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Local obituaries for Berrien Springs, MI and surrounding areas

Donna Mae Olney Heyer

Donna Mae Olney Heyer

Jan 4, 2017

Donna Mae Olney Heyer, 102, of Berrien Springs, died Wednesday, January 4, 2017, at Pine Ridge Rehabilitation & Nursing Center in Stevensville. Funeral services will be at noon Tuesday, January 10, at Berrien Springs United Methodist Church, where friends may call 10 a.m. til noon. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the BS United...

Robbin E. Down

Robbin E. Down

Jan 1, 2017

Robbin Elaine Down, 62, of Eau Claire, died Sunday, January 1, 2017, at Hanson Hospice Center in Stevensville. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Sunday, January 8, in the Riess Chapel of the Village Seventh-day Adventist Church in Berrien Springs.  Memorial donations may be made to Hanson Hospice Center.  Allred Funeral Home, Berrien Springs, has been entrusted...

Roger Harold Wotring

Roger Harold Wotring

Dec 26, 2016

Roger Harold Wotring was born Wednesday, January 12, 1944, in Herrick Hospital, Tecumseh, Michigan. He died Monday, December 26, 2016, in Lakeland Medical Center, Saint Joseph, Michigan. Roger was the beloved, middle child of Erma Ruth Burke Wotring and Harold Glennis Wotring. Family who also preceded him in death were older brother Glennis Wotring, who lived in Toledo, Ohio, and...

Luz Ruiz

Luz Ruiz

Dec 25, 2016

Luz Haydeé Ruiz-Tenorio died quietly at her sister and brother-in-law’s home December 25, 2016.  A Memorial Service will be held at 3 p.m. on Sabbath, January 14, 2017, at Pioneer Memorial Church on the campus of Andrews University, Berrien Springs, where she was a member.  Arrangements have been entrusted to Allred Funeral Home, Berrien Springs, and online messages may be...

Earl W. Witzel

Earl W. Witzel

Dec 24, 2016

Earl W. Witzel, 83, of Berrien Springs, died Saturday, December 24, 2016, at Lakeland Medical Center in St. Joseph. A memorial service will be at 5 p.m. Monday, January 2, 2017, at the Village Seventh-day Adventist Church in Berrien Springs, with Pastors Ron Kelly and Bruce Hayward officiating.  Memorial donations may be made to Your Story Hour; or Radio 74,...

Nona M. Ludeman

Nona M. Ludeman

Dec 24, 2016

Nona Mae (Roosma) Ludeman, 87, a longtime resident of the Berrien Springs area, died Saturday, December 24, 2016, at Woodland Terrace of Longmeadow in Niles, Michigan. She was born February 9, 1929 in Lonepine, Montana, the daughter of Sam and Grace Roosma.  She was the youngest of four children; three preceded her in death.  Nona graduated from high school at...

Lally J. Ulery

Lally J. Ulery

Dec 23, 2016

Lally Jenny Ulery, 60, died on Friday, December 23, 2016. Lally was born May 22, 1956 in Elanthoor, Kerala, India, the oldest child of Chacko Koshy and Aleyama John. Three other siblings would follow—Koshy, Shally and Julie. She completed her high school studies at Lowry Memorial School in Bangalore, India, and Bachelor’s Degree at Spicer Memorial College in Pune, India....

Keith W. Heaney

Keith W. Heaney

Dec 18, 2016

Keith W. Heaney, 75, of Berrien Springs, died Sunday, December 18, 2016, at Hanson Hospice Center in Stevensville. Cremation has taken place, with Allred Funeral Home, Berrien Springs, entrusted with arrangements.  Online messages may be left for the family at www.allredfuneralhome.com.  Donations in Keith’s memory may be made to the National Kidney Foundation or the American Cancer Society. Keith was...

Edward Woods Jr.

Edward Woods Jr.

Dec 9, 2016

Edward Woods, Jr. of Berrien Springs passed away suddenly on Dec. 9, 2016 at home. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 16 (viewing at 10 a.m.) at the Highland Avenue Seventh-day Adventist Church. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Highland Avenue Seventh-day Adventist Church (2075 Highland Avenue, Benton Harbor, MI 49022) or...

Bernice Wicker

Bernice Wicker

Dec 5, 2016

Bernice Irene Franz Wicker, 93, of Berrien Springs, passed away Monday, December 5, 2016 at Caretel Inns of Lakeland, St. Joseph. Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday, December 9 at Allred Funeral Home in Berrien Springs, with Lanny Duffel conducting the services. Burial will immediately follow at Riverview Cemetery.  Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, December 8....

Genevieve Rose Goosey

Genevieve Rose Goosey

Dec 3, 2016

Genevieve Rose (Clark) Goosey, 86, of Berrien Springs, passed away Saturday, December 3, 2016, at Lakeland Medical Center, St. Joseph. Funeral services will be at noon Tuesday, December 6, at the Berrien Springs Village Seventh-day Adventist Church, with Pastor Ron Kelly officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6–8 p.m. Monday, December 5, at Allred...

Bernice Lunz Taylor

Bernice Lunz Taylor

Dec 2, 2016

Bernice Lunz Taylor, 89, of Berrien Springs, passed away on Friday, December 2, 2016, at Shangrila Homes in Berrien Springs. She was born August 18, 1927, in Clintonville, Wisconsin to the late Ruth (Cottrell) Lunz and Charles Freeman Lunz and grew up on their dairy farm in Wisconsin in a family of seven girls.  She contracted polio at age 14,...

Rahabu Luyeho

Rahabu Luyeho

Dec 1, 2016

Rahabu Luyeho, of Macomb, Michigan, formerly of Berrien Springs, died Thursday, December 1, 2016, at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, Illinois. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, December 16, at Allred Funeral Home, Berrien Springs, where friends may call from 10 a.m. until service time.  Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery, where she will rest...

Bonnie Sue Felton

Bonnie Sue Felton

Nov 27, 2016

Bonnie S. Felton, 82, of St. Joseph passed away peacefully Sunday morning, November 27, 2016, at her home. On Tuesday, November 29, a graveside service was held at Spring Run Cemetery in Scottdale.  She was laid to rest next to her husband, Gene.  The Reverend Derek Cromwell of First Baptist Church in Berrien Springs officiated at the gravesite, with a...

Marissa Abraham

Marissa Abraham

Nov 25, 2016

Marissa was the beloved daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Abraham (Sam & Merline). Marissa was the joy of the house and a source of inspiration and hope: an angel sent for a short time to remind us of the most important things in life. Marissa was cherished and will be missed. She is survived by her parents, older brother Andy,...

Theresa Ann Mceachrane

Theresa Ann Mceachrane

Nov 21, 2016

Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until 12 noon on Sunday, November 27, 2016, with funeral services at 12 noon, at Pioneer Memorial Church on the campus of Andrews University, Berrien Springs. Funeral: Pioneer Memorial Church 49103 Visitation: Pioneer Memorial Church 49103

Calvin T. Walker

Calvin T. Walker

Nov 17, 2016

Calvin T. Walker (Doc, Pops, Pop Pop, Granddad, Daddy), 83, passed away peacefully on November 17, 2016 at the Hanson Hospice Center in Stevensville, MI after a long struggle with Diabetes and Renal Failure. Calvin was born on March 14, 1933 in New Haven, CT to Mary Lou Trenton and Thomas Walker. He is the 7th child, youngest son, born...

Aida Weiss

Aida Weiss

Nov 10, 2016

AIDA ALMIRA ACOSTA de WEISS Aida Acosta was born in Victoria de las Tunas, Provincia de Oriente, Cuba, on September 1, 1935, and died at the home of her son in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on November 10, 2016. She was the daughter of Eduardo Acosta and Margarita Velez de Acosta. Aida was granted a BA degree in Chemistry by Southern...

John Keki

John Keki

Nov 5, 2016

John Keki, 96, formerly of Port Clinton, Ohio, died November 5, 2016, at his daughter’s home in Berrien Springs, Michigan. He was born August 27, 1920, in Hungary.  In 1951 he migrated with his wife and daughter to America, where he made a good life for his family.  John loved the great outdoors, especially hunting and fishing, and he became...

Luzetta Mashni

Luzetta Mashni

Nov 4, 2016

Luzetta Mashni, 86, of Berrien Springs, died Friday morning, November 4, 2016, at Jenny’s Place in Berrien Springs. She was born May 5, 1930, in Garland, Maine, the daughter of Seth and Gladys (Card) Fickett.  She married Fuad B. Mashni, and together they raised three sons.  They had resided in Berrien Springs since 1958, with their church membership at Pioneer...

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