Harold W. Swartz, 95, of Marcellus, passed away Wednesday, July 25, 2012 at Three Rivers Health, Three Rivers. He was born July 5, 1917, the son of Cloyd E. and Mable A. (Gearhart) Swartz. On Sept. 30, 1945 he married Geraldine A. Bent who preceded him in death on June 17, 2011. He had been a lifelong resident of the …

Donald P. Moline, 76, of Brighton, Ind., died Tuesday, July 24, 2012, at his home. Mr. Moline was born March 20, 1936, in Kalamazoo, to Robert Sr. and Edna M. (Bowser) Moline. Both preceded him in death. In November of 1995, he returned to the Howe, Ind., area, where he had lived before moving to Sturgis, where he lived for …

Natasha “Tasha” Rose Richardson, age 21, formerly of Battle Creek. A beautiful light in this world was extinguished on July 20, 2012, due to a tragic automobile accident. Tasha was a bubbly, energetic, fun-loving, loyal and beautiful inside and out young woman. She lived life to the fullest and was loved by so many. She was home on leave from …

Hi, I am Elsie, they say I look a bit like a lovable cow. I am a three year old spayed female Lab/Dalmatian mix. I know to sit and this lady gave me a nice pedicure, I was very co-operative about that, I knew that she was helping me. I know to sit but I need to work on my …

The Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency – in conjunction with Governor Rick Snyder’s declaration of August as Breastfeeding Awareness Month – is sponsoring a Hats Off to Breastfeeding Campaign. All breastfeeding mothers and their children are invited to participate in a fun, free “photo session” with the latest fashion hit for breastfeeding babes – Nursing Hat Covers, a fashion craze …

Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) Director Jamie Clover Adams Wednesday (July 25) applauded the quick action by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack in designating four counties in Southwest Michigan – Branch, Cass, Hillsdale and St. Joseph – as primary natural disaster areas due to the extreme drought conditions facing farmers in those counties. Additionally, …

Three Rivers Health will host a Health Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, August 25. Food, Health, Art and Fun will be ingredients of the event. For additional information – including a vendor registration form for booth space at the fair – visit the Three Rivers Health website at www.threerivershealth.org.

Sydney James Abbott passed away quietly on July 21, 2012, at his daughter’s home in Austin, Texas. He was born March 6, 1937, to Percy and Gladys Abbott of Colon, Mich. Sydney graduated from Colon High School in 1955 and the following few years were spent driving truck and working at the Colmer Co. in Colon. He joined the U.S. …

Michael K. Foster, age 69, of Sturgis, passed away unexpectedly Monday, July 23, 2012, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. He was born Sept. 30, 1942, in Battle Creek, a son to the late Gerald G. and Maxine V. (Reed) Foster. Michael had been a resident of Sturgis since 1972 and had previously resided in Elkhart, Ind., for six years. …

Evelyn May Coleman, age 94, of Freeport, and a former resident of Sturgis and Coldwater, passed away Tuesday morning, July 24, 2012, at her home. She was born March 7, 1918, in Steuben County, Ind., a daughter of the late Ancil Garfield and Meada (Fisher) Murden. On Nov. 16, 1946, she married Paul R. “Mike” Coleman in Angola, Ind. He …