Mark Allen Hardesty, age 66 passed away November 6, 2023 at Optalis in Three Rivers, MI.He was born in Goshen, IN on October 1, 1957, a son to Hurbert Hardesty and Shirley Norton.Mark spent his early years in Goshen, IN before moving to Elizabeth City, NC. Later he lived in Elkhart, IN for 18 years Read More…
Paul David Irelan, age 55, passed away November 1, 2023 at his home in White Pigeon, MI.He was born August 15,1968 in Sturgis, MI, a son to David Lee and Naoma (Carpenter) Irelan.Paul lived his whole life in White Pigeon, except for a 10 year span of time where he lived in Elkhart, IN.He married Read More…
Stephen Virgil Slemp, 73, of Colon, Michigan, passed away on Thursday, November 2, 2023 after eight years with non-alcoholic liver cirrhosis. Steve was born July 5, 1950 in Elizabethton, Tennessee, the oldest child of Jack Lafayette Slemp and Rosie Pauline “Sudie” (Hampton) Slemp. Steve graduated from Elizabethton High School in 1968, and then went on Read More…
David Frederick Recher, 94, of Three Rivers, passed away Thursday, October 26, 2023, at Edgewood Health & Rehabilitation. He was born October 19, 1929, in Terre Haute, Indiana, the son of the Rev. John M. and Mildred (Summit) Recher Sr., and lived in Ohio and Massachusetts until the family moved to Michigan in 1946. He Read More…
Huberta Jean Nisonger, 89, of Three Rivers, passed away Thursday, November 2, 2023 at Angela Hospice in Livonia. She was born June 23, 1934 in Three Rivers, the daughter of Hubert and Pauline (Wetherbee) Spade, and graduated from Schoolcraft High School with the Class of 1952. Huberta worked for her entire adult life in banking, Read More…
John Robert Hoffman, 72, of Three Rivers, passed away Saturday, November 4, 2023. John was born in Three Rivers, MI on March 23, 1951 the son of Robert Bruce and Margaret Phyllis (Welty) Hoffman. John has been a lifetime resident of Three Rivers. John was a graduate from Three Rivers High School with the class Read More…
On August 22,1931, Marilyn Alice Bullard was born in Three Rivers MI at home to Maude Alice (Burgess) and Cecil LaVern Bullard. She was the middle daughter of the five children in her family. Terrie Joyce Bullard and Willa “June” Bullard Dechnik Alexander were older and Bonnie Cecil Bullard Oakes and Shirley Helen Bullard Carter Read More…
Being retired usually means you don’t have any time to work, because you are too busy with other things. This reasoning fits me perfectly. I find myself too wrapped up in volunteering and find it difficult to even get out of town for a few days. I’ve been doing this column since 2006 and try Read More…
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — Three hotly-contested races for Three Rivers City Commission ended up with the incumbents pulling out relatively close re-elections.Unofficial results Tuesday from Three Rivers with 100% of precincts reporting showed that Tom Lowry, Pat Dane and Torrey Brown won re-election to their seats for two-year terms ending in 2025.In Read More…
By Dennis Volkert On Oct. 31, the city of Sturgis completed transactions related to a multi-party letter agreement releasing Sturgis Hospital Inc. from the terms of a sublease tied to hospital improvements from 2004. Completion of the transaction allowed Sturgis Hospital to finalize the terms of its acquisition by Asker Corporation, a non-profit health system based in Read More…