Clara Belle Hankins, age 73, of Sturgis, passed away early Wednesday, April 3, 2019, at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis. She was born Aug. 1, 1945, in Hillsdale, a daughter of the late Lamar Clarence and Lillian May (Sackett) Brouse. Clara had resided in Sturgis since 1992, coming from Coldwater, where she was a graduate of Coldwater High School with …

Jeannetta Frances Yehl, age 84, of Three Rivers, passed away in the early hours of Wednesday, April 3, 2019. She was born on August 28, 1934 in Aurora, IL the daughter of Bert and Wilma (Barker) Westbrook. She was a member of the Red Hat Society and loved to crotchet. She fiercely loved her dogs always calling them her “Little …

Marilyn I. Edson, age 86, of White Pigeon, died Friday, March 29, 2019, at Heartland Health Care in Three Rivers, following an extended illness. She was born Nov. 19, 1932, in St. Joseph County, a daughter of Charles and Elfreda (Heinbach) Stubig. She graduated in 1950 from White Pigeon High School. She was employed for seven years at Eddy Paper …

Wayne Forrest Fulton, age 83, of Three Rivers, went to be with our Lord in the early hours of Sunday, March 31, 2019 at Three Rivers Health. He was born on April 27, 1935 in Kalamazoo, the son of James and Hazel (Dodd) Fulton. Wayne served on the St. Joseph County Fair Board. He and his wife, Knaomia, cooked for …

Linda Lee Swartz, age 56, of Marcellus, passed away early Monday morning on April 1, 2019. Linda was born April 2, 1962, in Muskegon, the daughter of John Lee Batten and Florence Evelyn Kops. On May 4, 1996, she married Douglas Swartz in Marcellus. Linda is survived by her husband Doug, a niece Tracy Batten of Battle Creek, and a …

Lois Eileen Perrin, 89, of rural Ashby, MN died Sunday, March 31, 2019, at the Evansville Care Campus, where she received excellent care. Lois was born on June 1, 1929 in White Pigeon, the daughter of Albert and Esther (Quick) Warren. She graduated from Constantine High School in 1947 and was very active in band and 4H.  Lois and Norman …

Cody Gustavo Torrez-Hayden, age 34, of Constantine, died Saturday, March 30, 2019, from injuries of an automobile accident in Mottville Township. He was born Oct. 20, 1984, in Sturgis, a son of Alice Brandi Groves and Miguel Antonio Fernando Torrez. He was a resident of Constantine all his life. He was a 2003 graduate of Constantine High School. He was …

Two Elkhart police officers who were caught on video repeatedly punching a handcuffed man have been placed on unpaid administrative leave. A federal grand jury last month indicted Cory Newland and Joshua Titus of the Elkhart Police Department on a charge of depriving Mario Ledesma of his rights through excessive force. Police video shows them punching Ledesma after he spat …

On Dec. 31, 1929, the last day of the Roaring Twenties, William LeClair Abshire, Jr. was born in Three Rivers to William L. and Pauline Ellet Abshire.  He passed away on Thursday, March 21, 2019. Bill spent his early years in Three Rivers while enjoying summers at his beloved Corey Lake with his parents, brother Jim, sister Alice, and numerous …

Martha Taylor, age 72, formerly of Marcellus passed away on Monday, March 25, 2019. She and her husband Ron, were snowbirds for the last 4 years in Destin, Florida. Martha was born in Albion on January 31, 1947, the daughter of Rev. Kenneth Jacobs, Sr. and Louise Owen Jacobs. Martha graduated from Marcellus High School in 1965 and resided in …