Jean Elizabeth Bastion, age 100, died on Friday, January 31, 2020. In accordance with family wishes, cremation has been conducted and graveside services will be held in Illinois at a later date. Arrangements by Hohner Funeral Home.

Joseph W. Nowaski, age 55, of Sturgis, passed away Thursday, Jan. 29, 2020, at his home. He was born Jan. 20, 1965, in Coldwater, a son of the late Maurice and Doris (Linton) Nowaski. Joseph resided in Coldwater until 1983, when he moved to Palatka, Fla. He resided there until 2010, when he moved back to Sturgis to be closer …

A man convicted of killing his pregnant girlfriend when they were teenagers in 1993 has been sentenced to at least 25 years in prison. The new sentence gives Robert Leamon an opportunity for release after his earlier no-parole sentence was set aside by a Cass County judge. Rebecca Stowe was 15 years old when she disappeared from the Niles area. …

Kenneth Bruce Kaiser, age 73, of Three Rivers, passed away at his home on Wednesday, January 29, 2020. He was born in Three Rivers on March 4, 1947, the son of Donald and Hillis “Mock” Kaiser. He loved working on cars and motorcycles. That love drove him to open his own auto body and mechanic shop in 1977, K & …

Michelle Diana Bixler, age 37, and Cheyenne Ruth Bixler, age 16, both of Three Rivers, went to be with their Lord Tuesday, January 28, 2020 as the result of a house fire. Michelle was born September 27, 1982 in Bluffton, Ind., the daughter of Steve and Ellen Musser. A devoted wife and mother, Michelle also owned a cleaning service, actively …

State police troopers are investigating a breaking-and-entering incident at the Three Rivers Community Players Club in Lockport Township. The group’s building is located by Walmart. Authorities said the incident occurred between 9 a.m. Jan. 13, and 6 p.m. Jan. 14. Further details about the theft were not available in a department media release.

A woman was arrested after she allegedly stole a recreational vehicle in Cass County. Sheriff Richard Behnke said deputies were called around 6 p.m. Sunday to a field on Osborn Road, near Eagle Point Road in Calvin Township. Behnke said the nature of the call centered on a suspicious vehicle parked in the vicinity. Deputies located the RV stuck in …

Representatives from the Michigan Department of Transportation will be in Three Rivers in March to provide an update on the second year of the U.S. 131 renovation project in Three Rivers. The luncheon presentation starts at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 18 and concludes at 1 p.m. at the Carnegie Center for the Arts. The 2020 portion of the work …

Elizabeth Jean Barker, age 94, of Sturgis, died Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020 at her daughter’s home in Sturgis. She was born in Rochester, NY on Feb. 15, 1925 the daughter of Casper and Ethel (Hurley) Knudsen. She attended Rochester Schools and later received her Bachelor’s Degree from Syracuse University. She and her husband, the late Shirley T. Barker, Jr. moved …

Orin Arthur Krontz III, age 50, of Burr Oak, passed away early Friday evening, Jan. 24, 2020, at his home. He was born June 2, 1969, in Goshen, a son of Orin Arthur and Beatrice Dianne (Beach) Krontz. Orin resided in Burr Oak for the past six years. His early life was lived in Bronson. On Oct. 24, 1998, he …