Marjorie Fisher, age 89, passed away on Monday, July 8, 2019 at Three Rivers Health while surrounded by family. She was born on September 8, 1929 in Constantine, one of 6 children born to Marquis and Mary Day. Marjorie is survived by her daughter, LuAnn Seely of Sturgis; son, David Fisher of Three Rivers; three grandchildren, Meagan Fisher, Thomas Fisher, …

State regulators are continuing a ban on baiting and feeding deer in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula in an effort to prevent spread of chronic wasting disease. The ban was among rules for this year’s hunting season adopted by the Michigan Natural Resources Commission last week. The panel decided to allow baiting and feeding in the Upper Peninsula, except in an area …

Lydia Mae Bontrager, age 94, of Centreville, passed away Sunday morning, July 14, 2019, at her home. She was born April 22, 1925, in Centreville, a daughter of the late Alvin J. and Lydia (Hochstetler) Yoder. On March 1, 1942, she married William Bontrager. He preceded her in death Oct. 2, 2009. She is survived by 10 children, Alvin (Susie) …

Jean Dare (Osbon) (Lukomski) Rynberg passed away on Saturday, July 13, 2019. She was born Sept. 8, 1929, in Colon, to Richard and Dorotha (Slagle) Osbon. She attended Colon High School, graduating in 1947, and earned her bachelor’s degree at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Jean worked as an auditor for First National Bank in Sturgis until her retirement. On July 12, 1985, …

Kudos to the members of the Club of Little Gardens here in Three Rivers, They do so much to beautify the common areas here in the Three Rivers area. One of their projects is Bowman Park on North Main Street. This park is sometimes referred to as “Statue Park”. The ladies are the ones who make sure all of the …

Fr. Jude Bell, monk of St. Gregory’s Abbey, an Episcopal Benedictine monastery in Three Rivers, died peacefully on Thursday, July 11, 2019, the Feast of St. Benedict. He was born as Roger Craig Bell on June 20, 1928 in Otwell, Indiana of William F. Bell, Sr. and Edna Craig Bell. He received an AB at Indiana University Bloomington in 1949. …

Judith Karen Darmofal, age 78, of Colon passed away Wednesday, July 10, 2019, at Borgess Ascension Hospital in Kalamazoo. Judy was born Aug. 21, 1940, in Toledo, Ohio, a daughter of the late Harry and Dorothy (Kemming) Hasty. In 1958, Judy married George Brittingham. In 1963, she married Raymond J. Darmofal. She had worked for 13 years at Acorn Building …

Wanda Jean (VanZile) Parlin, age 92, of Sturgis, passed away on Wednesday, July 10, 2019, at Thurston Woods in Sturgis. Wanda was born Feb. 7, 1927, in Elkhart, a daughter of the late Rolland J. and Fern I. (Thursby) Wise. Wanda grew up in Centreville, graduating from Centreville High School with the class of 1945. She later moved to Sturgis. …

Morris B. “Sonny” Frain, age 63, of Sturgis, died Tuesday, July 2, 2019 at Ascension Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo. He was born on July 2, 1956, in LaGrange to Morris A. and Goldie Louise (Edcox) Frain. Sonny worked at Shook’s restaurant in Kendallville for several years. He is survived by his three sisters; Mary Deal of Sturgis, Delores (Lynn) Reece …

Patricia Ruth Weitzel, age 85, of Sturgis, passed away unexpectedly Friday, July 5, 2019, at her home. She was born April 17, 1934, in Central Lake, a daughter of the late Harold and Clara (Wilson) Zook. Pat was a longtime Sturgis resident. On Oct. 14, 1977, she married David R. Weitzel at First Presbyterian Church in Sturgis. She was an …