Obituaries

Jun 27, 2021

Cordelia Matlock, 91, of Berrien Springs, died Sunday, June 27, 2021 at Forest Glen Assisted Living in Dowagiac. Funeral services will be Friday, July 2, at Allred Funeral Home, Berrien Springs, with visitation 10-11 a.m. and funeral at 11 a.m. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery, Berrien Springs. Memorials may be made to Caring Circle Hospice. Messages and memories...

Jun 25, 2021

Roy Wightman, 95, of Berrien Springs passed away peacefully in his sleep on June 25, 2021. A funeral service will be held for immediate family at Allred Funeral Home. Messages and memories may be shared online at www.allredfuneralhome.com. Roy was born in Mission Ridge, South Dakota on December 16, 1925. He married Cleo Shepherd on October 18,1945. They were married...

Jun 24, 2021

James Lee Anderson, 90, of Berrien Springs, died Thursday, June 24, 2021 at Shangrila Homes in Berrien Springs. Per his request, his body has been donated to the University of Michigan’s Anatomical Gift Program. A memorial service will be announced at a later date. Online messages for the family may be left at www.allredfuneralhome.com. James was born May 11, 1931,...

Jun 4, 2021

Andy R. Faher, 59, died June 4, 2021, at his home in St. Joseph. A memorial service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 12, at Chapel Hill United Methodist Church in Sodus. Cremation has taken place, and inurnment will be in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Sodus. Messages and memories may be shared online at www.bowermanfuneral.com. Andy was born August 29,...

May 31, 2021

James “Jim” Jordan, 73, of Berrien Springs, passed to his rest in Jesus at Spectrum Lakeland Hospital- Niles on May 31. Jim was born January 21, 1948 in LaCrosse, Wisconsin to Raymond and Myrtle (Van Sickle) Jordan. He graduated from Wisconsin Academy and attended Andrews University. He married Carol Nash on June 16, 1968. Jim worked many years for Andrews...

May 29, 2021

Beverly Ann (Hemenway) Brookins, 77, of Eau Claire, went to be with her Lord on May 29, 2021 at home with family by her side. She was born December 28, 1944 in Rochester, Indiana, but grew up on a farm in Dowagiac. Bev worked at Shawnee Specialties in Eau Claire. She is survived by her husband, John Alan Brookins; two...

May 23, 2021

James Lee Swartz, 90, of Berrien Springs, passed away May 23, 2021 at Hanson Hospice Center, Stevensville. Funeral services will be Tuesday, June 1, at Allred Funeral Home, Berrien Springs, where friends may visit from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. prior to the service at 1 p.m. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. Jim was born September 10, 1930...

May 20, 2021

Jimmie Ruth Williams, 92, of Eau Claire, passed away at her home on Thursday, May 20, 2021, surrounded by family. Funeral services will be Thursday, May 27, at the Greater Community Christian Fellowship, 870 Nate Wells Sr. Drive, Benton Harbor. Friends may visit 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., and the service will follow at 1 p.m. Burial will be in...

May 12, 2021

May 9, 2021

May 8, 2021

Dorothy Nell Whitehead, 80, of Watervliet, passed away peacefully on May 8, 2021 in Stevensville. She was born Sept. 2, 1940 in McHenry, Ky., one of four children of Roana (Trail) and Arthur Pendelton Hillard. She married the love of her life, William C. Whitehead, on Aug. 9, 1958 in Benton Harbor. There were seven children born from this union....

May 8, 2021

Betty L. Durham, loving mother, grandmother, sister and friend, went home with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, May 8, 2021, at Spectrum Health Lakeland in St. Joseph. Funeral services will be Friday, May 14, at the Michiana Church of Christ, 500 E. Prairie Ronde Street, Dowagiac. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m., followed by the service at 11 a.m....

May 6, 2021

Michael Dean Voit, 68, of Eau Claire, died Thursday, May 6, 2021 at Spectrum Health Lakeland in St. Joseph. Funeral services will be at Bowerman Funeral Home, Eau Claire, with visitation 11 a.m – 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 12, and funeral following at 1 p.m. Burial will be in Caldwell Cemetery, Eau Claire. Messages may be left online at www.bowermanfuneral.com....

Apr 26, 2021

Buvens was born July 18, 1955 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He died April 26, 2021 at Hanson Hospice Center in Stevensville, Michigan.

Apr 25, 2021

Duane Cole Fancher was born September 18, 1941 in Grand Ledge, Michigan and passed away peacefully at daughter Jen’s home in Ukiah, California, April 25, 2021 with his wife Carol, and Jen at his side. Duane and Carol have lived the past 10 years with Jen. Duane and Carol were high school sweethearts and married August 4, 1963. They lived...

Apr 24, 2021

Apr 15, 2021

Raymond A. “Skeeter” Brightbill, 73, former area resident, now of Champaign, Illinois, died Thursday, April 15, 2021, at Carle Hospital in Urbana, Illinois. Friends are invited to visit with the family from 6-8 p.m. Friday, April 23, at Allred Funeral Home, Berrien Springs. Private family services will be held, with burial in Union Cemetery, Berrien Center. Messages and memories may...

Apr 15, 2021

Clifford A. Dohm, 94, of Eau Claire, passed away peacefully in his home on Thursday, April 15, 2021. Cliff was born Feb. 25, 1927 to Vaughn and Marie Dohm of Eau Claire, one of 12 brothers and sisters. He served in the US Army in Europe 1945-46, receiving a disabling wound and was honorably discharged. In 1950 he married Florence...

Apr 14, 2021

Roland Russell Stephens January 24, 1930 – April 14, 2021 Roland Russell Stephens at the age of 91 died April 14, 2021 at home in Springfield, Ohio. He had recently moved to Ohio to be near his grandchildren, having lived for most of his working life in Berrien Springs and at Karanda Mission Hospital in Zimbabwe. Roland was born Jan....

Apr 11, 2021

James "Herb" Hoover, born June 14, 1931 in Berrien Springs, passed away on April 11, 2021 at Lakeland Hospital in St Joseph, at age 89. James spent most of his youth living in Berrien Center and graduated from Eau Claire High School in 1950. After graduating, he went to work at Studebaker Corp. in South Bend, then married Betty Graham...