William T. Doyle, age 96, of Naperville, Ill., and formerly of Sturgis and Chicago, passed away Dec. 30, 2019, at Springs of Monarch Landing. He was born March 7, 1923, in Chicago, to his late parents, William and Bertha Doyle. He was the beloved husband of 73 years to the late Helen W. Doyle. He is survived by seven children, William …

Larry F. Himes, age 62, of Colon, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, January 5, 2020 in the emergency room of Sturgis Hospital. Larry was born in Coldwater on June 17, 1957, a son to Ned Himes and Phyllis (Wiler) Vanaken. Larry lived most of his life in the Bronson area where he attended high school. Larry is survived by his mother …

John Roy Overton, age 70, died on Sunday, January 5, 2020. In accordance with the family’s wishes cremation has taken place and a celebration of his life will be held at Hohner Funeral Home on Saturday, January 18, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. Interment will be held at Flowerfield Township Cemetery following the service.

Jack Moore, age 81, of Three Rivers, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, January 7th, 2020 surrounded by his family. He was born on September 1, 1938 in Three Rivers, the son of Marion and Phyllis (Harris) Moore. He was united in marriage to Colette (Lusson) in 1986 and together made Three Rivers their home, where they …

The Michigan Lottery has raised more than $1 billion for public schools for the first time. The lottery announced Wednesday that it contributed more than $1 billion to the school aid fund in the last fiscal year. That’s a $129 million boost over the prior year. It’s the largest one-year increase in the lottery’s 47-year history and the fifth straight …

Sherley L. Satterlee, age 78, of Mendon, died Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020 at Rose Arbor Hospice in Kalamazoo. She was born in Rector, Arkansas on Dec. 17, 1941 the daughter of Earl S. and Annie May (Helderman) Jones. The family moved to Michigan when she was 2 years of age. Sherlee graduated from Eaton Rapids High School with the class …

Marietta L. Cox, age 78, of Sturgis, passed away unexpectedly Monday, Jan. 6, 2020, at her home. She was born June 12, 1941, in Okmulgee, Okla., a daughter of the late Russell and Garnet (Halley) Wilson. Marietta resided in the Burr Oak and Sturgis area since the age of 14, with the exception of living in Zephyrhills, Fla., from 1994-2004. …

David Lee Carpenter, age 66, of Sturgis, passed away Monday evening, Jan. 6, 2020, at his home, surrounded by family. He was born Nov. 1, 1953, in Sturgis, a son of the late James and Dorothy (Miller) Carpenter. David had been employed for 21 years by Sturgis Foundry. He also had worked at Prairie Wood Products and Patterson’s Supper Club, …

Roland Quinn Mangold, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle, cousin, and friend passed away peacefully at home early Sunday morning, January 5, 2020, after a long battle with Dementia. He was born in Forrest City, Arkansas on April 25, 1951, son of Alva Lee and Eugenia (Coleman) Mangold. He leaves to cherish his loving memory, his wife, Linda (Criswell) …

Cindy Jenine Kay (Bogucki) West Krontz, age 58, of Three Rivers, passed away Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020, at Ascension Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo. She was born March 27, 1961, in Sturgis, a daughter of the late Joseph J. and Carla K. (Robbins) Bogucki. Cindy graduated from Burr Oak High School with the class of 1979 and had been a resident …