Paul Junior Edgington, age 84, Sturgis, passed away Sunday, Oct. 8, 2006, at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born June 8, 1922, in Bryant, Ind., a son to Paul E. and Enid (Whiteman) Edgington and has been a resident of Sturgis since 1970, moving here from Nottawa. Paul was first married to Rosetta Smith, she died …

Damdouane Mounsithiraj,  66, died Friday afternoon at IU Health Goshen Hospital, after recently being diagnosed with cancer of the gall bladder. She was born Sept. 10, 1946, in Vientiene, Laos. On March 21, 1965, she married Theuang Mousithiraj. He died in 2006. She is survived by a daughter, Khingkham, Centreville, Mich.; four sons, Thavisak (Anita), Thavisith (Jean), Viratham (Amy), and …

Howard Tate, age 91, of Sturgis, Mich., husband of Myrtle and a longtime employee of the Sturgis Foundry, passed away Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013, at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis with his wife and daughter at his side. In accordance with his wishes, cremation has taken place. There are no services scheduled at this time. The Hackman Family Funeral Homes …

A residence in Colon Township was raided by the St. Joseph County Area Narcotics unit Friday morning, resulting in the arrests of five people. Sheriff’s department officials said the 7:30 a.m. raid at the Driftwood Drive residence was the second in nine months at that location. Two females and three males, ranging in age from 30 to 76, were taken …

Sturgis residents in a neighborhood in the city’s northeast quadrant are being advised to follow a boil-water advisory, following a water-main break last week. The broken pipe was at the intersection of North Lakeview Avenue and Wilshire Drive. More than a dozen basements were flooded as a result of the water-main break, which took place in the pre-dawn hours Friday, …

A South Bend man, who is suspected of passing out while driving, is hospitalized following a one-car incident around 1 a.m. Saturday in Florence Township. The St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department said Francisco Perez, 24, was driving south on Constantine Road when he passed out behind the wheel and his vehicle collided with a tree near the intersection of Roys …

Two promotions and a new full-time employee have been announced by the Sturgis Fire Department. Deputy Chief Andy Strudwick said Cody Cripe and Andy Kiss were promoted to the rank of captain. Meanwhile, Joel Hohn was brought on board as a full-time employee after serving in a part-time capacity since 2007. Cripe joined the department in 2003, while Kiss has …

Terry C. Mann, age 24, of Three Rivers, passed away Friday, January 11th, 2013 at Three Rivers Health Hospital following an extended illness. He was born in Sarasota, FL on May 26, 1988, the son of Dianna Mann. Terry loved going to the mall and to movies. He also to loved to fish and play video games. He was very …

Esther Lambert, 73, of Centreville, MI passed away Saturday, January 12th, 2013 at her home surrounded by family. Esther was born April 2, 1939 in Battle Creek, MI. to the late Alvin and Vearl (Craven) Lindsay. She married Robert Lambert on April 26 1963 in Bellevue, MI. Esther enjoyed Knitting, Crocheting and Genealogy, but most of all Spending time with …

June Marie (Machin) Jourdan, age 78, of Sturgis, Michigan passed away Thursday evening January 10, 2013 at her home surrounded by her children. She was born August 30, 1934 at the family home in Climax, Michigan daughter of the late Karl T. and Noma A. (Holt) Machin. June resided in Sturgis since 1954 coming from Climax, Michigan where she lived …