Joseph “Joe” R. Kuratko passed away on Wednesday, December 27th, 2017 surrounded by his family at Heartland Health Care Center after lengthy health issues. Joe was born August 5th, 1928 in Chicago, to Joseph and Anna (Blaha) Kuratko. They moved to Three Rivers when he was 4 years old. He graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1947. He was …

Charles L. Oxender, age 73, of Three Rivers, died Sunday, Dec. 24, 2017 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. He was born in Three Rivers on May 23, 1944 the son of the late Ira T. and Ann (Penn) Oxender and for most of his life resided in St. Joseph County. Charles graduated from Mendon High School with the Class …

Dannie Nathan Hall, age 62, of Three Rivers, died Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2017 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Ann Arbor. He was born in Anderson, Indiana on Sept. 4, 1955 the son of Nathan E. and Norma (Nutt) Hall. His mother, Norma was later married to Dannie’s step-father, Richard Leighton. Dannie served in the U.S. Navy from November of …

Ruth Nadine Garlinger, age 85, of Mendon, died Monday, Dec. 25, 2017 at Three Rivers Health. She was born in Camp Point, IL on Jan. 27, 1932 the daughter of Russell and Hazel (Kestner) Johnson. She graduated from Camp Point High School. For many years she resided in Nashville, MI where she was the proprietor of Little’s Country Store, and …

Louis John Grimm, Jr., age 70, of Mendon, went to his Heavenly Home on Christmas eve, Dec, 24, 2017. He was born in Kalamazoo on Oct. 2, 1947 the son of Louis Sr. and Angie (Boltjes) Grimm. Louis grew up in Vicksburg, and served in the U.S. Army from 1964-68. He worked in construction for many years, installing siding on …

State police officials have released the name of a Constantine man who died in a single-vehicle accident last week. Glenn O’Neal Greene Jr., 49, was driving a 2003 Chevy Malibu when it went off the roadway at 4:15 p.m. Saturday on Youngs Prairie Road near New England Road in Constantine Township. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators said …

Officers from the Three Rivers Police Department are investigating an act of vandalism that occurred last week at Riverside Cemetery. Sexton Richard Clements said damage to more than 20 headstones took place Wednesday and was discovered the next day. He said stone pillars were toppled, other markers were defaced and even some in-ground limestone markers more than a century old …

Six people were injured after the buggy in which they were riding was struck by a pickup last week in Leonidas Township. Sheriff’s officials said the incident occurred Friday in the 52000 block of Correll Road. Two adults and four children in the buggy were transported to Kalamazoo for treatment of their injuries. The 55-year-old driver of the pickup was …

Cass County emergency crews responded last week to an accident with injuries in Calvin Township. According to a department media release, 50-year-old Thomas Wagers of Vandalia was driving west on Chain Lake Street shortly before 5 p.m. Friday when his vehicle ran off the roadway. The vehicle went into a ditch, struck a driveway embankment and rolled over. Wagers was …

Sheriff’s deputies are investigating the theft of a tool bag stolen earlier this month from a Sturgis Township residence. The incident occurred around 1 p.m. Dec. 3 in the 69000 block of Texas Avenue. The victim told authorities someone broke the window of a vehicle parked at the residence and stole the bag. It was described as a black and …