There is always a need for blood here in St. Joseph County and thanks to all the volunteer blood donors, the need is being met. St. Joseph Catholic Church in White Pigeon will host an American Red Cross blood drive this Friday, January 22. The hours for donating will be from noon until 5:15 PM. St. Joseph Catholic Church is …

Rose Marie Carlisi, age 92, of Three Rivers, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 14, 2021 at Edgewood Health and Rehabilitation. She was born in Chicago on April 26, 1928, the daughter of the late Robert and Nellie (Zmuda) Cerbin. Rose Marie was united in marriage to Mr. John Carlisi on July 19, 1947. Together they made their home in …

Gregory Lynn Sanders, age 59, of Three Rivers, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021 at Borgess Medical Center. Greg was born on Dec. 20, 1961 in Elkhart, the son of Eugene and Carol (Scott) Sanders. Gregory has been a longtime resident of Three Rivers. He was employed as a welder for the Dexter Axle Company, Elkhart for many …

Duane Faye “Butch” DeMott, age 78, of Three Rivers, passed away on Monday, January 11, 2021, at Edgewood Health and Rehabilitation. He was born August 21, 1942 in Kalamazoo, the son of Silas D. and Ann Isabell (Mizerak) DeMott. Butch graduated from Battle Creek Lakeview High School in 1961. He proudly worked as a fireman for the Kalamazoo Fire Department …

Dolores Anna Howard, age 86, of Wyoming, Michigan, passed away on Tuesday, January 12, 2021, at her home in Wyoming, MI. Dolores was born in Elk City, Oklahoma on July 31, 1934, to Joseph Antone Spieker and Georgia Ann (Chervenka) Spieker. On February 11, 1952, in Canute, OK, she was married to Cecil Raymond “Sandy” Howard, who preceded her in …

Charlene Joan Horvath, age 75 of Lawton, passed away on Monday, January 11, 2021, at White Oaks Nursing Home of Lawton. Charlene was born in Chicago on September 18, 1945, the daughter of Charles Edward Horvath and Frances Dorothy Mellin. Charlene loved spending time with her family at her home on Cedar Lake, as well as enjoyed collecting dolls. Charlene …

Oleneia Reaper, age 94, of Burr Oak, passed away early Sunday morning, Jan. 7, 2021, at her home, surrounded by her family. She was born June 6, 1926, in Stacey Fork, Ky., a daughter of the late John and Lula (Haney) Haney. Mrs. Reaper resided in Burr Oak since 1966, coming from Marion, Ohio. Her early life was spent in …

Relief is coming to Michigan businesses after a board last week approved $58.5 million in grants for economic losses due to the coronavirus pandemic that has strained the state’s economy. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer last month signed into law a spending plan to help repair the economic impact from the coronavirus. It included an allocation to the Michigan Strategic Fund under the Michigan …

A small group of gun-toting demonstrators rallied Sunday outside of Michigan’s Capitol building near a sizable presence of law enforcement officers on high alert after this month’s deadly storming of the U.S. Capitol. About a dozen protesters openly carried guns, including some who promoted the anti-government “boogaloo” movement, a slang term adopted by the pro-gun extremist movement that is a reference to …

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