Obituaries

Mar 27, 2019

Linda Marie Russell died March 27, 2019, after a courageous battle with Alzheimer's disease. She was born September of 1942 in Baroda Michigan to Aaron and Leota (Dibble) Barker. She attended Lakeshore High school, graduating in 1960. Linda married and raised two children. She began a career with the American Automobile Association in the mid 1970s and retired in 2000....

Feb 28, 2019

Florence C. Gillman, 100, formerly of Berrien Springs, died Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019, at Riveridge Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Niles. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 19, in the Youth Chapel of Pioneer Memorial Church on the campus of Andrews University, where she was a member. Inurnment will be at the Rose Hill Cemetery Columbarium. Messages...

Feb 22, 2019

Helen Lucille Schmeichel, 91, of Niles, formerly of Berrien Springs, passed away Friday, Feb. 22, 2019, at West Woods of Niles. Helen was born Sept. 25, 1927, to Otto and Emma (Milnick) Schmidt. Her husband, Carl, whom she married on Feb. 14, 1948, preceded her in death on May 30, 1999. Helen is survived by her two sons: Robert (Roberta...

Feb 19, 2019

Doris Berneice Eggleston Brohman, 89, of Berrien Springs, died early Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019, at Hanson Hospice Center in Stevensville. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 23, at Allred Funeral Home in Berrien Springs, with Pastor O’Ryan Rickard of Arden United Methodist Church officiating. Friends may visit from 6-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home, and leave...

Feb 1, 2019

Glen Shoop was born on January 17, 1947 in Berrien Springs, and transitioned to heaven on February 1, 2019 while on vacation in Florida. He was the youngest of three children of Homer and Doris Shoop of Berrien Springs. Glen fell in love with Jill Benson, and proposed to her two weeks after they began dating. They were married for...

Jan 29, 2019

Aaron M. Demarest, 65, of St. Joseph, died Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019, at home. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 3, at Allred Funeral Home, Berrien Springs, where friends may visit beginning at 1 p.m. Memorials may be made to Ruth Murdoch Elementary School. Online messages may be left at www.allredfuneralhome.com. Aaron was born Nov....

Jan 18, 2019

Jan 17, 2019

Sharon M. Fedoruk, 69, formerly of Berrien Springs, died Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019 at her residence in Battle Creek. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 26, at St. Gabriel Catholic Church, Berrien Springs. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25, at Allred Funeral Home, with a Rosary at 8 p.m., and 10-11 a.m. Saturday...

Jan 16, 2019

Charles Curtis Campbell, 69, of Berrien Springs, died Wednesday, January 16, 2019, at Lakeland Medical Center in St. Joseph. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, January 27, at Allred Funeral Home in Berrien Springs, where friends may visit beginning at 1 p.m. Online messages for the family may be left at www.allredfuneralhome.com. Charles was born December...

Jan 15, 2019

Dorothy Bradford, 86, former area resident, died Jan. 15, 2019, in Springdale, Ark. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 20, at Pioneer Memorial Church on the campus of Andrews University, Berrien Springs, where friends may visit beginning at 9 a.m. Burial in Rose Hill Cemetery will follow. Online messages may be left at www.allredfuneralhome.com. Dorothy was born...

Jan 15, 2019

Joyce A. Fitch, 93, of Berrien Springs, passed away at her home on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 10, at Rose Hill Cemetery, Berrien Springs. Allred Funeral Home is assisting the family. Online messages may be left at www.allredfuneralhome.com. Joyce was born April 14, 1925, in Big Rapids, Mich., to Ray and...

Jan 7, 2019

Robert Charles Butts, 87, a long-time resident of Berrien Springs, died Monday, January 7, 2019, at Royalton Manor. Born November 2, 1931, he grew up in Streator, Illinois, the adopted son of Charles and Thelma Butts. His neighbors, Myrl and Alma Hanson, took a deep interest in him and Alma became like a mother to Bob. It was Alma who...

Dec 18, 2018

Margaret Edna Bohn Logan passed to her rest on Tuesday, December 18, 2018 in her home in Berrien Township. Margaret was born June 1, 1925 in Pontiac, Michigan, to Edna and William Bohn, a bookkeeper and a machinist respectively. She attended public high school in Pontiac, then Emmanuel Missionary College, Berrien Springs. At EMC she met her future husband, Byron,...

Dec 10, 2018

A spiritual giant in the form of a humble, compassionate woman, Judy May Aitken peacefully fell asleep in Jesus on the morning of December 10, 2018 at her home in Eau Claire. She was surrounded by her loving family. Though cancer swiftly took her body physically, her mind remained sharp and her spirit strong, allowing her to commune with Jesus,...

Dec 6, 2018

Gwendolyn Russell, 85, formerly of Berrien Springs, died Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018, at Caissa Care Home in Gilbert, Ariz. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 17, at Bethel Baptist Church, Niles, with burial following in Union Cemetery, Berrien Center. Friends may visit from 5-7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 16, at Allred Funeral Home in Berrien Springs, and share...

Dec 6, 2018

Gerald James Kugel, DVM, 85, died Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018, at the University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor. He resided in Berrien Springs for the past two years after moving from Sacramento, Calif., where he lived for 22 years. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 12, at St. Gabriel Catholic Church in Berrien Springs....

Dec 1, 2018

George R. Daniel, 82, of Berrien Springs, died early Saturday, December 1, 2018, at his home. Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. Sunday, December 16, at Pioneer Memorial Church on the campus of Andrews University, Berrien Springs, where he was a member. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to 3ABN or Adventist Frontier...

Nov 30, 2018

Nov 26, 2018

Arnold R. Swanson, 90, of Berrien Springs, died Monday, November 26, 2018. He was born February 4, 1928, in Jamestown, New York, the son of Axel and Pauline (Johnson) Swanson. He married Mildred Jamieson on June 20, 1948, in Camden, Maine. In addition to being a Seventh-day Adventist pastor in New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, Massachusetts, and Michigan, he served as...

Nov 1, 2018

Alma M. Brown, 96, a Berrien Springs resident for 35 years, died Thursday morning, November 1, 2018, at Shangrila Home in Berrien Springs. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, November 5, at Pioneer Memorial Church on the campus of Andrews University, Berrien Springs. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery. Friends may visit with the family from 5-7...