Marilyn Marie Warner, 82, of Three Rivers, passed away Friday, October 26, 2012 at her home surrounded by family. Marilyn was a lifetime resident of Three Rivers, born on June 20, 1930, the daughter of George and Esther (Horn) Bradford. She worked at the soda fountain at Hudson’s Drug Store before graduating from Three Rivers High in 1948. She later …

Lola Carleen Musser, age 87, of Portage MI, formerly of Bedford, VA, passed away Oct. 24, 2012 at Clare Bridge of Portage. Lola was born on September 26, 1925 in Constantine, MI. the daughter of the late Ernest and Florence Marie (Kelly) Fairchild. Mrs. Musser was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Raymond Dale Musser, who passed away …

Heaven gained a beautiful soul on the morning of Oct. 28, 2012, Judy Ann Grove, age 71, lost her battle with cancer at her home. She was born Oct. 4, 1941, in Sturgis, a daughter of the late Raymond and Caroline (Baker) Vanzile. Judy Grove was a lifetime resident of Sturgis, where she was married to Carl Edwin Grove, they …

Kimberly Ann Richmond, age 35, of Portage, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012, at her home. She was born April 10, 1977, in Hollywood, Calif. She is the daughter of Paul and Lori (Strang) Richmond. Kimberly lived most of her life in the Kalamazoo area. She had been employed as a nanny. Kimberly had a total love and appreciation …

Barbara M. Chapman, age 71, of Nottawa, passed away early Monday morning, Oct. 29, 2012, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. She was born Dec. 29, 1940, in Centreville, a daughter of the late Simon and Mary (Yoder) Schwartz. Barbara lived her early life in the Centreville area. In 1964, she moved to Iowa, where she resided until 1973, at …

Douglas L. Souter Sr., 70, of White Pigeon, died Friday, Oct. 26, 2012, at his home of natural causes. He was born March 12, 1942, in Olton, Texas, the son of Tillman and Virginia (Beckett) Souter. He was a White Pigeon resident since 1970, coming from Elkhart, Ind. On May 30, 1969, he married Beverly J. Harris at the White Pigeon …

Severe weather bearing down on the Eastern Seaboard could lead to waves as high as 33 feet on parts of Lake Michigan and dangerous conditions on other Great Lakes.  The National Weather Service has issued Great Lakes gale and storm warnings in effect through Wednesday. It says waves on Lake Michigan could be 10 to 18 feet by Monday afternoon, …

Marco Scutaro singled home the tiebreaking run in the 10th inning, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Detroit Tigers 4-3 on Sunday night to complete a four-game sweep and win their second World Series title in three years.  Ryan Theriot, who went hitless for St. Louis in Game 7 of last year’s Series, singled softly into right field off …

A $6,0000 reward is being offered for information in the shooting death of a 7-year-old northern Indiana girl fatally shot when three men tried to break into her house.  WSBT-TV reports the family of Kristyana Jackson of Elkhart and community donors raised the reward money. The girl died in August, two days after being shot when she and her mother …

A candidate forum featuring contestants for two judicial positions in St. Joseph County is scheduled to take place this evening. Glen Oaks Community College will host the forum at 6 p.m. at the college’s Dresser Center. Judicial candidates for Probate and Circuit courts will be the focus of the event. In addition, candidates for Glen Oaks Community College’s Board of …