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Christopher Wells, 33

Christopher Keith Wells, age 33, died Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016, in a motor vehicle accident in Colon Township. He was born in Athens, Ohio, on April 11, 1983, the son of Louis David Wells and Linda (Sult) Mason. He attended Marcellus High School where he later earned his G.E.D. Christopher was a loving son who was always willing to help …

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Darry Duncan, 59

Darry J. Duncan, 59, of Florence Township, Constantine, Mich., passed away on Friday, Feb. 5, 2016, at his home following an extended illness. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Arrangements are being handled by the Farrand Funeral Home of White Pigeon.

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Gary Gamache, 69

Gary Alan Gamache, age 69, of rural Three Rivers, died Friday, Feb. 5, 2016 following a long illness. He was born in Ashland, WI on Sep. 8, 1946 the son of Alcidis and Nedra (Taylor) Gamache, and attended Catholic schools in Wisconsin. He was a graduate of Kalamazoo Loy Norrix High School and then served in the U.S. Army. He …

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Sharla Swartz, 70

Sharla M. Swartz, age 70, of Marcellus, MI passed away Friday, February 5, 2016. She was born February 22, 1945 in Three Rivers, MI, the daughter of Valentine and Nonabelle Beadle. On December 9, 1967 she married Roger Swartz and he survives. Sharla graduated from Watersmeet High School in 1962. She was a 4-H member and learned to sew many …

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Carl Kline, 82

Carl Glen Kline, 82, died Friday, Feb. 5, 2016 at Elkhart General Hospital. He was born on Dec. 3, 1933 at home in White Pigeon to Glen and Nina (Sommers) Kline. He leaves behind his wife of 63 years, Marian; they were married in Union on Nov. 15, 1952. Also surviving are two daughters, Becky (Gareth) Davies of Rochester, Mich.; …

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Menno Eicher, 88

Menno N. Eicher, age 88 years, 4 months, 20 days, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016 at his home. Menno was born Sept. 14, 1927, in Fort Wayne, Ind., a son to the late Pete and Mary (Neussbaum) Eicher. On Feb. 15, 1951 he married Rebecca K. Hilty. He is survived by his children, John (Clara) Eicher of Lagrange, Ind., …

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Hospital mails some patient letters to wrong addresses

About 700 letters for patients of a Kalamazoo hospital have been sent to the wrong addresses. MLive.com reports Friday that the letters were meant for Borgess Rheumatology patients. They were mailed Dec. 9. The mistake was discovered the following day. Hospital officials said steps were taken to contact patients and retrieve the letters. The information in the letters was limited …

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David Banks, Jr., 26

David Banks, Jr, age 26, of Three Rivers passed away suddenly on Monday, February 1, 2016. A visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 7, 2016 at Hohner Funeral Home, 1004 Arnold St., Three Rivers, Michigan.

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Marjorie Wordelman, 83

Marjorie Ellen Wordelman, age 83, of Three Rivers, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016 at the Thurston Woods Nursing Home. She was born on August 30, 1932 in Three Rivers, MI., the daughter of the late Raymond and Dale (Prouty) Kaiser. Marjorie has been a lifetime resident of Three Rivers. Marjorie and her husband Bob, owned and operated …

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Sharon Anglemyer, 61

Sharon D Anglemyer, age 61, of White Pigeon, MI, died Thursday, February 04, 2016, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. She was born March 4, 1954 in Bronson, a daughter of Charles and Donna (Young) O’Brien. Sharon graduated from Sturgis High School in 1972, and worked at Homecrest Cabinetry in Goshen. She loved spending time with and babysitting her grandchildren …

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