Helen Eleanor (Land) Dunnington went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018, at the age of 104. She was born May 25, 1914, the second daughter of George and Helen (Beznaw) Land, on Mackinac Island. Her mother passed away when Eleanor was two years old and she was raised by her father’s mother Rachel (Land) Rife. Eleanor …

Perry A. Teeter, age 54, of Mottville, died on Thursday, October 25, 2018 at his home. He was born on May 5, 1964 in Niles,  a son of Larry and Mabel (Bell) Teeter. He graduated from Brandywine High School in 1982. Perry worked as head of the cabinet department at NRC Modifications in Middlebury. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and auto racing. …

Grant R. Smith, 28, of Jones, died Sunday, Oct. 21, 2018, at Elkhart General Hospital. He was born Nov. 8, 1989, in Goshen, a son of George R. and Debra F. (Bender) Smith. He was a resident of Mottville and Jones all his life and attended White Pigeon Community Schools.He was employed at American Axle and as a clerk at …

An eight-year mystery into the disappearance and presumed death of a Colon Township woman came to an end Monday in Kalamazoo County’s Fulton Township. State police said Doug Stewart agreed to lead authorities to the location where he buried his wife, Venus Stewart, in April 2010. Authorities said Stewart was released Monday to the custody of state police at the …

Bessie Elizabeth Fair, age 93, of Centreville, passed away Friday evening, Oct. 19, 2018, at her home. She was born Jan. 13, 1925, in Charleston Township, a daughter of the late John and Margaret (Sly) Rugg. Mrs. Fair resided in Centreville for more than 50 years. On Feb. 26, 1942, she married Alvin E. Fair in Angola, Ind. He died …

Mrs. Mary Jane (Miller) Ruth, age 75, of Three Rivers passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by family on Thursday, October 18, 2018. She was born on May 19, 1943 in Three Rivers, the daughter of the late Calvin Bradley and Eleanor (Giebe) Bradley. Mary Jane worked most of her career retiring from Crocker Limited. While in retirement she …

Maynard Max Gray, age 84, of Sturgis, was surrounded by his family Thursday evening, Oct. 18, 2018, when he passed away at Sturgis Hospital. He was born July 17, 1934, in LaGrange, a son of the late Myrten and Beulah (Johnson) Gray. Maynard resided in the LaGrange County, and Sturgis area most of his life. Twenty years living in LaGrange …

Lorie Ann (West) Yoder, age 49, of Colon, passed away Oct. 9, 2018, from injuries she received in an automobile accident in Three Rivers. Lorie was born Oct. 31, 1968 in Indianapolis, a daughter of Jack L. and Loretta R. (Howe) West. She had made her home in the Colon area all her life and had attended Colon schools. Lorie …

Santa Fe police say they have made no arrests in a fatal shooting that killed a Michigan man. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports the family of Richard Milan, who fatally shot Wednesday night, says he was on a cross-country road trip with his wife from California to their home in Kalamazoo. The 64-year-old man was fatally shot in the …

Nellie R. Riddle, age 98, of Sturgis, passed away Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018, at Fairview Nursing and Rehabilitation in Centreville. She was born March 6, 1920, in Bronson, a daughter of the late Joe and Rose (Hudson) Harmon. Nellie resided in Michigan for the first 35 years of her life, when she moved to California, where she lived for 30 …