Stanley Delton Bell, age 61, of Three Rivers, passed away Tuesday, June 30, 2020. He was born in Sturgis on March 1, 1959 to Delton and Phyllis Bell. He loved fishing and his grandkids most. His father and a brother, Clay Bell, preceded him in death. He is survived by five children, Melissa Bell, Delton Bell, Amelia Parker, Amanda Bell …

Amelia Lower, age 88, of Burr Oak, passed away early Thursday morning July 2, 2020 at Fairview Nursing and Rehabilitation in Centreville. She was born November 15, 1931 in Custer, Michigan daughter of the late Segurd and Hazel (Rhodes) Hanson. Mrs. Lower was a graduate of Custer High School with the class of 1950 and furthered her education at the …

A toll road maintenance worker has died after being struck by an SUV in northern Indiana. Ronald Smith, age 61, was in front of his truck about 1:50 p.m. Thursday sweeping debris from the right shoulder of the toll road in St. Joseph County when the SUV sideswiped the truck and hit him, according to state police. The SUV then …

Dana L. Martin, age 73, of Shipshewana, died Wednesday July 1, 2020, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. He was born on November 28, 1946 in Goshen, to the late, Ivan and Bertha (Myers) Martin. Dana was a practicing Physician Assistant at the Center for Health & Wellness in Sturgis. On December 16, 1990, he married Jean E. …

Carl Theodore Richard Drefke, age 82, of Three Rivers, passed away Wednesday, July 1, 2020. He was born on Sept. 9, 1937 to Carl Louis and Bertha Marie (Bruechert) Drefke. Carl graduated from Deerfield High School and Toledo University. He was also in the Marine Corps. He enjoyed fishing and traveling. While residing in Arkansas he was chosen Sportsman of …

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Wednesday said she was closing indoor seating in bars in parts of the state, including a city with a bar that has been linked to a rising number of infections. Whitmer also signed a bill allowing bars and restaurants to sell to-go cocktails in an effort to help those businesses. Bars won’t have to close …

Indiana will keep capacity limits in place for restaurants, bars and entertainment venues because of worries about a possible increase in coronavirus cases across the state, Gov. Eric Holcomb said Wednesday. The state’s reopening plan had called for those restrictions to be lifted this weekend, but Holcomb said he would keep them in place until at least July 18. The …

Malachi Moriah Budfuloski Mechling, age 35, of Sturgis, passed away Thursday, April 9, 2020, at his home. He was born Oct. 29, 1984, in Kalamazoo, a son of John and the late Connie Sue (Sorko-Ram) Budfuloski. Malachi’s early years were spent in California. In 1998, he moved to the Sturgis area, where he remained until his death. He was a …

Fern Marie Knauss, age 79, of Three Rivers, died Monday, June 29, 2020 at Ascension-Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. She was born in Benton Harbor on Dec. 24, 1940 the daughter of the late Estell and Letha (Floyd) Bell. She attended a one-room school near Jones and went to Marcellus High School. Fern was married to Gordon L. Knauss on …

It saddens us to announce the death of Julia Renee Zimmerman, our Peanut, whose life was taken from her in a horrific automobile accident. She was born April 6, 2000, and left this earthly world to join God’s heavenly home on June 26, 2020. Throughout her 20 years, Julia carried a smile on her face every day, which she shared …