Like many, I have a problem throwing anything away. I’m afraid to throw out a receipt for fear of needing it a week after I throw it in the wastebasket. At one time I had three or four empty three-ring binders. There was nothing wrong with them so why get rid of them? A friend suggested that I give them …

Norman R. Weiderman, age 88, of White Pigeon, died Friday, Oct. 5, 2018, at Rose Arbor Hospice in Kalamazoo, following a brief illness. He was born Aug. 29, 1930, in Sturgis, a son of Lester and Pearl (Rodgers) Weiderman. He was a graduate of Colon High School in 1951 and a U.S. Navy veteran 1949-1950, serving on the USS Dennis …

William “Bill” Watson passed away on Sept. 13, 2018, in Jacksonville, Fla. Family, music and prayers surrounded him. Bill was born July 27, 1931, in Detroit, but always called Colon his home. Bill grew up in a show business family that traveled the country before he enlisted in the Air Force for four years during the Korean War. As a …

Leonard J. Sutton, age 76, of White Pigeon, died Sunday, Oct. 7, 2018, at his home, following a brief illness. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Farrand Funeral Home in White Pigeon. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 12, 2018, at the funeral home. Interment will follow at Plum Grove Cemetery in Union.

Donna Marie Kirby, 56, of Sturgis, Michigan, died at her home on Sunday, October 7, 2018. The passing of our Donna is something that our family will get through, but never get over. Donna was born on July 20, 1962 at the old Sturgis Memorial Hospital. She was the firstborn child of James and Mary Kirby, Sturgis, Michigan. Donna was …

Homer Francis McKindley, Jr., age 91, formerly of Mendon and Marcellus, died Monday, Oct. 1, 2018 in Waukesha, WI where he had resided the past three years. He was born in Akron, Ohio on Nov. 14, 1926 the son of Homer F. McKindley and Lucile Marjoria (Acker) McKindley. Homer graduated from Mendon High School in 1944, and then joined the …

A 43-year-old White Pigeon man was Tased after he led police on a brief pursuit and failed to abide by their commands once he was stopped. Sheriff’s deputies said they were called at 2:24 a.m. Saturday to the 11000 block of U.S. 12 in Mottville Township in response to a disorderly subject. The suspect drove through a fence to access …

A White Pigeon woman suffered serious injuries after the vehicle she was in was struck by an SUV operated by a distracted driver. Sheriff’s deputies responded at noon Saturday to the intersection of U.S. 131 and North River Road in Constantine Township. Upon further investigation, it was determined that an SUV heading east on North River Road did not stop …

The St. Joseph County Area Narcotics Unit and the Southwest Enforcement Team recently joined forces to form SWET-South. The multi-jurisdiction unit replaces what was previously known as the St. Joseph County Area Narcotics unit. The new unit includes officers from the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department, Michigan State Police and Sturgis Police Department. St. Joseph County Undersheriff Mark Lillywhite said the …

Betty L. Hutson, age 88, of Kalamazoo, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018. Betty was born in Three Rivers, on Oct. 23, 1929, the daughter of Peter Costanzo and Frieda (Mueller) Galinet. On May 28, 1949, she married Bill L. Hutson. She lived in the Three Rivers area her whole life and was a lifelong lover of dogs, cats, gardens …