Local obituaries for Berrien Springs, MI and surrounding areas
Lawrence Charles Brooks
Jan 29, 2023
Lawrence Charles Brooks “Larry”, 71, passed away on January 29, 2023 in Mishawaka, Indiana after complications from a stroke.
Larry was born on March 25, 1951 to Clyde and Louise Brooks in Chattanooga, TN. Larry attended Little Creek Academy in Knoxville, TN, Southern Adventist University in Collegedale, TN, and later attended DePaul University in Chicago, IL. He became a CPA, and...
Mary Zappia
Jan 28, 2023
Mary Zappia, 100, of Lawton, passed away peacefully at her grandson and granddaughter’s home on Saturday, January 28, 2023. Her beloved family will miss her but hold fast to the promises in 1 Thessalonians 4:13, 14, 16 “But I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep, lest you sorrow as others who have...
Richard G. Engel
Jan 22, 2023
RICHARD GORDON ENGEL
January 18, 1941 – January 22, 2023
Richard Gordon Engel, 82, of Berrien Springs, died Jan. 22, 2023, at Hanson Hospice Center in Stevensville.
Services will be Friday, Jan. 27, at Allred Funeral Home, Berrien Springs, where friends may visit beginning at 11 a.m. prior to the funeral at 1 p.m. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. Memorial donations...
George W. Shafer
Jan 21, 2023
George W. Shafer, 85, of Berrien Springs, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023 at The Willows in St. Joseph.
George was born July 27, 1937 in Benton Harbor at Mercy Hospital, the son of the late Warren A. and Dorothy L. Shafer. He married Janet A. Bixby on Jan. 11, 1958 in Richmond, Calif. George graduated from Berrien Springs...
Floyd H. Scarlett
Jan 19, 2023
Floyd H. Scarlett, 89, of Jones, Michigan passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 19, 2023 at Cass County Medical Care Facility in Cassopolis.
Floyd was born in a log cabin on July 7, 1933 in West Point, Indiana to Sanford and Maude Scarlett. He was the second oldest of seven children, and his youngest brother, John Scarlett, is the only surviving...
Esther Della Goetzke
Jan 8, 2023
Esther Della (Zutz) Goetzke, 92, of Berrien Springs passed away on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023 at her home.
She was born on April 22, 1930, in Milwaukee, WI, to Clarence and Amelia (Molly) (Eger) Zutz. She attended Milwaukee Junior Academy and Milwaukee Public Schools and on Sept. 10, 1950, she married Lloyd Goetzke. They were married for 47 years when Lloyd...
Thomas Lynn Mannen
Jan 7, 2023
BERRIEN SPRINGS – Thomas L. Mannen, 79, passed away peacefully Jan. 7, 2023, at 2 p.m. in his home surrounded by his family. He was born April 15, 1943, in Plymouth, IN, the son of Orville Mannen and Jean Hathaway.
Thomas graduated from Riley High School in South Bend, Class of 1961. Following graduation, he served proudly with the United States...
Evelyn Joyce Boozer
Dec 28, 2022
Evelyn Joyce Boozer, 90, of Berrien Center, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2022, at home.
A memorial graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 20, 2023, at Rose Hill Cemetery in Berrien Springs, as per her wishes. Messages and memories may be shared online at www.allredfuneralhome.com.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Caring Circle Hospice and...
Lounette Ilene Hinkle
Dec 25, 2022
Lounette Ilene (Ley) Hinkle, 94, died December 25, 2022, peaceful at home in Berrien Springs, surrounded with family.
She was born to August Fred Ley and Hilma Alvina (Edstrom) Ley in Springfield, IL on August 20, 1928.
She graduated from Bethel Academy in Wisconsin in 1946, and from Emmanuel Missionary College in 1951 as a nurse, and she worked for 36 years.
Lounette...
Leon E. "Bud" Sherburn
Dec 25, 2022
Leon E. Sherburn “Bud” passed away at home in the early morning on December 25, 2022 from complications of COVID, surrounded by his family.
Bud was born November 13, 1954 in Benton Harbor, the sixth child of Loris and Helen (Rudowske) Sherburn. His childhood years were spent alongside his parents and seven siblings working on the family farm in Berrien Springs.
After...
Warren E. "Bud" Davis
Dec 11, 2022
“Bud” Warren E. Davis, 90, of Berrien Springs, passed to his rest on Sunday, December 11, 2022 at 11:30 p.m.
All are welcome at the Celebration of Life service at Eau Claire Seventh-day Adventist Church on Friday, December 16, at 2:30 p.m. Services are provided by Allred Funeral Home, Berrien Springs. Messages and memories may be shared online at www.allredfuneralhome.com.
Bud was...
Robert Harold Keiser
Dec 9, 2022
Robert H. Keiser Obituary
Bob Keiser, while getting ready for bed on Friday night, December 9, 2022, collapsed onto his bedroom floor. After receiving a clean bill of health from overcoming stomach cancer, his death came as a surprise.
He was born Robert Harold Keiser on April 19, 1931 in Battle Creek, Michigan to Leo Earl Keiser and Florence Eathel Crozier Keiser,...
Marilyn June Babienco
Dec 3, 2022
Marilyn June (Becraft) Babienco was born June 15, 1932 in Portland, OR and peacefully went to sleep in Jesus on December 3, 2022 in Niles, MI at age 90.
Services will be at Pioneer Memorial Church at 11 a.m. Sunday, December 11, 2022. Arrangements are coordinated by Allred Funeral Home. Messages and memories may be shared online at www.allredfuneralhome.com. In lieu...
Cynthia Pamela Coetzee
Dec 2, 2022
Cynthia Coetzee was born on February 22, 1934 in Grahamstown, South Africa and passed away on December 2, 2022 in Berrien Springs.
Cynthia was one of six children who were born to Melville and Mildred Bradfield. She grew up on the Eastern Cape of South Africa, which began her lifelong enjoyment of long walks on the beach and swimming in the...
Ivan Reed Price, Sr.
Nov 27, 2022
Ivan Reed Price, Sr., 89, died Nov. 27, 2022 at his home in Eau Claire.
Funeral services will be Tuesday, Nov. 29, at Bright Star Tabernacle in Eau Claire, with Pastor Mike Fields officiating. Visitation will be 10-11 a.m., with the funeral at 11 a.m., and burial following in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Sodus.
Messages and memories may be shared online at www.bowermanfuneral.com....
Margaret Louise "Peggy" Lavanway
Nov 26, 2022
Margaret Louise “Peggy” LaVanway nee Ingleright, a girl child born, welcomed and much loved to Leon Ray “Doc” Ingleright II and Margaret Williams Ingleright nee Murphy, September 10, 1927 in Niles, Michigan. She died November 26, 2022.
Born with living grandparents and great-grandparents, uncles and aunts on both mother’s and father’s sides, Peggy understood death in large families comes at a...
Irma Pearl Church
Nov 24, 2022
Irma Pearl Church quietly fell into her last sleep early on Thanksgiving morning, November 24, 2022 at her home in Berrien Springs, Michigan. She was surrounded by family: her five remaining children, some of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. While she would tell you she was 100 years old, she fell short of that mark by five weeks.
A celebration of her...
Christine Galtzew
Nov 15, 2022
We are sad to announce the passing of Christine Galtzew, of Eau Claire. She died at the age of 65 on November 15, 2022
Christine was a graduate of Eau Claire High School. After graduation she worked packing fruit and babysitting. Christine was finally able to obtain employment through the Crossroads/New Beginnings program that assisted the disabled. She was so proud...
Richard Erwin Bloch
Nov 15, 2022
RICHARD ERWIN BLOCH
1932 – 2022
Richard passed peacefully in his sleep on November 15, 2022, in his home on Lake Chapin in Berrien Springs.
Richard grew up in Chicago during the depression, which formed him into a hardworking headstrong man. He married his wife Barbara in 1956, and they went on to have three children. Not only did he raise his three...
Venkat "Kv" K. Rathnam
Nov 14, 2022
K. V. Rathnam Passes to His Rest
In 1945, Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru along with others negotiated India’s independence from the British empire in London. In Nuzvid, Andhra Pradesh, on July 16, 1945m Raja Rathinam and Kanthamma Kuchipudi celebrated the birth of their son, K. V. Rathnam, fondly called KV.
When still in his preteens, KV along with his neighborhood friends...
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