Stockbridge
Obituary Marilyn M. Barnhart
Marilyn M. Barnhart, of Perry, MI, age 88, passed away at Sparrow Hospital on May 30, 2019. She was born the daughter of Frank and Vesta (Wood) Wild on July 15, 1930 in Stockbridge, MI. On January 13, 1951 she married Gerald Barnhart, and he survives. Surviving are two children, Linda (Tim) McDaniels of Perry […]
Duane (Buck) Glenn: Man of many memories
by Diane Rockall Duane (Buck) Glenn has spent his entire life in the Stockbridge area. Born 92 years ago in his family’s home in Unadilla, he started school at age 4, because according to him he was causing too much trouble outside the school. He first attended Mavis and then Fulmer School and later Stockbridge […]
Stockbridge celebrates Memorial Day
The Stockbridge Village police lead the parade through town.
Ask an Expert: What a difference a part makes
by John and Theresa Kightlinger of My Body Shop This month we touch on the difference in parts used to repair a vehicle. Many consumers may be aware of the existence of tried and trusted non-OEM (non-Original Equipment Manufacturer) mechanical parts sold at traditional and highly advertised auto parts stores. Sears Die Hard batteries, NAPA, […]
Death Notice – Donald Steffey
Donald Steffey, Stockbridge died May 22, 2019. Funeral Services to be held May 29 at 1:00 p.m.Caskey-Mitchell Funeral Home. Visitation, May 28, 5-8 pm at Funeral Home.
Rylma Owen turns 103
by Diane Rockall On May 9, Rylma Owen celebrated her 103rd birthday. She was born in 1916 to Art and Eva Nelson in Stockbridge Township where she grew up. Her father from Canada and her mother from Stockbridge were the major influences in her life, Owen said. Owen considers the war years to be […]
Historian shares Civil War discovery hiding in plain sight
by Alex R. Weddon A lone bullet resting near the Civil War grave marker of soldier J.A. Clark was exciting news for famed historian Brian Egen Sunday, May 19 at the annual Waterloo Area Historical Society’s (WAHS) Volunteer Appreciation Social and business meeting. “No one has noticed it in this picture of the Monroe, Michigan […]
Local EMTs deliver baby as ambulance races to hospital
revised 5/23/2019 by Mary Wilson and Patrice Johnson In the early morning hours of May 16, a call came into the SAESA ambulance from 911 services. A pregnant woman’s water had broken, the dispatcher said, and she was going into labor in a car en route to Sparrow Hospital. EMT paramedics Steve Gipe and Michael Biehn, both on […]
Where there’s smoke, there’s a SAESA open house and chicken BBQ
by Alex Weddon “It wouldn’t be a Stockbridge Memorial Day without our annual Chicken Barbeque,” observed John Beck, SAESA general manager when asked about the scheduled Memorial Day open house for the Stockbridge Area Emergency Services Authority’s impressive new headquarters. The former automobile dealership, located at the corner of South Clinton […]