Carol Ann Rose, age 76, of Sturgis, passed away Monday, March 12, 2018 at her home. She was born Aug. 22, 1941, in Sidney, Ohio, a daughter of the late Glenn and Ruby (Smith) Burch. Carol had been a resident of Sturgis since 1978, moving here from Sidney, Ohio, and previously lived in Jackson Center, Ohio. On Aug. 26, 1961, …

Trudy Marie Harnell, age 76, of Klinger Lake, passed away Saturday, March 10, 2018, at her home. She was born Feb. 24, 1942, in Chicago, a daughter of the late Edward R. and Catherine Pacak. Trudy was raised in Duluth, Minn., and married her high school sweetheart, Robert Harnell, on Oct. 1, 1960, in Omaha, Neb. She received a BSN …

Cleon Wayne Shultz, age 85, of Sturgis, passed away Sunday, March 11, 2018, at his home. He was born Dec. 5, 1932, in Sharon, Conn., a son of the late Albert and Letha (Grove) Shultz. Cleon resided in Sturgis since 1956, coming from Brighton, Ind., where he was a graduate of Brighton High School with the class of 1957. While …

Marty Stecker, age 60, of Vandalia, passed away Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at home. She was born August 3, 1957 in Kalamazoo, the daughter of William Rufus and Marian Louise (Price) Collum. Marty was an avid movie watcher and she loved to knit, sew and enjoyed quilting. She also previously enjoyed playing darts at the Marcellus V.F.W and what is …

The longest-serving commissioner in St. Joseph County history has announced he will not seek re-election to an 11th, two-year term. John Dobberteen, who represents the city of Sturgis and Fawn River Township, said he will end his 20-year board membership when his current term expires Dec. 31. Dobberteen said he is focused on retiring from work and spending more time …

As a result of the low number of positive influenza cases throughout the area, Sturgis Hospital has lifted the flu-related hospital visitor restrictions. Sturgis Hospital implemented the visitor restrictions in January to protect patients, visitors and staff members from potential exposure to the flu virus. Hospital officials said they continue to request that visitors who are ill to not visit, …

Sturgis Public Schools Board of Education has chosen six candidates to interview for the position of superintendent. During a special meeting last week, consultant Gary Rider presented 17 applicants to the board and facilitated the process to narrow the field to those the board ultimately selected to interview. Interviews are open to the public. The first three will take place today: …

After dropping the first two games of the weekend, the Kalamazoo Wings (29-25-4-2) ended the weekend on a high note by defeating the Fort Wayne Komets (41-16-2-1) 6-3 on Sunday afternoon. On Friday, the Komets defeated the K-Wings 6-2 at Wings Event Center.  The Komets took a 3-2 lead into the third period before putting the game away with three …

William R. (Bill) Carter, age 77, of Colon, passed away Saturday, March 10, 2018, at his home after a short illness. Bill was born May 31, 1940, in Ann Arbor, a son to late Charles and Vivian (Walker) Carter. Bill grew up in the Plymouth area graduating from Plymouth High School with the Class of 1958. He later lived in …

Deborah Lynn Eckert, age 63, of Sturgis, died Friday, March 9, 2018 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. She was born in Sturgis on July 2, 1954 the daughter of Lyle J. and Wava E. (Crotser) Eckert. Debbie attended the Pathfinder Center in Centreville and later worked at ARCH Workshop in Sturgis. She attended the Sturgis Church of the Nazarene. …