Iva Irene Firkins, age 79, of Three Rivers, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018. She was born in Goshen, a daughter of Harry and Grace (Phillips) Kern. She loved country music, gardening, fishing, embroidery and spending time with her family. Iva is preceded in her passing by her parents; a son, Roger Firkins; a daughter, Toni Firkins; five …

Police say one student was killed and another was injured when a flatbed truck collided with a school bus in northern Indiana. Indiana State Police Sgt. Ted Bohner says a male teenager died Wednesday morning when the truck rear-ended the bus along U.S. 31, about 30 miles south of South Bend. A second student injured in the crash just after …

Katherine (Kathie) Lynn Rohrer, age 63, of Three Rivers, passed away early Wednesday, December 5, 2018 at Bronson Methodist Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was born on February 7, 1955 in Three Rivers, the daughter of the late William and Mary (Griffin) McGlothlen. A lifelong resident, Kathie graduated from Three Rivers High School and married the love of …

Duane “Bing” Harold Bingaman, age 90, of Three Rivers passed away on Tuesday, December 4, 2018.  He was born on August 20, 1928 in Battle Creek, the only child of the late Harold and Eula (Keeney) Bingaman.  He graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1947. He was united in marriage to Mary Marie Modert of Three Rivers on June …

Cruz C. Trevino, age 42, of Three Rivers, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 4, 2018 surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Lamar, Colorado the daughter of Giberto and Ramona (Cruz) Trevino. She loved to attend Faith Finders Church of Constantine, with Pastors John and Rita Austin and sang in the praise and worship group. Her favorite …

Lola Pauline (Delong) Gross, PhD, age 84, of Three Rivers, died at Bronson Methodist Hospital on Monday, December 3, 2018, surrounded by family, She was born, the 7th of eight children, on January 15, 1934 to Robert Arthur and Mary Brown Delong of Three Rivers. She was married to Douglas Gross on August 8th, 1959. Throughout their marriage they resided …

Mildred Virginia “Ginger” (Hagen) Boughton, age 84, a former longtime Burr Oak resident, passed away Tuesday morning, Dec. 4, 2018, at the home of her granddaughter in Reading. She was born Sept. 15, 1934, in Muldrow, Okla.,a daughter of the late Andrew Fred and Nannie Marie (Tankesley) Koett. Ginger resided for many years in Burr Oak and in Mendon for …

Leroy Joseph “Lee” Montbriand, age 84, of Sturgis, passed away Friday, Nov. 23, 2018, at Sturgis Hospital. Lee was born Feb. 24, 1934, to the late Louis Alfred and Helen (Haas) Montbriand. Lee is survived by his loving wife of 50 years, Dorothy; two step-ons, Thomas (Annette) Moffat of Park Ridge, Ill., and Robert Moffat of Park Forest, Ill.; two …

American Airlines says closed-circuit television footage at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport shows a 67-year-old woman in a wheelchair wasn’t left alone nearly as long as her family claims. American released a timeline that shows Olimpia Warsaw was alone 1 ¼ hours after her flight was canceled late Friday — during which time Warsaw twice used a walker to go outside …

Nancy L. Nichols, age 81, of Colon, passed away Monday, Dec. 3, 2018, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. Nancy was born Dec. 24, 1936, in Colon, a daughter of the late Audley G. and Dorothy (Dingman) Nichols. She had lived all her life in Colon, graduating from Colon High School with the class of 1954. Nancy had worked at …