Dr. Stan Rye of Atlanta, Georgia, passed away on December 1st, 2018. Dr. Rye was born in Miami, Florida to Mr. and Mrs. A.D. Rye on February 21st, 1947. After serving in the Air Force in Vietnam, Dr. Rye received a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from the University of Miami in 1974. In 1978, he graduated with honors from …

A St. Joseph County community is mourning a pregnant woman and a 7-year-old boy who died in a fire that gutted a house where 11 people lived . The Kalamazoo County medical examiner’s office confirmed Friday that the victims were 35-year-old Jessica Gould and Lonnie Ray Bingaman. Caryle Hansen, who was at work at the time of the fire, said …

Jacquelyn Mary Cottin, age 89, of Sturgis, passed away Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018, at her home, surrounded by her family. She was born Jan. 21, 1929, in Chicago, a daughter of the late Vernon and Elsie (Coleman) Marquardt. Jackie had resided in Sturgis since 1975 after moving from her hometown of Chicago. She spent her winters as a “snowbird” in …

James Roger Clark, age 79 of Centreville, passed away on Thursday, December 6, 2018 at his home surrounded by his family.  Jim was born in Centreville on April 24, 1939, a son of William and Marie (Phillips) Clark.  He attended Centreville schools.  On September 27, 1958, he married Willa Mae “Toots” Parker; she preceded him in death on December 17, …

Josie Maria Smith Rangler, age 86, of Centreville, passed away on Wednesday, December 5, 2018 at her home.  Josie was born at the Culpepper Place in Whitesburg, GA on October 26, 1932, a daughter of Thomas Walter Smith and Belle (Hyatt) Smith. At 3 years old, Josie and her family moved to Waynesboro, GA. A graduate of 1948 Waynesboro High …

On Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018, Betty L. James (Brueck) passed away from cancer. Betty was born in Nottawa to Lewis F. and Irene L. (Heinrich) Brueck and was the youngest of 10 children. Betty and her family grew up in the Centreville/Nottawa area. While attending Centreville High School, she was elected president of her class. Upon graduating from Centreville High …

Iva Irene Firkins, age 79, of Three Rivers, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018. She was born in Goshen, a daughter of Harry and Grace (Phillips) Kern. She loved country music, gardening, fishing, embroidery and spending time with her family. Iva is preceded in her passing by her parents; a son, Roger Firkins; a daughter, Toni Firkins; five …

Police say one student was killed and another was injured when a flatbed truck collided with a school bus in northern Indiana. Indiana State Police Sgt. Ted Bohner says a male teenager died Wednesday morning when the truck rear-ended the bus along U.S. 31, about 30 miles south of South Bend. A second student injured in the crash just after …

Katherine (Kathie) Lynn Rohrer, age 63, of Three Rivers, passed away early Wednesday, December 5, 2018 at Bronson Methodist Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was born on February 7, 1955 in Three Rivers, the daughter of the late William and Mary (Griffin) McGlothlen. A lifelong resident, Kathie graduated from Three Rivers High School and married the love of …

Duane “Bing” Harold Bingaman, age 90, of Three Rivers passed away on Tuesday, December 4, 2018.  He was born on August 20, 1928 in Battle Creek, the only child of the late Harold and Eula (Keeney) Bingaman.  He graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1947. He was united in marriage to Mary Marie Modert of Three Rivers on June …