Danny Leroy Caseman, age 81, of Altha, Fla. passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by family on Monday, Nov. 23, 2020. He was born July 31, 1939 to parents, Lloyd and Marian Caseman in Constantine. Danny worked in construction, RV manufacturing and as a custodian/maintenance man. He loved his family, the outdoors and watching sports, especially boxing. He married …

Stephen Robert Downs, age 61, went home to Jesus on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020. On Dec. 9, 1958, Stephen was born in Hillsdale, to the late Robert and Marjorie (Purdy) Downs. Steve was previously married to Elizabeth (Frisbie) Barrington of Colon, and had four children. On June 20, 1992, Steve married Diane Mallen of Colon. Steve Downs was a lifelong …

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Monday extended a partial shutdown of businesses and schools to Dec. 20, rejecting desperate appeals to lift a ban on indoor restaurant dining while the state tries to stop a wave of new coronavirus cases. The 12-day addition will enable the health department to assess how Thanksgiving travel affected the spread of COVID-19, Whitmer, a Democrat, …

A whiff of her old blanket was enough for Lola: The black Lab was back in her owners’ arms three years after the Michigan dog disappeared on a trip to suburban Chicago. “I feel like I’m in a dream right now,” Debra Mejeur said Saturday when she and her husband, Steve, were reunited with Lola at DuPage County Animal Services. …

With Thanksgiving over, it’s time to think of starting your shopping for Christmas. The merchants have been decorated for over a month, and many have already started their Christmas shopping. I’ve never been a fan of shopping on “Black Friday”. It’s too easy to get hurt. Here are four tips on how to make your Christmas shopping easier: Shop year-round …

Raymond J. Young, age 91, of Constantine, passed away on Thursday, December 3, 2020 at Bowman Place in Three Rivers. Ray was born in Constantine on September 12, 1929, a son of Charles and Pansy (Roberts) Young. He graduated from Constantine High School in 1947 and went on to serve in the U.S. Army. On May 1, 1954, he married …

Joan Ruth Dugan, age 93, of Indianapolis, passed away on Monday, Nov. 30, 2020. She was born in Terre Haute, IN on Feb. 25, 1927 the daughter of Orville and Grace (Behringer) Utterback. She was married to Richard C. Dugan on Nov. 27, 1949 in Indianapolis. They resided in Three Rivers for thirty years during Richard’s employment at Wells Manufacturing. …

Shirley (Dickerson) Harker, loving mother and grandmother, passed away with family by her side Nov. 29, 2020 at Friendly Village in Rhinelander, Wis. She was born April 19, 1931, in Three Rivers, to Olga (Ferguson) and Merrill Dickerson. On Sept.16, 1950, she married Wayne Harker and resided in Sturgis. Shirley worked as an office manager at Readmore Bookstore and also …

Carolyn A. Gruber, age 88, of Sturgis, passed away Tuesday morning, Dec. 1, 2020, at The Gardens of The Fountains at Bronson Place in Kalamazoo. She was born in Peoria, Ill., a daughter of the late George and Julia (Roguszka) Dammann. Mrs. Gruber resided in Sturgis since 2000, coming from Kalamazoo. Her early life was spent in Peoria, where she …

Jon Michael “Frank” Falkenstein, age 78, of Sturgis, passed away Wednesday morning, Dec. 2, 2020, at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis. He was born Nov. 29, 1942, in Sturgis, a son of the late Glen E. and Henrietta Lucille (Boughton) Falkenstein. Frank was a lifelong Sturgis resident and graduate of Sturgis High School with the class of 1961. On April …