A home in western Michigan has burned after fireworks were lit on the porch. The Kalamazoo Gazette reports that the blaze was reported Sunday morning in Kalamazoo and took several hours to put out. Kalamazoo Public Safety Lt. Rafael Diaz says the “porch had fireworks exploding all over the place … all kinds of colors. It was lit up like …

Ruth Ellen Williams, age 88, of Portage Lake, died Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017 at her home. She was born on July 28, 1929 in Bremen, Indiana and later graduated from Bremen High School. She has been a resident of the Mendon area since 1955. Ruth had worked at G-W Pizza, and operated the Tastee Freeze in Mendon. She later worked …

Seaman Tyler James Hinken age 20 of Sturgis, passed away Saturday morning, October 14, 2017 in Nephi, Utah due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident while traveling home on leave. He was born July 17, 1997 in Sturgis. Tyler resided most of his life in Sturgis and Burr Oak and was a graduate of Burr Oak High School with …

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Brenda Joyce Johnson, age 75, born on August 26, 1942. . .passed away on Tuesday October 17, 2017 at Grace Health Care in Three Rivers. Brenda owned and operated Meeks Mill Restaurant in Constantine, where she will be remembered as a bright shining light. She was born to William and Ruth Chambliss and was the oldest of two children, her …

The task of converting the former Three Rivers Inn from a hotel to senior housing and Commission On Aging headquarters is progressing well. Tim Stoll, COA director, addressed county commissioners Tuesday with an update on the plan. Stoll said assessments regarding the building and its potential re-design are ongoing. Stoll said the COA is working on a community-wide meeting for …

Betty L. Kaper, 92, of Constantine, passed away on Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at her home. She was born in Mishawaka, IN on October 1, 1925, a daughter of Samuel and Lucille (Landis) Hartzell. On April 21, 1944 she married John Kaper in Three Rivers. He preceded her in death on August 21, 1977. Betty, along with her late husband, …

Barry A. Mumby, age 74, of Colon, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017, at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. Barry was born Aug. 30, 1943, in Three Rivers, a son of the late Robert J. and Evelyn J. (Shellenbarger) Mumby. Barry grew up on the family farm in Fulton and graduated from Colon High School with the class of 1961. …

Daniel Eric Pierucki, age 51, of Constantine, went to heaven on Monday, Oct. 16, 2017. He was born Feb.13, 1966 to Albert and Betsy Pierucki Jr. in Sturgis. Growing up on Big Fish Lake and graduating from Centreville High School in 1984, he married a few times leaving three beautiful children – Adam, Kristin and Candice.  He cooked most his …

Roberta Myers, age 100, of Three Rivers, died Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017 at Heartland Healthcare Center in Three Rivers. She was born Veda Roberta Thorn on March 23, 1917 in Constantine the daughter of Edward and Gladys (Hassenger) Thorn. She was married to William Wade Myers on Dec. 10, 1938 in LaGrange, Indiana. He died in 1995. Roberta graduated from …