murder and terrorism for a shooting that killed four fellow students and injured others at a Michigan high school. Authorities on Wednesday revealed that his parents were summoned just a few hours before the bloodshed. No motive was offered by Oakland County authorities, a day after violence at Oxford High School. But sheriff’s …

James Ortman, age 57, of Sturgis, died on Wednesday, December 1, 2021. Arrangements by Hackman Family Funeral Homes.

Verna Schlabach, age 71, of Centreville, died on Monday, November 29, 2021 at Memorial Hospital in South Bend. She was born December 23, 1949 in Sturgis, a daughter of Henry and Emma (Borkholder) Borkholder. Verna graduated from Sturgis High School in 1968. On December 24, 1971 she married Raymond D Schlabach at Locust Grove Mennonite Church. Verna was a lifelong …

Parveena Gayen, age 70, of Three Rivers, died Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021 from injuries in an auto accident on November 23rd in St. Joseph County. She was born in Delhi, India on Dec. 16, 1950 the daughter of Hidayat and Sosan (Mall) Masih. She was married to Manoj Gayen on Oct. 21, 1975 in Hapur, India. They came to the …