Leroy Joseph “Lee” Montbriand, age 84, of Sturgis, passed away Friday, Nov. 23, 2018, at Sturgis Hospital. Lee was born Feb. 24, 1934, to the late Louis Alfred and Helen (Haas) Montbriand. Lee is survived by his loving wife of 50 years, Dorothy; two step-ons, Thomas (Annette) Moffat of Park Ridge, Ill., and Robert Moffat of Park Forest, Ill.; two …

American Airlines says closed-circuit television footage at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport shows a 67-year-old woman in a wheelchair wasn’t left alone nearly as long as her family claims. American released a timeline that shows Olimpia Warsaw was alone 1 ¼ hours after her flight was canceled late Friday — during which time Warsaw twice used a walker to go outside …

Nancy L. Nichols, age 81, of Colon, passed away Monday, Dec. 3, 2018, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. Nancy was born Dec. 24, 1936, in Colon, a daughter of the late Audley G. and Dorothy (Dingman) Nichols. She had lived all her life in Colon, graduating from Colon High School with the class of 1954. Nancy had worked at …

Julia A. Mallo, age 77, of Constantine, passed away on Monday, December 3, 2018 at Borgess Medical Center.  She was born on May 17, 1941 in Three Rivers, a daughter of Carl and Donna (Warner) Butler.  Julia graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1959.  On October 10, 1959, she married Robert Mallo at the Porter Baptist Church in Constantine. …

Theodore “Ted” Streeter, age 70, of Centreville, passed away Sunday, December 2, 2018 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. He was born in Port Clinton, OH on March 16, 1948, a son of Wade and Irene (Binsack) Streeter. He graduated from Port Clinton High School in 1966 and then attended Kemper Military School in Missouri. Afterwards, he received a Bachelor’s …

A Cracker Barrel restaurant in southwestern Michigan will not reopen after a problem with salmonella. The Kalamazoo County health department says it was told about the closing last week. The agency says private tests revealed significant contamination at the Kalamazoo-area restaurant. Results from state tests are expected this week. The restaurant had reopened after closing in June due to health-code …

American Airlines is investigating how a 67-year-old woman in a wheelchair was left alone overnight at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport when her flight was canceled. The incident, first reported by CBS 2 in Chicago , started Friday night when Olimpia Warsaw’s flight from Chicago to Detroit was canceled and a porter was assigned to take care of her. Her son, …

Fred Earl Edwards, age 90, passed away Nov. 17, 2018, in Corpus Christi, Texas. He was born June 13, 1928, in Detroit, the only child of Chester and Lena Edwards. He was raised in Detroit, where he participated in both hockey and football. After graduation from Eastern High School, he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps and was drafted to serve in …

Marilyn Joyce Blasius, age 83, of Three Rivers, passed away on Saturday, December 1, 2018 at her home surrounded by her loving family at her side.  She was born in Comstock Twp., Kalamazoo on Oct. 12, 1935 the daughter of the late William and Jennie (Lord) Newburry. Marilyn has been a long time resident of Three Rivers.  On July 29th, …

Mary Ann Brown, age 86, died on Saturday, December 1, 2018.. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 4, 2018 with Rosary Services beginning at 7:00 p.m. at Hohner Funeral Home. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 5, 2018 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church of Three Rivers with …