Obituaries

Mar 24, 2021

Donna Mae Bailey, 90, of Eau Claire, passed away peacefully early Wednesday morning, March 24, 2021. She was at home with family by her side. Donna was born January 2, 1931, in Benton Harbor to the late Roger and Lillian (Harris) Souers. She graduated from Eau Claire High School in 1949. She worked at Love Tractor for several years, then...

Mar 23, 2021

Jeffrey Lynn Brown, 53, of Sodus, died March 23, 2021, at home. A graveside memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 3, at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Sodus. Messages and memories may be shared online at www.bowermanfuneral.com. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the family. Jeff was born October 5, 1967 in St. Joseph, the...

Mar 18, 2021

Mar 17, 2021

Franklin D. Gaul, 88, of St. Joseph, previously of Berrien Springs, died March 17, 2021, at Hanson Hospice Center in Stevensville. A Graveside Service will be held at noon Saturday, March 20, at Rose Hill Cemetery, Berrien Springs, with Pastor Steve Hartten of Peace Lutheran Church, St. Joseph, officiating. Messages and memories may be shared online at www.allredfuneralhome.com. Memorial donations...

Mar 17, 2021

Richard Lee Whitright, 86, of Eau Claire passed away Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at Spectrum Health Lakeland in St. Joseph. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 30, at Zion United Church of Christ Cemetery, 9134 Black Lake Road, Eau Claire. He was born July 28, 1934 to John and Emma Whitright. Richard served his country with the...

Mar 16, 2021

Varvara Zakharchenko, was born into an Orthodox farming family on April 14, 1927 in the village of Velikaya Glumcha, Ukrainian Republic, USSR. Her father, Semyon Zakharchenko, and mother, Alexandra Yatsenko, had 5 children: two sons, Andrey and Kirill, and three daughters, Varvara, Olga, and Eva. Her parents were hardworking, friendly, and God-fearing. After the October Revolution in 1917, Soviet power...

Mar 3, 2021

Joan Arnold, 74, originally from Berrien Springs, passed away March 3, 2021. She was born Feb. 8, 1947, to Vernice Curtis and Glenn “Bud” Arnold. She called many places home including Michigan, Colorado, New Mexico and Kentucky. She had a great sense of humor, loved to dance, boat, garden and ski. She was drawn to the mountains and water. She...

Mar 1, 2021

Mary Elaine Holmes, 84, died Monday, March 1, 2021, at Loving Care Home in Berrien Springs. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, March 5, at Allred Funeral Home, Berrien Springs, with visitation one hour prior. Pastor John Glass of Pioneer Memorial Church will officiate. Burial will be in Union Cemetery, Berrien Center. Memories may be shared online at...

Feb 26, 2021

Ermel J.D. Dunavin, 93, went to his heavenly home with Jesus on Friday, Feb. 26, 2021 at Hanson Hospice Center. Ermel was born June 11, 1927 in Craighead County, Ark. He married Betty Uneta Harrell of Leachville, Ark. on Oct. 8, 1948. They were married for 72 years. Ermel entered military service in the Army at 18 years old and...

Feb 20, 2021

On Saturday, February 20, 2021, Lázaro Falcón, 87, loving husband and father, passed away at his home in Berrien Springs, surrounded by family and friends. Lázaro was born to Alfonso Falcón and María Isabel González, on November 14, 1934 in Havana, Cuba. At an early age, Lázaro began an apprenticeship in carpentry, which led to his lifelong dedication to the...

Feb 17, 2021

Donald A. Carlson, 65, of Berrien Springs, died Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, at his home. He was born July 30, 1955, in St. Joseph, the son of Russell and Elaine Geik Carlson. He attended Lake Michigan College, and later graduated from a five-year electrical apprenticeship and worked as journeyman electrician for many years. Later he worked for Cressy and Everett...

Feb 9, 2021

Don Dockerty was born March 3, 1945 at Fort Snelling, Minn. to Grace and Hillis Dockerty while Hillis was serving in the US Army in France during World War II. On February 9, 2021 Don passed away surrounded by his wife and three children at Woodland Terrace of Bridgman. Growing up Don primarily lived in the Monticello, Ind. area and...

Feb 8, 2021

Roy T. Anderson, Sr., 89, of Niles, died early Monday, February 8, 2021. He was born in Helena, Arkansas, on September 16, 1931. He grew up in Arkansas and also spent some of his early years in Missouri. He came to Michigan in 1947 and spent the rest of his life in Michigan on his same property where he passed...

Feb 7, 2021

Barbara D. Gilliam, 79, of Eau Claire went home to be with her Lord on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021. She passed away peacefully at home. Barbara was born and raised in Arkansas on Sept. 6, 1941 to Raymond and Irene (Vittito) Hicks. One of 11 siblings, Barbara was never at a loss for company growing up and always had a...

Jan 31, 2021

Tina L. Paugh, 60, of Eau Claire, died Sunday, January 31, 2021 at Spectrum Health Lakeland in St. Joseph. She was born December 15, 1960 in Ada, Ohio, the daughter of Doyle and Mary Lee (Martin) Paugh. She was a caregiver at the Old Farm Living Center in Berrien Springs. She loved working with owner Pat Case, as well as...

Jan 27, 2021

James T. Schulte, 70, commonly known by friends as “Red”, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021 from complications of a stroke. Jim was born Sept. 19, 1950 in Cincinnati, Ohio, the son of Joseph A. and Marguerite “Peg” Schulte of St. Joseph (now deceased). He is survived by his son, Thomas (Ashley) Schulte and his grandson, Eddie Schulte of Benton...

Jan 11, 2021

Jerry Dewayne Fentress, 64, of Eau Claire, died Monday, January 11, 2021, at West Woods of Bridgman. Funeral services will be Thursday, January 14, with visitation at 1 p.m. and the funeral at 2 p.m., at Bowerman Funeral Home in Eau Claire. Messages for the family may be left online at www.bowermanfuneral.com. Jerry was born September 6, 1956, in Benton...

Jan 8, 2021

Larry Ford, aka “The Bird”, passed away in his sleep in late January. He died of COPD and issues related to smoking. It was determined that he did not have COVID-19. Larry was born June17, 1955, in Columbus, Wisconsin, the son of Dwain and Lorraine (Saline) Ford. He was a local homebuilder and specialized in the framing of large homes...

Dec 29, 2020

Ronald W. Hass, 68, of Eau Claire passed away Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020. Ronald was born to the late Eamil and Thelma (Goldner) Hass of Eau Claire. After graduating from Eau Claire High School, Ronald married Jeanne (Griffin) Hass. During the course of their 48-year marriage, Ronald and Jeanne raised three children and welcomed three grandchildren. Ronald was a hard-working...

Dec 29, 2020

Kimberly Ann Cheatham, 55, of Dowagiac, died Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020, at Rose Arbor Hospice in Kalamazoo. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, at Caldwell Cemetery in Eau Claire. Bowerman Funeral Home, Eau Claire, is assisting with arrangements, and messages for the family may be left online at www.bowermanfuneral.com. Kimberly was born April 28, 1965,...