Charles G. Kline, age 94, of Three Rivers, passed away on May 27, 2013 at his home. A lifelong resident of Three Rivers, Charlie was born on April 6, 1919 the son of Jesse C. and Lillian A. (Tessman) Kline near Three Rivers. Mr. Kline graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1938. He received his certificate of Accounting from …

Bonnie Adele Kauszler, age 88, of Three Rivers, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 24, 2013 at Bronson Select Specialty Hospital in Battle Creek. She was born in Three Rivers on September 19, 1924 the daughter of Paul E. and Mabel (Prutzman) Hagenbuch. Bonnie has been a lifetime resident of Three Rivers. She was united in marriage to Mr. Jack …

Steven Stewart Franklin, age 66, of Three Rivers passed away on Thursday, May 22, 2013 at Three Rivers Health. He was born in Three Rivers, MI on April 12, 1947 the son of Paul Lavere and Ruth Patricia(Moore)Franklin. He graduated high school in 1965 and enlisted in the U.S. Navy where he was honorably discharged in 1968. Upon his discharge …

Halene I. (Mickie) Schulthies, 79, of Fish Lake in White Pigeon, died Saturday, May 25, 2013, at Rose Arbor Hospice in Kalamazoo, following a short illness. She was born Nov. 5, 1933, in a log cabin in White Cloud County, Twin Lakes, Mich., the child of Hale and Geraldine (Carr) Wolcott. She was a resident of the White Pigeon area since 1971, …

Norma B. Conrad, age 92, of Sturgis, Mich., passed away early Saturday morning, May 25, 2013, at her home. She was born Oct. 2, 1920 in Sturgis, Mich. daughter of the late Carl and Gladys (Fillmore) King. Norma resided most of her life in Sturgis and she was a graduate of Sturgis High School with the class of 1938. She …

About a month ago, I made a couple of changes in my column. I decided to make the column a bit more personal. I did this by sharing some of my experiences, with hopes that some readers might have experienced some of the same. Every so often, I throw in a few trivial things that might be helpful hints or …

Richard H. Bogen, age 84, of Bronson, Mich., passed away late Saturday evening, May 25, 2013, at his home. He was born Dec. 28, 1928, in Sturgis, Mich., son of the late Louis and Helen (Harris) Bogen. Richard was a lifelong Bronson and Sturgis resident and a graduate of Sturgis High School with the class of 1947. In 1951, he …

The first of five boater-safety classes in St. Joseph County takes place Saturday at the Colon Fire Department. Sponsored by the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department, the class is available to people 12 years of age and older. It runs 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and will be offered again at the same time every Saturday in June at the …

Two incumbents on the Three Rivers City Commission will be uncontested, while Mayor Tom Lowry and an at-large spot will be decided by voters in November. Jared Hoffmaster and Diane Haley-Clay are poised to earn two-year seats, as they are unopposed. Meanwhile, South Constantine Street resident Larry Nichols is challenging Lowry, the incumbent mayor, for a two-year term. In addition, …

A 27-year-old Constantine man was airlifted to a Kalamazoo hospital after the motorcycle he was driving was struck by a car at the intersection of M-60 and U.S. 131. Michigan State Police investigators said Michael McCuaig was driving south on U.S. 131 when his motorcycle was struck by a car driven east on M-60 by Donald Patch, of Clare County. …