Ward Blaine “Herky” Hart, age 97, of Sturgis, passed away early Tuesday morning, Nov. 12, 2019, at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo, Michigan with his good friend, Jim Hankinson, at his side. Herky was the oldest son, born Jan. 12, 1922, to the late Dewey I and Edith M (Holtz) Hart of Sturgis. Herky enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1942. He …

Daniel Harold Stevens, age 76, of Sturgis, passed away early Monday morning, Nov. 11, 2019, at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. He was born Sept. 9, 1943, in Sturgis, a son of the late James and Marietta (Wadsworth) Stevens. Dan resided his entire life in the Sturgis area. On April 18, 1975, he married Brenda Hudnell at Sturgis Church of …

Lori Ann Irelan, age 48, died unexpectedly Monday, Nov. 4, 2019 at her home. She was born Dec. 21, 1970, in Three Rivers. On May 19, 2012, she married Paul David Irelan in Bristol. He survives, along with her father, Larry Lee Rentfrow of Edwardsburg; three children, Leighann Osborn, Erin Rentfrow and Jason Osborn, all of Elkhart; four grandchildren, Noah, …

Michigan drivers who want unlimited lifetime coverage for crash injuries will pay $100 per vehicle starting in July — a reduction from record $220 they are assessed now. The Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association announced the 55% fee cut Wednesday, months after the passage of a new law making the mandatory benefit optional beginning next summer. The state-created entity that reimburses …

Kay Elaine Delle, age 72, of Colon, passed away Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at Ascension Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo. Kay was born February 20, 1947 in Sturgis, a daughter to the late Jess & Donna (Perry) Hettinger. She grew up in Burr Oak and graduated from Burr Oak High School with the Class of 1965. On August 13 1983 she …

Jean Ann Jones, age 67, of Colon, passed away Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at her home surrounded by her family. Jean was born February 14, 1952 in La Grange, a daughter to the late Fred J. and Janet L. (Cerney) Bauman. Jean had lived most of her life in Colon, graduating from Colon High School with the Class of 1971. …

Roger Dale Cruea, age 70, of Sturgis, passed away Wednesday morning November 13, 2019 at the Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis. He was born October 20, 1949 in Troy, Ohio son of the late LeRoy Joseph and Velma Elizabeth (Wray) Cruea. Roger came to Sturgis in 1966 and was a graduate of Sturgis High School with the class of 1966. …

Effie Etura Woods, age 98, of Sturgis, passed away Tuesday evening, Nov. 12, 2019, at Thurston Woods Village. Effie was born June 14, 1921, in Hendricks Quarry and moved to Sturgis in 1922. She graduated from Sturgis High School in 1939, and worked at Kirsch Company until she was old enough to enlist. Effie was inducted in Kalamazoo on Sept. …

A northern Indiana school district is working to restore its computer system after hackers crippled the network by infecting it with ransomware. The Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp. notified staff and students’ families Tuesday of the hackers’ attack. An email to staff said the district’s computer network was infected with ransomware that knocked out “all internal network systems” districtwide. District spokeswoman Lucha …

Juris Arvids Budenieks, age 76, of Three Rivers, passed away on Saturday, November 9, 2019 in Lawton, MI. He was born on October 24, 1943 in Riga, Latvia the son of Hermanis and Margareta Budenieks. Juris was a carpenter until he retired, he loved gardening, and the lake where he lived. On November 2, 1968 he was united in marriage …