Chester F. “Chuck” Beers, 94, of Sturgis, passed away Wednesday evening, Sept. 29, 2010, at Sturgis Hospital. He was born Nov. 10, 1915, in LaGrange, Ind., a son of the late Ernest and Angeline (Hunt-Gilbo) Beers. Chuck had resided nearly his entire life in Sturgis. On June 29, 1934, he married Dorothy E. Burke in LaGrange, Ind. She died Feb. …

Esther Carpenter, age 89, of Sturgis, and formerly of Burr Oak, passed away Thursday, Sept. 30, 2010, at her home in Sturgis. Esther was born Sept. 17, 1921, in Choteau, Okla., a daughter of the late Lewis and Ida (Troyer) Eichorn. On Sept. 21, 1947, she married Marcus Carpenter in Burr Oak. Esther had lived in the Clarence, N.Y., area …

Marlene J. McDonald, 67, of Elkhart, Ind., died at 3:55 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2010, at Golden Living Center in Elkhart. She was born March 7, 1943 in Sturgis. Surviving are four sons, Fred Casner and Ricky Casner both of Sturgis, Mich., Kevin (Carla) McDonald of Plymouth, Ind., and Tracy (Caroline) McDonald of Elkhart, Ind.; two daughters, Ronda (Terry) Bailey …

Curtis H. Dowd, age 72 of Three Rivers, died Wednesday Sep. 29, 2010 at his home following a two month illness. He was born in Pinconning, MI on Aug. 22, 1938 the son of Justus and Aleta (Curtis) Dowd, and later graduated from Arenack Eastern High School in Twining. Curtis worked in area factories before establishing Bay Disposal Company of …

Nadean J. Cunico, age 91, of Sturgis, passed away Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 28, 2010, at Sturgis Hospital. She was born May 5, 1919, in Indiana, a daughter of the late Victor and Frieda A. (Sielof) Troyer. Mrs. Cunico had resided in Sturgis since 2004, coming from White Pigeon. Prior to moving to White Pigeon, she had lived in Three Rivers …

Doris Norene Mettler, age 85, of Sturgis, and formerly of Burr Oak, died Wednesday morning, Sept. 29, 2010, at Lifespan Good Samaritan Hospice Residence in Battle Creek. Doris was born Feb. 3, 1925, in Coldwater, a daughter of the late Max and Edith (Goodwin) Johnson. Doris grew up in the Coldwater area, graduating from Coldwater High School in 1943. She …

The 2010 St. Joseph County Grange Fair is now in the history books. As of this writing, I’m not sure how successful the fair was, but I was a part of the crowd for four out of the seven days, and from what I observed, everyone seemed to be having a grand time. For the most part, the weather cooperated …

Roderic Louis Rose, age 69, of Sturgis, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, Sept. 25, 2010, at his home. He was born April 27, 1941, in Lima, Ohio, a son to the late Charles H. and Beatrice E. (Heintz) Rose. Roderic has been a resident of Sturgis since 1978 moving here from Sidney, Ohio. He graduated …

Bobby D. Price, Jr., 54, of Three Rivers, died Friday Sept. 24, 2010 at his mother’s home near Three Rivers following a long illness. He was born in Dayton, Ohio on Oct. 11, 1955 the son of Bobby D. and Dorothy A. (Farley) Price. Bobby was raised in Three Rivers and resided in Georgia and Florida before serving in the …

James M. Harvey, 42, of Three Rivers, died Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2010 at his home. He was born on April 13, 1968 in Three Rivers and was a lifelong resident. He graduated from Three Rivers High School and attended Glen Oaks Community College, receiving certificates in auto repair. He was employed as an auto mechanic in Three Rivers and Kalamazoo. …