Donald Robert Clementz passed peacefully Friday, August 11, 2017. Don, a lifelong resident of St. Joseph County, was born in Three Rivers, August 5, 1936, to Robert and Luvetta (Daniels) Clementz. He is survived by his four brothers and one sister: Edward Clementz, Las Vegas, Nevada, George Clementz, Centreville, Rodger Clementz, Colon, Dan Clementz, Hulbert, MI and Jane Shepherd, White …

Dr. John Thomas Seurynck, DDS, age 68, of Sturgis, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017, at his home. He was born Jan. 12, 1949, in Highland Park, a son of Robert and Elizabeth “Betty” (Fedricks) Seurynck. Dr. Seurynck resided in Sturgis since 1977, coming from Mount Pleasant. He also resided in El Paso, Texas, where he worked in the U.S. …

Rose Sweitzer, age 89, of Constantine, passed away on Sunday, Aug. 6, 2017 at Heartland Health Care Center, following a long illness. She was born to Pauline Davis Beachey and Henry Beachey on Sept. 14, 1927. She is survived by her son Ed (Eileen) Denny; granddaughters Michelle (Jeff) Geske, Janie (Jason)Avila, Lori (Charles) Toles, many more grand and great grandchildren. …

Joan Peck, of Portage, went to be with the Lord on Friday, Aug. 4, 2017 at the age of 92. Joan was born July 22, 1925 in South Bend, to the late Robert and Fern (Dowell) McCombs. She was married to William H. Peck of Kalamazoo in 1950. After graduating, Joan worked for Indiana Bell. She then moved to Kalamazoo. …

A psychiatric evaluation has been ordered for Portage resident Zachary Patten. The 32-year-old Patten is accused of killing two people, one near Constantine and the other in Kalamazoo, on July 20. The evaluation is to be conducted at Center for Forensic Psychiatry in Grand Rapids. It was ordered by District Court Judge Jeff Middleton Tuesday at a preliminary conference. According …

St. Joseph County Clerk Lindsay Oswald said a long-awaited solution to improving the efficiency of election night is less than two months from reality. Oswald said the state of Michigan this week placed its order for St. Joseph County’s new election equipment. She said the new tabulators were ordered from Denver-based Dominion Voting Systems Inc. The state covered the $262,000 …

A Cass County man attempting to exterminate an underground beehive suffered extensive burns earlier this week in Silver Creek Township. Sheriff’s officials said deputies were called to the 28000 block of Middle Crossing Road in response to a person on fire. Deputies said 46-year-old Leslie Cross II of Dowagiac was found to no longer be on fire, which had been …

A fundraiser to benefit Domestic and Sexual Abuse Services will be staged this weekend in Three Rivers. “Walk A Mile In Her Shoes,” a one-mile walk to raise awareness and funds for the Three Rivers-based agency, takes place Saturday at Lafayette Park in Three Rivers. The walk starts at 11 a.m. and will include a kids’ walk, a dog walk …

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St. Joseph County Prosecutor John McDonough has announced a key member of the department’s team has accepted a job working for the state. Chief assistant prosecutor Erin Harrington, 38, this week issued her resignation effective Aug. 21, according to McDonough. He said Harrington has taken a job working for the Michigan Attorney General’s office in Lansing. McDonough said Harrington’s nine …