James E. VonOlnhausen, 52, of Batavia, Ill., died Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011, at Delnor Community Hospital in Geneva, Ill. Mr. VonOlnhausen was born on Sept. 25, 1958, in Sturgis, to William E. and Trella M. (Howard) VonOlnhausen. He was a former software engineer for Lucent and was currently working for The Evangelical Alliance Mission (TEAM) in Carol Stream, Ill. He …

Charles R. Purcell, 57, of Sturgis, passed away Wednesday morning, Feb. 2, 2011, at the Elkhart Hospice House in Elkhart, Ind. He was born July 30, 1953, in Sturgis, a son of the late Charles E. and Marilyn Jane (Bronstetter) Purcell. Charles had resided most of his life in Sturgis and was a graduate of Sturgis High School with the …

Thomas Alan Frisbie, age 52, of Three Rivers, passed away Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011, surrounded by his family in Kalamazoo, after a valorous 12-year battle with multiple myeloma. He was born Aug. 18, 1958, in Sturgis, the first child of James and Barbara (Hagelgans) Frisbie, and grew up in Colon. He graduated from Colon High School with the class of …

Debra Traci (Daugherty) Aumack, 46, of White Pigeon, passed away Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011, at her home following an extended battle with cancer. She was born Dec. 30, 1964, in Ypsilanti, a daughter of Fred and Sharon (Foster) Ellis. She was a high school graduate and attended Southwestern Michigan College. She had lived in the White Pigeon and Constantine area, coming from …

Cynthia Sue Case, age 51, of White Pigeon, passed away Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011, at the Community Health Center of Branch County in Coldwater. She was born April 1, 1959, in Fort Wayne, Ind., a daughter of the late Ben and Lillian (Barrand) Vest. On Jan. 15, 1983, she married John Case in Angola, Ind . Cynthia has resided in …

Eleanor Sue Ross, age 74, of Mendon, died late Thursday at Tendercare Portage where she had been a patient for 5 days. She was born in St. Ignace, MI on July 24, 1936 the daughter of Cornelius and Elsie (Davis) Visscher. She moved with her family to Vicksburg as young girl and later graduated from Vicksburg High School in 1955. …

Richard Peter Nottoli, 79, of White Pigeon, died Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011, at his home after an extended illness. He was born May 10, 1931, in Chicago, a son of Peter and Ruth (Nelson) Nottoli. He also lived in Bangor and Detroit, and the White Pigeon area since July 1945. He was a 1950 graduate of White Pigeon High School. He was a …

Joy (Briggs) Hunt, age 87, of Klinger Lake in White Pigeon, died peacefully on Feb. 3, 2011, at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo after a short illness, with her family gathered around her. Joy was born Oct. 9, 1923, in Wilmington, Del., the third child of Walter and Edythe (Fulton) Briggs. She grew up in Philadelphia and attended Wilson College …

Welcome to February. This is the shortest month of the year, so this month will pass even faster than the others. Every month has something special going on, and February is no exception. Valentine’s Day, Presidents Day, and nominations for the Lions Club Citizen of the Year are just a few things you’ll want to remember. Valentine’s Day, February 14, …

Raymond Edgar McGlothlen, age 81, of Three Rivers, passed away on Monday, Jan. 31, 2011 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Quincy, MI. on Nov. 24, 1929 the son of Edwin and Florine (McConnell) McGlothlen. Ray grew up and worked in the Quincy, Coldwater and Kalamazoo areas. He served his country in the U.S. …