Susan J. Blue, 54, of Three Rivers, passed away Tuesday, February 3rd, 2015 at Borgess Medical Center. Susan was born in Three Rivers, MI on July 4, 1960, a daughter of Anthony and Joyce (Thornton) Witek. She graduated from Constantine High School in 1978 and attended Glen Oaks Community College. Susan worked as a sales associate at Seelye Automotive in Kalamazoo for …

Marie M. Holderman, age 88, formerly of Colon, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015, in Stevensville. On Sept. 19, 1942, she married Lloyd Holderman in Goshen, Ind. He preceded her in death Sept. 12, 1967. Marie had an unwavering faith in God. She was a member of Colon Baptist Church for most of her life. She is survived by her …

Maryann Keller, 78, of Three Rivers, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015 at home. She was born Aug. 31, 1936 in White Pigeon, a daughter to the late August and Marie Bender. Maryann was raised in White Pigeon and Kalamazoo and after marriage has resided in Three Rivers. On March 1, 1958 in Constantine, she married Ralph Keller. She attended …

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Members of the department responsible for clearing the roadways and making vehicular movement possible earlier this week were acknowledged Tuesday by Sheriff Brad Balk and members of the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners. During the citizen comments portion of the commission meeting, Balk said communication between road commission manager Chris Minger, commission Chairman John Dobberteen, emergency management director Scott …

A Kalamazoo man was issued a traffic citation following a two-vehicle accident this week in Lockport Township. State police said 21-year-old James Matlock was driving south on U.S. 131 shortly after 10 a.m. Tuesday, when he turned left onto North Main Street in front of a northbound vehicle. The driver of the second vehicle, 58-year-old Joseph Mrocezk was unable to …

The Three Rivers DDA/Main Street Design Committee recently awarded two grants for signage improvements. Pin-Up Salon and Northside Beverage received the grants, which were made possible through the DDA’s rebate program. The program awards rebates to property and business owners who improve signage, awnings and/or painting. The rebates cover up to 25 percent of costs, with maximum amounts of $200 …

Ezra Graber, 96, of Goshen, Ind., died at 12:45 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015 at his residence. He was born on Oct. 27, 1918 in Mylo, N.D., to Abraham and Rubena (Roth) Graber. On June 1, 1941, he married Maudie Kauffman, she died Jan. 28, 2001. On May 18, 2002 he married Irma Gingerich, she survives. Survivors in addition …

John Boyd, of Allegan, died Monday, Feb. 2, 2015, at his home. John was born May 9, 1945, in Three Rivers, the son of the late Robert and Elizabeth (Kinney) Boyd. He graduated from Mendon High School in 1963. He graduated from Green’s Barber College, and was a barber in Mendon for several years, before coming to Allegan and working …

Jack Ellis Oberle, age 85, of Columbus, OH (formerly of Constantine), passed away Monday, February 2, 2015 at University Hospital, Cleveland, OH. He was born in Three Rivers  on March 20, 1929, a son of Oswald  and Margaret (Ellis) Oberle. Jack married Shirlie Mae Miller, she preceded him in death  on Dec. 29, 2012 after 60 years of marriage. Jack graduated from …