Marvin F. Cornwell Jr., 60, of Mottville Township, White Pigeon, died Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013, at Michiana Health and Rehabilitation Center, following an extended illness. He was born Aug. 17, 1953, in Sturgis, a son of Marvin F. and Flora M. (Comstock) Cornwell Sr. He had been a resident of the Mottville and White Pigeon area all his life. He was a veteran …

School athletic programs and other youth athletics in Michigan are now under strict new rules regarding concussions. The new state law requires youth athletes to be removed from games if a concussion is even suspected, and they cannot return until there is clearance from a health professional. The new rules follow recent news about the increasing number of concussions in …

Keith Allan Clark, age 65, of Three Rivers, passed away suddenly on September 1, 2013 at Borgess Medical Center following a very brief battle with cancer. Keith was born on Sept. 3, 1947 in Muskegon, MI. the son of the late Monte K. and Delores E. (Spoelma) Clark. Mr. Clark graduated from Muskegon High School and later attended Kalamazoo College. …

Donna Lee Mohney, age 70, of Mendon, passed away peacefully at her home on Monday, Sept. 2, 2013. She was born in Three Rivers on June 19, 1943 the daughter of Robert Lee Moyer and Betty Virginia (Locey) Moyer. Donna graduated from Mendon High School in 1961. She was married to Bruce Mohney on Jan. 29, 1962 in Mendon. They …

Officials at a northern Indiana airport have turned to shooting coyotes that wander onto the property after unsuccessfully trying to trap the animals. Elkhart Municipal Airport manager Andy Jones says at least two landings have had to be aborted because of coyotes near or on the runway and one plane taking off missed a coyote by about 20 feet. Jones …

James E. Brennan, M.D., of Sturgis, Michigan passed away Friday afternoon, August 30, 2013 at his home. He was born October 11, 1954 in Kalamazoo, Michigan son of Donald and Joan (Van’t Roer) Brennan. Dr. Brennan resided in Sturgis since 1990 coming from Kalamazoo. On May 25, 1974 he married Becky Johnson in Corbin, Kentucky. Coming to Sturgis in 1990 …

I’m afraid this past weekend didn’t start out very well. Once again, I must reflect on the passing of a friend. Lion Bruce Snook passed away this last Thursday after a short illness. I’ve known Bruce for a little over thirteen years, and I can’t think of a gentler, more soft-spoken, and trustworthy individual. He was a man of integrity …

Letha J. (Sammy) Decker, age 84, of Colon, passed away Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. Letha was born Feb. 12, 1929, in Colon, a daughter of the late Lou G. and Lucy (Gregg) Dingman. Letha had lived all her life in Colon, graduating form Colon High School with the class of 1947. On Nov. 5, …

Dianna June McNealy, age 66, of Sturgis, Michigan passed away early Saturday morning August 31, 2013 at her home. She was born February 6, 1947 in Woonsocket, Rhode Island daughter of the late Dean Joseph and Phyllis (Ludwig) Cote. She enjoyed fishing and watching movies and loved time spent with her family. Dianna is survived by one son: Ty (Debra) …

Roselyn Myrle Marbaugh, age 80, of Sturgis, Michigan passed away Saturday afternoon August 31, 2013 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo, Michigan. She was born April 16, 1933 in Sturgis, Michigan daughter of the late Fred and Wilma Snider. Roselyn resided most of her life in Sturgis. On February 23, 1963 she married Jerry Marbaugh in Sturgis. She retired from …