William W. McBride, Jr., age 79, of Klinger Lake, Sturgis, passed away Saturday, December 25, 2021 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. He was born December 18, 1942 in Chicago, son of the late William W. and Mary Alice McBride. Bill graduated from Morgan Park High School in Chicago and furthered his education at Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois and …

Richard “Dick” Lewis Messner, Sr., age 94, of Centreville, passed away Thursday afternoon, December 23, 2021 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born November 11, 1927 in Sturgis, son of the late Freddie and Cora Mae (Nihart) Messner. Dick resided in St. Joseph County all of his life where he attended both Sturgis and White Pigeon schools, …

Tracy D Heminger, age 55, of White Pigeon, died on Tuesday, December 21, 2021 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. She was born on January 28, 1966 in South Bend, the Daughter of James L and Sharon K (Fiedler) Todd. Graduate of Mishawaka High School in 1984, employed in retail for clothing, furniture, and jewelry. Attended the Mottville Church and …

Robert A. Hartman, age 87, of Sturgis, passed away Tuesday morning December 21, 2021 at Drews Place of Coldwater. He was born October 7, 1934 in LaGrange, son of the late Evert S. and Belva H. (Summey) Hartman. Bob was a longtime Sturgis resident and also lived in Norwalk, Ohio and Fort Myers Beach, Florida. He first married Betty Lou …

Richardo C. “Richard” Rodriguez, age 73, of Bronson, Michigan passed away Sunday, December 19, 2021 at Promedica Coldwater Regional Hospital in Coldwater. He was born November 17, 1948 in LaSalle County, Texas son of the late Refugio and Maria (Charo) Rodriguez. Mr. Rodriguez resided in Bronson for the past 40 years coming from Richton, Illinois. In 1966 he married Patricia …

Patricia R. Rodriguez, age 81, of Bronson, Michigan passed away on November 30, 2021 at the Promedica Coldwater Regional Hospital in Coldwater. She was born February 20, 1940 in Chicago Heights, Illinois daughter of the late Anthony and Celia (Pamo) Caruso. Mrs. Rodriguez resided in Bronson of the past 40 years coming from Richton Park, Illinois. In 1966 she married …

Richard D. Rodriguez, age 52, of Bronson, Michigan passed away on November 29, 2021 at the Promedica Coldwater Regional Hospital in Coldwater. He was born August 15, 1969 in Chicago Heights, Illinois son of Richard and Patricia (Caruso) Rodriguez. Richard resided in Bronson for the past 40 years coming from Richton Park, Illinois. He was a member of St. Mary’s …

Christmas 2021 is now in the history books. The Christmas season is probably the nicest of all the seasons. It seems that everyone is nicer to be around, unless you happen to be in one of the department stores, where everyone has their eyes on that one special gift and everybody wants it. Kudos to those sales clerks and cashiers. …

Michael L. Borkholder, age 58, of Centreville, passed away Saturday evening, December 25, 2021 at Rose Arbor Hospice in Kalamazoo. He was born August 20, 1963 in South Bend, son of Levi and Esther (Troyer) Borkholder. Mike’s returned to Sturgis in 2001. His early life was lived in Sturgis where he was a graduate of Sturgis High School with the …

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Wednesday that she still supports President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, clarifying comments she made earlier this month in which she expressed concerns about it. After a federal appeals court overruled a decision last week that paused a nationwide vaccine mandate for employers of 100 workers or more, 27 Republican-led state governments have come forward with their intent …