Millie Lamb, 82, of Jones, MI passed away at 5:00 p.m. On Friday, January 31, 2014 surrounded by close friends and family at IU Health Goshen Hospital. She was born on June 4, 1931 in Cass County to the late Ward & Wilma (Withers) Seager. On August 8, 1950 in Indiana she married Francis A. Lamb. Fran passed away on …

The Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency has reported that a second jurisdictional death associated with this year’s flu has occurred. The victim was a St. Joseph County man who tested positive for Influenza A/H1N1, which is the predominant influenza strain making the rounds this year, according to the health department. The victim, who was more than 60 years old, also …

Three Rivers city officials are in the midst of working out a potential ordinance regulating collection boxes. The matter was most recently discussed at the commission’s Feb. 4 meeting, when Mayor Tom Lowry indicated his preference for the boxes to be banned within the city limits. Lowry said the boxes take resources away from the community and do not provide …

The start date for the Centreville Police Department has been delayed indefinitely until a chief is hired. The agency was supposed to begin today after deciding to not renew its contract with the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department. The sheriff’s office had provided police coverage for the municipality for more than 20 years, but village officials believe having a community …

The Three Rivers Lions Club has amended the name of an annual award to the “Three Rivers Lions Club Bruce C. Snook Citizen of the Year.” The name-change pays tribute to the memory of Bruce Snook, a long-standing advocate of service and the Citizen of the Year award to honor persons who serve their community. The award has been given …

Jerry Lee Moyer, age 69, of Leonidas, died Saturday Feb. 15, 2014 at Three Rivers Health following a long illness. He was born in Vicksburg, MI on Nov. 23, 1944 the son of Carlton and Ruth (Shingledecker) Moyer. He was a graduate of Vicksburg High School and served in the U.S. Navy in Germany, Italy, and Vietnam. Jerry was married …

Irene M. Yantzi, 94, of Constantine, died Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, at Heartland Health Care Center in Three Rivers, following an extended illness. She was born Mach 6, 1919, in Anboy, Ind., to S.J. and Sarah (Schlatter) Miller. She was as Constantine resident since 1952, coming from Pigeon, and was a homemaker all her life. On Nov. 23, 1939, she married Cephas …

Robert Spears Pendleton, age 82, of Sturgis, passed away Friday, Feb. 14, 2014, at home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born Jan. 29, 1932, in White Pigeon, and had been a resident of White Pigeon and Sturgis most of his life, except for five years living in Pennsylvania. On March 23, 1957, he married Helen Harmon, in White …

Vincent Carl Hepner, lifelong resident of Sturgis, passed away Saturday morning, Jan. 11, 2014, at Heritage Senior Living Community in Kalamazoo. He was born June 8, 1922, in Sherman Township, to the late Clark A. and Hilda L. (Kruger) Hepner. Vincent resided almost his entire life at the home in which he was born. On March 2, 1951, he married …

Marilyn K. Sword, age 53, of Sturgis, passed away Wednesday Feb. 12, 2014, at her home in Sturgis. She was born Sept. 25, 1960, in Clarksburg, W.Va., a daughter of the late Carl and Gwinda (Earls) Lipscomb. Marilyn was the world’s best mom to her two daughters. She enjoyed crocheting and reading. Marilyn loved listening to music; some of her …