Harriett B. Chaffee, age 92, of Elkhart, formerly of Jones, passed away Saturday, January 25, 2020 at Elkhart General Hospital. She was born February 9, 1927 in South Bend, a daughter of Otto and Helen (McBain) Everman. She graduated from Niles High School in 1945. On July 3, 1954 she married Brady F. Chaffee. He preceded her in death on …

Michigan regulators have approved a rate increase for Indiana Michigan Power, though one significantly smaller than initially sought by the utility. The Michigan Public Service Commission approved an agreement Thursday allowing the Fort Wayne-based company to boost its Michigan customers’ rates by a total of $36.4 million annually. That’s about 38 percent lower than the proposed $58.5 million increase. Regulators …

Dorothy Ann Sangalli, age 85, of Three Rivers, passed away on December 11, 2019 at Grace of Douglas. Dorothy was born on Valentine’s Day February 14, 1934 the daughter of the late Cecil B. and Elizabeth (Blum) Hice. Dorothy and her late husband of 60 years Jerry, who passed away on August 24, 2014, owned and operated Wolverine Motor Supply …

Norma Gertrude Adams, age 94 of Mendon, died Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020 at the Birch Adult Care Home in Leonidas following a long illness. She was born in Coleman, MI on Nov. 27, 1925 the daughter of Alfred and Gertrude (Ettinger) Boyce. She graduated from Coleman High School with the class of 1943. She worked at the Coleman Tribune and …

Robert S. “Bob” Munn, age 71, of Vicksburg, died Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020 at his home following a long illness. He was born in Strauburg, Germany on Aug. 4, 1948 the son of the late Stanley J. and Margarete Ann (Selonke) Munn. After graduation from Vicksburg High School with the Class of 1966, Bob joined the U.S. Army and served …

Ruth Marian Lindsay Cropsey, age 98 and a half, of DeWitt, Michigan, left her loved ones to join her beloved Savior Jesus, husband Harmon, and son Christopher on Monday, January 20, 2020 at 20:00 hours EST earth time.   She was born in Jefferson County, Iowa, on July 30, 1921, to Robert Grant and Eva Durinda Mae Mandt Lindsay.  On July …

Kenneth Earl Arend passed away Jan. 19, 2020 after a short illness. His beloved wife, Marcia (Tollas) Arend, preceded him in death Aug. 8, 2018. He is survived by his daughter Jeanine Lugo (Nobel) of Indianapolis, his son David Arend (Telka) and granddaughter Saige of Lansing; step-grandchildren Robert (Leslie) Lugo and Melissa (Bryan) Ervin; step-great-grandchildren Joseph Lookabaugh, Jacob Ervin, Jarrin …

Connie Ann Pagels, age 73, of Burr Oak, passed away Tuesday morning, Jan. 21, 2020, at her home. She was born Dec. 27, 1946, in Three Rivers, a daughter of the late Adrian and Betty (Pass) Hawkins. Connie resided most of her life in Burr Oak and was a graduate of Burr Oak High School with the class of 1965. …

Kathleen Lynn Wexler, age 69, of Three Rivers, passed away Saturday afternoon, Jan. 18, 2020, in Florence Township, due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She was born Sept. 1, 1950, in Detroit, a daughter of the late Daniel C. and Blossom May (Newcomb) Ryan. Kathy resided in the Colon and Three Rivers area her entire life. On Oct. …

Harry “Ike” Pletcher, age 101, formerly of White Pigeon, passed away the evening of Jan. 19 at Greenleaf Health Campus in Elkhart. Harry and his wife, Louise, moved to Marl Lake in White Pigeon in 1969, moving there from Elkhart. On June 15, 1941, Harry married Louise Line in Elkhart. Louise passed away July 14, 2012. Harry was a member …