Jane Marie Lints, age 94, of Mendon, died Sunday, December 16, 2018 at Bowman Place in Three Rivers. She was born in Centreville, on July 11, 1924 the daughter of the late Harry and Blanche (Worthington) Yearling. Jane graduated from Centreville High School in 1942 and worked briefly at Denton Mills and the Abstract Office. She was married to Clarence …

Florence E. Oswald, age 89, a loving mother and a mighty prayer warrior, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus, at home surrounded by family and friends on Sunday, December 16, 2018. She was born on June 19, 1929 in Allegan, to Vinton and Hildred (Rothenberger) Cooley. She attended Bloomingdale schools and graduated from Three Rivers High School. …

Timothy Joseph Sites, age 54, of Sturgis, lost his long battle with cancer, surrounded by his family, early Thursday morning, Dec. 6, 2018, at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. He was born Dec. 26, 1963, in Neptune, N.J., a son of Samuel K Sites and Patricia Sites. Tim was a graduate of Sturgis High School with the class of 1982. He …

Margaret Ann Taylor, age 79, of rural Mendon, died Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018 at Heartland Healthcare Center in Three Rivers. She was born in Leonidas, on Oct. 3, 1939 the daughter of the late George and Lilah (Tiffany) Jackson. After graduating from Colon High School, she was married to William Eugene Taylor on April 26, 1959 in Three Rivers. Margaret …

Sherman Dunafin, Jr., 95 of Sturgis, passed away after an extended illness on Wednesday, December 12, 2018 at his home surrounded by his loving family.  He was born on January 4, 1923 in the Mongo-Stroh area in Indiana. Sherman’s childhood was spent in an orphan home until 1933 at the age of 10 when his foster parents, George and Martha …

Michael Alan Speicher, age 67, of Galesburg, passed away peacefully Saturday, Dec. 8, 2018, after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Mike was born Jan, 18, 1951, in Sturgis, a son of Milton Robert “Bob” and Billie Yvonne (Beckwith) Speicher. He lived most of his life in Sturgis, enjoying his childhood at the family cabin on Crotch Lake, attending Holy …

John Christopher Williams, age 57, of Sturgis, passed away unexpectedly Monday morning Dec. 10, 2018, at his home. He was born Nov. 13, 1961, in Sturgis, a son of John and Loretta (Patrick) Williams. John resided most of his life in Sturgis and also had lived six years in Hazard, Ky. He had been employed at Iceburg Enterprises, Burr Oak …

Authorities say a Mishawaka high school football player told investigators that he killed a 17-year-old schoolmate because she waited so long to tell him she was pregnant with his child that it was too late to get an abortion. Sixteen-year-old Aaron Trejo was charged as an adult with murder on Monday in the Sunday killing of Breana Rouhselang and the …

Venus R. Stewart, age 32, passed away on Monday, April 26, 2010. Venus was born August 4, 1977 in Coldwater, a daughter to Larry and Therese (Jasper) McComb. Venus graduated Bronson High School with the class of 1992 and went on to obtain a bachelor’s degree in law enforcement at Western Michigan University. She had also worked for PNC bank …

After snapping their six-game losing streak last week, the Kalamazoo Wings (9-11-0-1) reeled off five-straight wins.  The winning streak came to an end on Sunday evening as the Cincinnati Cyclones defeated the K-Wings 3-1 at Wings Event Center. The K-Wings are currently tied for fifth place in the Central Division standings, three points behind the Indy Fuel, who are in …