A self-service book station at Wade Park will serve as the legacy of a longtime patron of the White Pigeon Township Library. The late Marge Randall is memorialized by the Little Free Library, a stand filled with about 20 books available for the taking. Perri Saunders, executive director of the White Pigeon Township Library, said she was long familiar with …

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A permanent memorial is being planned to honor the victims and survivors of a shooting rampage last year in the Kalamazoo area. Specifics about the memorial will be shared at a candlelight vigil on Feb. 20, the one-year anniversary of the incident. The vigil will also pay tribute to law enforcement and first responders. Six people were killed and two …

A former Western Michigan University football player facing armed robbery and home invasion charges has testified the crime was his co-defendant’s idea. Nineteen-year-old Ronald George of Pittsburgh testified Tuesday in Kalamazoo County District Court in a preliminary examination for 18-year-old Bryson White of Mason, Ohio. The two were due to play for the Broncos last fall, but were dismissed from …

Russell Ray Luchies went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, February 6, 2017, after a courageous battle with cancer.  He was born on Dec. 28th, 1963 in Kalamazoo, MI., the son of Robert and Winifred (DeGroot) Luchies. Russell was employed as a historic mason for Midwest Masonry where he worked for many years.  He truly loved …

June Joan McCarthy, age 80, of 1942 Alder Lane, Sturgis, died Saturday morning, Feb. 4, 2017, at her home. She was born April 15, 1936, in Sturgis, a daughter of Chalmer Charles and Hazel Irene (Smith) Merriman. She was a resident of Sturgis for 53 years, moving there from White Pigeon. On October 9, 1954, she married Michael Terence McCarthy …

Judith Ann Rudy, age 78, of Long Lake, Colon, passed away Monday, Feb. 6, 2017, at Fairview Nursing and Rehabilitation Community in Centreville. Judi was born Oct. 10, 1938, in Chicago, a daughter of the late Randall and Dorothy (Nichols) Jacobson. Judi grew up in Chicago, graduating from St. Dominic’s High School, and moved to Colon in 1999. On Sept. …

May Jewel Sziede, age 90, of Marcellus, passed away Monday, February 6, 2017. May was born May 12, 1926, in Kokomo, IN the daughter of Oather Preston and Lizzie Alice (Wise) Owen. She was welcomed home by siblings Louise, Lorene, and Oather Jr. Later a little brother named Robert was born, who survives. The family moved several times before settling …

Mrs. Virginia “Ginny” Marie Orzol, age 65, of Three Rivers, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, Feb. 1st, 2017 at her home. She was born on January 28th, 1952 in Evergreen Park, IL., the daughter of the late Wallace J. and Patricia (Kelly) Castle. Ginny graduated from Nazareth Academy in 1970 and moved to Three Rivers where she made her home. …

Lurlene Joy (Ketchie) Yandell, age 87, of Three Rivers passed away on Sunday, February 5, 2017 at The Birches in Leonidas. She was born on September 26, 1929 in Santa Monica, California the daughter of the late John and Ruby (McCarley) Ketchie. Lurlene grew up in West Los Angeles, California, graduating from University High School. She married Robert (Bob) Yandell …