Margaret Ann Shears, 79, of Centreville, died on Saturday, October 8, 2016, at Fairview Nursing & Rehabilitation Centre. She was born February 25, 1937 in Wheeler, MI, a daughter of KD and Ruth Ann (Vought) Young. She attended schools in Three Rivers and married Lewis Junior Shears on January 15, 1954 in Centreville. Margaret worked at Fairview Nursing Home, Dr. …

Lois Alene Lucas, 82, of Constantine, died on Sunday, October 9, 2016, at Three Rivers Health. She was born October 12, 1933 in Centreville a daughter of Robert and Ida (Dimmick) Hughes. Lois graduated from Constantine High School in 1953. On July 30, 1955 she married Dale Lucas at Messiah Lutheran Church in Constantine. Lois worked in the banking industry retiring from …

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Mr. Leonard Michael Hensel, age 73, of Three Rivers, passed away peacefully on Wednesday night, October 5, 2016 surrounded by his loving family. He was born on Dec. 5th, 1942 in South Bend, IN., the son of the late Harold and Gertrude (Haringer) Hensel. Len graduated from Riley High School with the class of 1961. On Sept. 24, 1965 he …

Richard Eugene Wentworth, age 77, of White Pigeon, died Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. He was born in Kendallville, IN on July 25, 1939 one of nine children born to the late Roy and Alice (Ford) Wentworth. Richard was a truck driver who worked at CMI Trucking and Sturgis Iron and Metal before his retirement. …

The village of White Pigeon has issued a boil-water notice due to coliform bacteria detected in the municipality’s water system. Village officials said the advisory went into effect around 4 p.m. Wednesday after four of eight samples being tested as a routine procedure yielded the positive result. Coliform is typically an indication that there could be a problem with the …

A Fabius Township resident died this week following an accident involving a tree he was trimming. WWMT reported Ron Phillips, a 49-year-old Corey Lake resident, died Monday while on the job in Schoolcraft Township. Phillips, owner of Phillips Tree Service, reportedly was working in the 1600 block of Waters Edge Drive, where a limb broke from a tree and hit …

Organizers behind an effort benefitting St. Joseph County waterways have called the sixth year of the cleanup program a success. The St. Joseph County Conservation District and a team of volunteers completed the final event of the year Monday, when a stretch of the Portage River from North Fisher Lake Road to Carpenter Road was cleared. Carolyn Grace, director of …

Janine Lenderink of Portage went home to be with her Lord on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2016, after a long battle with cancer. Janine was born on Nov. 20, 1948, to George and Dorothy (King) Jackson. She graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1966 and attended Western Michigan University. She resided in White Cloud for several years and worked at …

Ardith M. Forman of Mendon, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, October 1, 2016 after her battle with Pulmonary Pneumonitis. She was born at home on January 16, 1937 to J.C. and Francis Pence. She worked as a shipping clerk at Peterson Spring for nearly 30 years. Some of the many activities that she enjoyed were spending time …