Deb Malewski Contributing Writer (Photo provided - Caring community members replaced medals that were stolen from this U.S. Marine Corps veteran. Making it so were [from left] Nicole Christensen, ...

Tracy Shick Contributing Writer (Tracy Shick/TCJ - Local favorite Justin Judge performed with his girlfriend, Ann Marie, during the July Fourth party in Bellevue.) Bellevue’s Second Annual Concert and ...

Jeffrey Lynn Ellsworth, 59, mayor of “Wicklow Hood” and friend to all who knew him, passed away on December 26, 2025. He was comfortable in his home surrounded by his loved ones. A natural leader in ...

Raymond Buffmyer passed away at age 76 on February 4, 2026, after a courageous battle against Parkinson’s. Born in Pontiac and raised in Walled Lake, Michigan, Ray graduated from Walled Lake Central ...

Angie (Ziggy) Ferguson, 59, of Charlotte, MI, class of 1984, born June 6 of 1966, went to Heaven on July 3, 2025 to continue to watch over her family and many friends. Being a fighter all of her life, ...

Mary Ann (Wineland) Vercellino passed from this life on Monday, August 21, 2023 in the presence of her family, and in particular her loving husband, Al, of sixty-one years. Though Mary ultimately ...

Ronald Richard Perkins was a huge sports enthusiast and celebrated his final homerun as he crossed over into Heaven on March 20, 2025. Born in Battle Creek, MI on July 11, 1943 to Jack and Wilma ...

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(Deb Malewski/FAN – Sarah Curry is serious about the joy of reading for her young students.) A Title 1 reading teacher is a specialized educator who provides targeted literacy instruction to students ...

(Joanne Williams/TCJ: What a birthday present for Justin Keiffer’s wife, Stephanie – a car wash in Bellevue, where a refresh continues, with an emphasis on customer service.) Most women like to be ...

(Courtesy photo – From Charlotte to Marquette, Germany to Spain to Germany once again, travel offers life lessons to Elise Crossman.) For Elise, travel is the way to learn. And while she is just ...

James Wayne Manning, 87, of Blanchard, Oklahoma, was born September 7, 1938, and peacefully stepped into Heaven on November 15, 2025. Jim was a kind and thoughtful man who loved his family dearly. He ...