Anne Elizabeth Rice (nee Wray-McCann) died Monday, May 25, 2015 at Riverview Manor nursing home in Three Rivers after four years of declining health due to heart disease. She was born to the late Dr. Hugh Wray-McCann and Anna Elizabeth Harvey on April 3, 1926 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK and grew up in Kilkeel, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK. …

Paul Chupp, age 86, of Constantine, MI, passed away Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at his home. Born in Allen County, Indiana on June 28, 1928, he was a son of Daniel and Sarah (Schwartz) Chupp. On April 5, 1951 he married Elizabeth Yoder in Sturgis. Paul loved woodworking and was a self-employed cabinet maker, owning Chupps Cabinet Shop. He was …

A 68-year-old Coldwater man was hospitalized after the fishing boat he was in struck a pontoon boat last weekend in Sherman Township. The St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department said Larry Prince was operating a bass boat around 7:45 p.m. Saturday on Lake Templene. Prince was making a left turn and his watercraft struck a 24-foot pontoon boat that was turning …

The Three Rivers Area Community Foundation has announced its recipients of scholarships issued to members of the 2015 Three Rivers High School graduating class. The scholarships were established to reward students continuing their education for academic achievements, community involvement, and/or athletic excellence. Payton Krause was awarded three scholarships totaling $5,500; Austin Witters received three scholarships totaling $1,500; Ashley Smith was …

The first child for State Rep. Aaron Miller and his wife, Alex, was born at 1:02 a.m. Friday at Sturgis Hospital. Jael Tonya weighed 7 pounds and 11 ounces, and measured 19 3/4 inches. She is the first grandchild on both sides of the family Miller, who turns 28 next month, said he was in session Wednesday. With his cell …

Members of Sturgis Public Schools Board of Education have agreed to support a seminar class at the high school, effective in the 2015-16 school year. Seminar replaces computer-related technology and freshman focus as requirements for graduation; both will continue to be provided within the seminar. Seminar is a grade-level class designed to give students the opportunity to improve grades, work …

Wildlife officials on Tuesday confirmed Michigan’s first case of chronic wasting disease in a wild deer. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources announced a white-tailed female deer in Ingham County’s Meridian Township tested positive for the contagious and fatal disease that attacks the brains of infected deer and elk. Officials say they will require mandatory testing of deer killed in …

Eleanor Marie Daniels, age 81, of Three Rivers, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 24, 2015 at Borgess Medical Center following a brief illness. She was born on August 13, 1933, the daughter of Walt and N Chenoweth) Nichols. Mrs. Daniels was a lifetime resident of Three Rivers. She attended and graduated from Three Rivers Schools. On Sept. 9, 1956 …

Lawrence Harvey Searer, 85, of Jones, died peacefully Monday afternoon, Feb. 2, 2015 in Fairview Living Centre, Centreville. He was born Feb. 28, 1929 in Jones to Orlando and Florence (Withers) Searer. He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Norman Searer; two half sisters, Bernice Cox and Vena Trout; and one half brother, Nolan Searer. Larry loved …

Mahlon J. Scofield, age 80, of Colon, passed away Sunday, May 24, 2015, at his home after an extended illness. Mahlon was born July 28, 1934, in Vicksburg, a son to the late John and Edith (Brockway) Scofield. His early years were spent in Vicksburg, where he graduated from Vicksburg High School and later furthered his education at Glen Oaks …