Darlene Carol Gest, age 74, of Sturgis, passed away Monday evening February 11, 2019 at her home. She was born September 10, 1944 in Sturgis, daughter of the late Frederick W. and June (Blackburn) MacPherson. Darlene resided most of her life in Sturgis with the exception of the eight years she lived in Dowagiac and nine years in Centreville. On …

Thelma L. Smith, age 85, of Sturgis, passed away Monday evening, February 11, 2019 at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis. She was born January 26, 1934 in Sturgis, daughter of the late Homer and Pearl (Brown) Carter. Thelma resided most of her life in Sturgis with the exception of the several years she lived in Vicksburg. She was married to …

Arletta Rae Gruzinski, age 78, of Sturgis, died on Monday, Feb. 11, 2019, at Thurston Woods Village. She was born July, 29, 1940, in Sturgis, a daughter of LeRoy and Juanita (Wesphall) King. She was a graduate of Sturgis High School. After high school, she attended Adrian College, where she received a bachelor’s degree in teaching. She worked as a …

Wayne Arthur Fennell, age 92, of Burr Oak, passed away Wednesday, February 6, 2019 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. Private burial will take place in Burr Oak Cemetery. A time of sharing and services celebrating the life of Wayne A. Fennell will be held on his birthday, June 23, 2019 at 1:00 P.M., at the Rosenberg Chapel of Hackman …

Richard D. “Don” Harker age 91 of Sturgis, passed away early Thursday morning, February 7, 2019 at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis. He was born February 8, 1927 in Chicago, son of the late Chester and Dora (Neusom) Harker. Don resided in Sturgis since 1979 coming from Battle Creek. He had also lived in North Hollywood, California and his early …

A man who fatally shot six strangers in southwestern Michigan was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison with no chance of parole, and some loved ones of those he killed said they believe he’ll face a greater, more permanent punishment. “Someday when you die and you face God, he will make the ultimate judgment for what you’ve done,” Laurie Smith, …

Authorities say a Michigan man was fatally struck by a car while trying to remove his daughter’s dead cat from a roadway before she saw it. Saginaw County sheriff’s officials say 50-year-old Andrew Rosas of Merrill was struck before sunrise Tuesday by a woman who was driving to work and apparently didn’t see him. Investigators say Rosas was wearing dark …

Alexander Flynn Baker, age 35, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday February 3, 2019 at his home in Three Rivers. Alex was born on August 15, 1983 in Three Rivers, the son of Robert and Ann (Kirchner) Baker He graduated Three Rivers High School in 2002 after receiving the Golden Hammer award for CTE Building Trades. He worked at Armstrong’s, cared …

Rick L. Downer of Three Rivers, passed away suddenly Saturday, February 2nd, 2019 at the age of 61. He was born to parents Richard and Janet Downer on March 10th, 1957 in Three Rivers. He grew up as the oldest of three and attended Three Rivers High School where he played Trumpet in the marching band. In 2000, he married …

Geraldine Emily Lawrence, age 93, of Three Rivers, passed away on Friday, February 1, 2019 at her daughter’s home in Three Rivers.  She was born in Wasepi, MI on September 18, 1925 to John and Rosa M. (Barnes) Favorite. Geraldine graduated from South Haven High School in 1943.  She worked in a bakery during her senior year, then went to …