Carol J. Fair, age 95, of Centreville, passed away on Saturday, February 22, 2020 at her home. She was born on November 16, 1924 in Sturgis, a daughter to the late Samuel L. and Rhea (Arver) Cook. Carol was a lifelong resident of the Sturgis and Centreville areas and a graduate of Sturgis High School in 1942. On January 8, …

Rosa Lee Harmon, age 89, of Three Rivers, died peacefully at home on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. She was born in Dunbar, Oklahoma one of six children born to Roy and Blanche (Tarbutton) Bryant. She was married to William Harvey Harmon on Aug. 24, 1945 in Forrest City, Arkansas. They moved to Three Rivers in 1955 and Rosa worked at …

Deborah Lee (Crabtree) Johnson, age 64 of Centreville, died Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020 in a motor vehicle accident in Nottawa Township. She was born in Three Rivers on June 13, 1955 the daughter of Joel and Margaret (Bubetz) Crabtree. She graduated from Mendon High School with the class of 1973 and attended Western Michigan University. Deb was self employed and …

James Douglas Weiss,  Jr., age 49, of Burr Oak, died on Sunday, February 16, 2020 at Sturgis Hospital. He was born December 21, 1970 in Southfield,  a son of James D. and Patricia (Perrin) Weiss. Jimmy attended Constantine Schools and graduated from Howe Military School in 1988. He received his auto mechanic degree from ITT in Ft. Wayne and also …

Kenneth Earl Arend of Sturgis passed away on Wednesday, January 19, 2020 following a brief illness. Visitation will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, at First Presbyterian Church, followed by a Celebration of Life Service at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to First Presbyterian Church or Sturgis Foundation/Sturgis Neighborhood Program. Arrangments by Hackman Family …

Mary Belle Spence, age 56, of Sturgis, passed away Monday, Feb. 17, 2020, at Ascension Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo. Arrangements will be announced by Hackman Family Funeral Homes.

Stacy Lynn Minor, age 41, of Shipshewana, passed away Monday evening, Feb. 17, 2020, at Parkview LaGrange Hospital in LaGrange, Ind. She was born April 17, 1978, in Sturgis, a daughter of David and Deborah (Miller) Galinis. Stacy resided in Shipshewana for the past six months, coming from Constantine. On Nov. 16, 2002, she married Jammie Minor in Three Rivers. …

Robert Leslie McDaniel, age 79, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020, at his home in Constantine. He was born Jan. 30, 1941, in Bloomfield, Ind., a son of the late Ervin and Sarah (Bland) McDaniel. On Sept. 23, 1960, Robert married Della Marchand. He had resided in Constantine for the majority of his life. He loved coon dogs and …

Doris Jean (Chrisman) Evans, age 90, of Three Rivers, passed away peacefully in Kalamazoo on Sunday, February 16, 2020. She was born on August 7, 1929 in Three Rivers, the daughter of Elmer and Ruth (Eash) Chrisman. Doris was affectionately referred to as “Betty Crocker” by her children and she loved to bake and sew. She baked cookies and cakes …

A proposal to ban drivers from using handheld cellphones on Indiana roads is advancing in the state Legislature. A state Senate committee voted 8-1 Tuesday to endorse the bill that only permits cellphone use with hands-free or voice-operated technology, except in emergencies. Tina Smith of Indianapolis testified from a wheelchair about how she and her husband had stopped their motorcycle …