Raymond Olen “Bud” Wells, age 86, of Sturgis, Mich., passed away Saturday afternoon, Oct. 15, 2011, at Sturgis Hospital with his family at his bedside. He was born March 8, 1925, in St. Joseph County, a son of the late Olen and Margaret (Milliman) Wells. Bud was a lifelong Burr Oak and Sturgis area resident and a graduate of Burr Oak …

Richard Lee Clark, age 75 of Mendon, died Saturday Oct. 15, 2011 at his home. He was born in Allen Park, MI on March 29, 1936 the son of George H. and Ida Marie (Bower) Clark. The family later moved to Mendon where Richard graduated from Mendon High School in 1954. He was married to Janice McVay in Vicksburg on …

Jack L. Baldwin, age 76, of Sturgis, passed away Friday, Oct. 14, 2011, at Sturgis Hospital. He was born June 7, 1935, in Sturgis, a twin son of the late Charles E. and Fannie I. (Hudson) Baldwin. Jack had been a resident of Sturgis all his life, and had been employed by the Wood Inn and for many years at …

Dennis G. Huyck, age 68, of Three Rivers, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011 at Rose Arbor of Kalamazoo, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on May 25, 1943 in Kalamazoo, MI., the son of Marlin W. and Genevieve (Cole) Huyck. Mr. Huyck graduated from Marcellus High School with the class of 1961. On June 24, …

Gerald “Jerry” Krull, 88, of Elkhart, Ind., died at 7:14 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011, at Elkhart General Hospital. He was born March 27, 1923 in Constantine to Joseph and Flora (Kinch) Krull. On Oct. 3, 1948 in Constantine he married Betty Johnson. She died on Nov. 30, 1992. On June 7, 1994 in Goshen he married Kathleen Stump. She …

Robert E. Wells, age 84, of Burr Oak, passed away Thursday morning, Oct. 13, 2011, at home. He was born July 11, 1927, in St. Joseph County, a son of the late Olen and Margaret (Milliman) Wells. Robert graduated from Bronson High School with the class of 1945, and had been a resident of Branch County until his marriage to …

Pat R. Griems, 71, of Sturgis, passed away early Tuesday morning, Oct. 11, 2011, at Sturgis Hospital. She was born March 23, 1940, in Ellsworth, a daughter of the late George and Daisy (Graham) Martin. Pat had lived most of her life in the Sturgis and Centreville area. For 15 years she had been employed as a secretary for the …

Charles Thomas Henson, 71, of Sturgis, passed away Tuesday morning, Oct. 11, 2011, at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. The family will receive friends from 10-10:45 a.m. Wednesday at Hackman Family Funeral Homes – Hackman Chapel, 114 S. Nottawa St., Sturgis. Funeral services celebrating the life of Charles Henson will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. …

Lois A. Oaks, 68, of Coldwater, formerly of Three Rivers, passed away unexpectedly at the Laurels of Coldwater on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2011. A memorial service will be held at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 15 at Riverside Church in Three Rivers. Lois was born on Jan. 16, 1943 in Grand Rapids. She had worked as an L.P.N. at a …

I was fortunate to spend most of last weekend in Mackinaw City. The trip up and back was filled with fall colors. Unfortunately, I made the trip alone, so I couldn’t share the excitement of the colors with anyone. It’s sort of like taking a trip to Yellowstone or Cedar Point by yourself. You really need someone with you to …