Obituaries

Local obituaries for Berrien Springs, MI and surrounding areas

Marianne Grace Macklin

Marianne Grace Macklin

Mar 13, 2018

Marianne Macklin of Berrien Springs, died at Hanson Hospice Center in Stevensville on Tuesday, March 13, 2018, one day before her 84th birthday. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Friday, March 16, at Allred Funeral Home, Berrien Springs, with visitation from 11 a.m. until service time. Pastor Ron Kelly of the Village Seventh-day Adventist Church, where Marianne was a...

Ramlen Kaumpungan

Ramlen Kaumpungan

Mar 9, 2018

Ramlen Kaumpungan, 67, of Berrien Springs died March 9, 2018 in Los Angeles, Calif. after a brief illness. Ramlen is survived by his wife, Jenny (nee Dimpudus), and their three children: Inne (James) Flaherty of Chicago, Daniel (Christine) Kaumpungan of Los Angeles, and Reinhard Kaumpungan of Berrien Springs. He is also survived by a grandson, Michael; soon-to-arrive granddaughter, Inez; brothers:...

Bertha Pauline Kubsch

Bertha Pauline Kubsch

Mar 2, 2018

Bertha Pauline Kubsch, 85, of Berrien Springs died on Friday, March 2, 2018 at Caretel Inns of Lakeland in St. Joseph. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, March 9, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Berrien Springs. Friends are invited to visit prior to the service between 10-11 a.m. and to share a memory online www.allredfuneralhome.com. Bertha...

Deborah Marie Taylor

Deborah Marie Taylor

Feb 28, 2018

Deborah “Debbie” Taylor, 62, of Berrien Springs, died Wednesday, February 28, 2018 at Lakeland Medical Center in St. Joseph. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 4, at Allred Funeral Home in Berrien Springs. Pastor Derek Cromwell of the First Baptist Church, Berrien Springs, will officiate. Friends are invited to visit from 1-2 p.m. and to...

Rodman Sanford Brahman

Rodman Sanford Brahman

Feb 23, 2018

Rodman S. Brahman, 77, of St. Joseph, died Friday evening, February 23, 2018, at Lakeland Medical Center in St. Joseph. Funeral services will be at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, March 1, at the Stevensville Seventh-day Adventist Church, with Pastor Dave Gotshall officiating. Friends are invited to visit with the family at the church from 2:30-3:30 p.m., and to leave online condolences...

Bradley Scott Bateman

Bradley Scott Bateman

Feb 22, 2018

Bradley S. Bateman, 60, of Berrien Springs died Thursday morning, Feb. 22, 2018 at Hanson Hospice Center in Stevensville. Funeral services will be at 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 25, at the Buchanan Seventh-day Adventist Church, where he was a member. Friends are invited to visit with the family at the church from 2-4 p.m. and to leave online messages at...

Herbert Engel

Herbert Engel

Feb 17, 2018

Herbert Engel of Berrien Springs died Saturday morning, Feb. 17, 2018, at home, one day short of his 111th birthday. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22, at Arden United Methodist Church, where he was a member. Friends may visit at the church from 11 a.m. until service time. Burial will be in Spring Run Cemetery. Online...

Gunar Kampe

Gunar Kampe

Feb 17, 2018

Gunar Kampe, 76, of Berrien Springs, died Saturday morning, Feb. 17, 2018, at Hanson Hospice Center in Stevensville. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 21, at Zion United Church of Christ in Baroda with Rev. Dr. Christopher Noffke officiating. Burial with military rites will follow in Ruggles Cemetery. Friends may visit 4-8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 20, at...

Dorothy "Dot" Elaine Perkey

Dorothy "Dot" Elaine Perkey

Feb 17, 2018

Dorothy Elaine Perkey, 89, of Benton Harbor, died Saturday morning, Feb. 17, 2018, at A Place Called Home in Dowagiac, following a long illness. A memorial service will be scheduled for a later date. Allred Funeral Home is serving the family, and online messages may be left at www.allredfuneralhome.com. Memorial donations may be made to Caring Circle Hospice. Dot was...

Russell "Russ" D. Young

Russell "Russ" D. Young

Feb 17, 2018

Russell “Russ” Young, 63, of Berrien Springs, passed away unexpectedly on Feb. 17, 2018. He was born Nov. 16, 1954 in Lewistown, Mont., to the late Floyd and Patricia (Crane) Young of Washington state. He graduated high school at Auburn Adventist Academy in 1973. He married the love of his life, Suzanne “Sue” (Hiebert) Young in 1980 and became involved...

Marylynn F. Rock

Marylynn F. Rock

Feb 10, 2018

Marylynn Frances (nee Brown) Rock, 94, formerly of Berrien Springs, died Saturday, February 10, 2018, at The Willows in St. Joseph. Marylynn was born January 25, 1924, in Baroda, the third of seven children born to Lester and Frances (Bodjack) Brown. She graduated from Benton Harbor High School in 1942. She held several jobs in Benton Harbor, with Clark Equipment...

Darrell Lee Zimmerle

Darrell Lee Zimmerle

Jan 28, 2018

Darrell Lee Zimmerle, 73, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 28, 2018 at his home in Berrien Center. Celebration of Life services will be at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, February 3, at the Eau Claire Seventh-day Adventist Church, where Darrell was a member for over 40 years. Visitation with the family will be from 2 p.m. until the service begins. Darrell...

Delilah Marley

Delilah Marley

Jan 16, 2018

Delilah Marley was born July 7, 1978, in Daru, Western Province, Papua New Guinea. She is the next-to-last child in a family of nine children. Delilah grew up in a Methodist family until her parents accepted the Sabbath truth in the early 1980s. In 1996 she met Lucas and they dated for four years. On the 19th of December 1999,...

Barbara Ann Stover

Barbara Ann Stover

Jan 11, 2018

Barbara “Barb” Ann Stover, 67, of Berrien Springs, died Thursday, January 11, 2018, at home surrounded by her family following a short illness. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, January 17, at the Berrien Springs United Methodist Church. Pastors Brenda Gordon and Linda Gordon will officiate. Burial will be at Rose Hill Cemetery, followed by a luncheon at...

William Michael Hayes

William Michael Hayes

Jan 9, 2018

William M. “Will” Hayes, 70, of Baroda passed away at home on Tuesday, January 9, 2018, after a long battle with cancer. Will was born March 12, 1947, in De Soto, Missouri, to William and Sarah Ann (Dawes) Hayes. He was a 1965 graduate of Crystal City High School. In the late 1960s, Will served in the U.S. Air Force...

Warren G. Popp

Warren G. Popp

Jan 8, 2018

Warren G. Popp, 89, of Berrien Springs, passed away Monday morning, January 8, 2018, at his home, surrounded by his children. Warren was born August 27, 1928 in Franklin Park, IL. He married Betty Nussdorfer of Fremont, MI, on January 8, 1950 and they settled in Berrien Springs shortly thereafter. Warren was a general contractor in southwest Michigan. He owned...

Helen L. Root

Helen L. Root

Jan 3, 2018

Helen L. Root, 85, of Berrien Springs passed away Wednesday, January 3, 2018 at Royalton Manor in St. Joseph. Born to Earl and Martha (Sheets) Curtis on March 28, 1932, Helen was raised in the Morton Hill area of Benton Harbor. A 1950 graduate of Benton Harbor High School, she was a nearly 50-year member of the First Presbyterian Church...

Kenneth Andrew Lehocky

Kenneth Andrew Lehocky

Jan 2, 2018

Kenneth Andrew Lehocky, 82, of Berrien Springs passed away at his home January 2, 2018, after a lengthy illness. Ken was born June 15, 1935, in Chicago, the son of Angeline and Andrew Lehocky. He previously resided in Carpentersville, Illinois, and Algonquin, Illinois. He moved with his family to Berrien Springs in 1975 to work at Western Electric Co. in...

Dorothy Jeannine Snyder

Dorothy Jeannine Snyder

Dec 27, 2017

Dorothy Jeannine Snyder, 88, of Niles, died Wednesday, December 27, 2017, at West Woods of Niles. A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday, December 30, at the Niles Westside Seventh-day Adventist Church. Online messages may be left at www.allredfuneralhome.com. Memorial donations may be made to the Niles Seventh-day Adventist Church School Library (for children’s books). Jeannine was...

Dorothy M. Kesterke

Dorothy M. Kesterke

Dec 21, 2017

Dorothy M. Kesterke, 96, longtime resident of Berrien Springs, died Thursday, December 21, 2017, at Pine Ridge Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Stevensville. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, January 9, at Berrien Center Bible Church, with Pastor Bill Zebell officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery, Berrien Springs. Friends are invited to visit from 6-8 p.m....