Douglas Lee Conley, age 54, of Bronson, passed away Thursday, July 19, 2012, at his home. He was born Sept. 12, 1957, in Sturgis, a son of the late Melvin and Shirley (Bauder) Conley. Doug resided in the Bronson area for many years. His early life was lived in Sturgis. He had been employed by Grow Alliance Company in Howe, …

Loretta Joan Stiles, age 64, of Sturgis, passed away early Friday morning, July 20, 2012, at her home. She was born April 17, 1948, in Clinton, Iowa, a daughter of the late Fred C. and Joan L. (Ball) Bray. Mrs. Stiles resided in the Sturgis and Bronson area most of her life. On Sept. 16, 1969, she married Roy Stiles …

Shirley Ruth Mathews, age 85, of Three Rivers, passed away suddenly on Friday, July 20, 2012 at Three Rivers Health of cardiac arrest after years of battling with Alzheimer’s disease. She was born on Dec. 4, 1926 in Three Rivers, MI. the daughter of Harold and Mae (Kaiser) Langton. Shirley has been a lifelong resident of Three Rivers. She graduated …

Roberta A. Carroll, 73, of Sturgis, passed away Wednesday morning, July 18, 2012, at Kairos Dwelling in Kalamazoo. She was born Feb. 21, 1939, in Three Rivers, a daughter of the late Robert L. and Ruth E. (Frederick) Cosner. Roberta resided in Sturgis since 1970, coming from Wood River, Ill. Her early life was lived in Three Rivers and she …

Members of the Three Rivers City Commission have authorized sanitary sewer repairs on West Street. During action on the matter earlier this month, Mayor Tom Lowry and commissioners agreed to a $10,500 allocation to Northern Construction Services Corporation for repairs to compromised sections of the sewer line. The work will occur as crews continue to replace a four-inch water main, …

Sherley Ann Yoder, age 77, of Sturgis, passed away Wednesday morning, July 18, 2012, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. She was born June 5, 1935, in Sturgis, a daughter of the late Leon and Gertrude “Dot” (Summey) Kipker. She was a waitress for several years at The Orbit and Dorothy’s Donut Shop, both in Sturgis, and for 7 1/2 …

Anna M. McKay, age 51, of Bronson, passed away late Monday evening, July 16, 2012, at her home. She was born April 6, 1961, in Detroit, a daughter of Herb and Alice Louise (Greeley) Mowrey. Anna lived most of her life in the Colon and Bronson area. She was a homemaker and enjoyed sewing and her frogs and loved time …

The St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners has appointed Nottawa Township resident Larry Walton to serve as commissioner of District 2 for the balance of 2012. Following an interview with five candidates Tuesday, the 51-year-old Walton was selected to fill the seat left vacant by Gerald Loudenslager. Loudenslager resigned last month to take the position of Nottawa Township supervisor. Walton …

Village officials in Constantine took action against the owner of a house that was declared a public nuisance this week. During their Monday meeting, council members agreed to order the tenant at a residence in the 400 block of White Pigeon Street to evacuate the premises due to cockroach infestation and other concerns relevant to the health of the occupant. …

Patricia (Patty) Herlein, age 49, of Three Rivers, passed away Friday, July 13th, 2012. She was born in Detroit on December 27, 1962, a daughter of  Cletis  and Darlene (Schneider) Melear. Patty graduated from Oakland Christian High School in Pontiac in 1981 and attended Grand Rapids School of Bible & Music. On December 28, 1985 she married Jeffrey Herlein in Pontiac. Patty …