Victor was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Three Rivers where he was a Eucharistic Minister, a 4th degree member of the Knights of Columbus, and active in the jail ministry. In his spare time he enjoyed fishing, cooking, playing his guitar, body building, and Harley-Davidson motorcycles.

Victor is survived by 2 sons, Victor C. Knoff, Jr. (Deb Raab) of Mishawaka, and Matthew Knoff of Austin, TX; 2 daughters, Penny Vande Giessen (Bill) of Climax and Victoria Talsma (Paul) of Grandville; 8 grandchildren; and a sister, Patricia Baker (Jim) of Three Rivers. He was preceded in death by his parents.

The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 6 to 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Eickhoff Farrand Halverason Chapel in Three Rivers where the Rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The funeral mass for Victor Knoff will be 11 a.m. Saturday July 31, 2010 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church with Rev. Father Mark Vyverman officiating. Burial will follow in Riverside Cemetery. The family suggests that memorials be directed to Kairo’s Dwelling, 2945 Gull Road, Kalamazoo, MI 49048. An online register is available and condolences may be left for the family at www.efhchapel.com

Ms. Walter was a graduate of Three Rivers High School with the class of 1947. She employed at Sunshine Dairy and Eddy Paper Co. before joining the Women Marines. She had always dreamed about becoming a Woman Marine since she was a little girl. Roberta was one of the only two girls out of forty seven Michigan applicants who were interviewed and able to pass along with completing the necessary physical and mental tests to finalize the enlistment process. Her Platoon was the honor platoon of her class. Private First Class Roberta Walter was the first Woman Marine from the Kalamazoo recruiting district to graduate from boot camp since World War II.

After her time in the service she worked as an accountant and cleric for Montgomery Ward’s, Continental Can Co. later Fonda Corporation, and also Essex Wire Co. She later volunteered for the Domestic Assault Shelter of Three Rivers. She was a life long member of the St. Peter’s Lutheran Church.

She was preceded in death by her parents and several aunts and uncles.

She leaves to cherish her memory, her loving family, two brothers, William (Ruth) Walter, of Three Rivers, James (Delores) Walter, of California, one aunt, Florence “Flossi” Roberts, of Three Rivers, nieces and nephews, Janice, Lucinda, Scott, James Jr., Frederick, and Melodie Walter.

The family will receive friends from 6-8 pm on Thursday, July 29, 2010 at the Hohner Funeral Home.

Funeral Services will be held 11:00 a.m. on Friday, July, 30, 2010, at the St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, with Pastor Alan Stadelman officiating.

Interment will be held in Riverside Cemtery, with Military Honors under the auspices of the American Legion Hice-Shutes Post #170.

Memorials may be donated to the St. Peters’s Lutheran Church Roof Fund. Envelopes available at the funeral home.

Representing the co-founders of Lake Templene will be Floyd and Marie Templin. The husband and wife are the only surviving founders of the 1,050-acre lake, which was created in the 1960s.

The brief program will take place at the Lake Templene Dam and spillway, near Findley Road. The location marks the site where Founder’s Landing, a boat launch to be constructed within a few years, will be developed exclusively for Lake Templene residents. Founder’s Landing is to recognize the Templene and others whose efforts led to the creation of the lake.

Founder’s Landing is not the same public access proposed by Nottawa Township for the Prairie River.

Investigators from West Palm Beach said John Lauseng (LAW-sing) was ambushed by two men as he arrived at his jewelry store. Police said following a brief scuffle, Lauseng was shot in the back as he attempted to flee the store through an exit at the rear of the store.

He staggered to a nearby gas station, where he collapsed and later died at a local hospital, police said. The suspects remain at large and a motive was not immediately identified.

Lauseng lived in Sturgis until 2001. He operated a jewelry store in the 1200 block of South Nottawa Road.

The lone agenda item indicates a “resolution to borrow” will be contemplated by the district’s seven-member board of education. The unidentified expense ties in to an energy-conservation project approved by the board earlier this month. The project is part of a Performance Agreement for Comfort, which provides services designed to reduce energy use and operational costs.

The energy-efficiency measures are expected to save the district about $200,000 annually, district officials said.

Leona was born Aug. 25, 1912, in Sturgis, a daughter of the late August and Ella (Schweder) Siefert.

On Nov. 24, 1934, she married Harold C. Wegner in Sturgis. He preceded her in death on May 2, 2000.

Leona was a homemaker and had lived all of her life in the Sturgis area, graduating from Sturgis High School with the class of 1930. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Sturgis, and a former member of St. John’s Lutheran Church. She sang in both choirs and many funerals and also WTRC Elkhart radio station.

She was a board member of Freedom and Fawn River school districts. She was a charter member of the original county school board and the now St. Joseph County ISD for 24 years.

She is survived by a daughter, Nancy L. (Alvin) Inman, and a son, David L. (Diane) Wegner, both of Sturgis; seven grandchildren, Kalyn (Timothy) Pulling of Sturgis, Kurt (Marcia) Inman of Sturgis, Kristi (Michael) Bronstetter of Sturgis, Dawn (Corey) Kauffman of Sturgis, Donna Wegner (Rachael Byre) of Fort Wayne, Ind., Deedra (Craig) Triezenberg of Broomfield, Colo., and Danielle Wegner (Synda Gaglio) of Houston; 10 great-grandchildren, Eric (Jessica) Pulling of Raleigh, N.C., Jaime Pulling (Brenda Allen) of Dubbo, Australia, Ella Inman of Sturgis, Gretchen Inman of Sturgis, Hannah Bronstetter of Sturgis, Emma Bronstetter of Sturgis, Courtney (Tyler) Voorus of Broomfield, Alexa Kauffman of Broomfield, Tori Triezenberg of Broomfield and Maci Triezenberg of Broomfield; and a great-great-grandchild, Claire Pulling, of Raleigh.

The family will receive relatives and friends from 3-7 p.m. Thursday at the Schipper Funeral Home in Colon and from 10-11 a.m. Friday at Trinity Lutheran Church in Sturgis. Funeral services follow at 11 a.m. at the church, with the Revs. Calvin J. Kolzow Jr. and Michael A. Klafehn will officiate.

Burial will follow at Oak Lawn Cemetery in Sturgis.

If desired, the family suggest memorials be made in memory of Leona to Trinity Lutheran Church. Envelopes are available at the Funeral Home and Church.

The second of two communications towers is expected to be fully installed by the end of the week in an area north of Dickinson Road in Constantine Township.

Dave Ritzer, who owns the towers and property on which they are being placed, said the original 340-tall towers were knocked down during an F2 tornado that struck the area on June 6. Cell coverage in the absence of the towers has been lacking, Ritzer said, adding that the two towers carried communication equipment for all the major cell carriers.

He said under normal circumstances, replacing fallen towers would take about eight months. A work crew from Lowell-based J.T. Tower, however, was able to start working on installing the replacement towers a few weeks ago.

Once the new towers are up, it will be the responsibility of the cell carriers to provide the appropriate equipment for J.T. Tower crews to install. Though the previous towers were insured, their loss was valued at more than $1 million, Ritzer said.