Obituaries

Dec 16, 2017

Betty Marie “Pam” Van Den Heuvel, 91, a local resident since January 2017, passed away on Saturday, December 16, 2017, at Woodland Terrace of Longmeadow in Niles. Visitation will be at 5 p.m. on Thursday, December 21, with a memorial service following at 6 p.m., at the Wisconsin Memorial Park Family Center, 13235 West Capital Drive, Brookfield, Wisconsin. Pastor Steve...

Dec 10, 2017

A Berrien Springs icon passed away on Sunday, December 10, 2017: Ronald E. Colvin - known to all as RC. He was the first New Year’s Baby born on January 1, 1943 in Waco, Texas, to the late Andrew Jackson Abernathy Colvin and Ruth McFalls. He died at the age of 74. RC graduated from Berrien Springs High School in...

Nov 25, 2017

Mildred Swanson, 90, of Berrien Springs, died Saturday evening, November 25, 2017. She was born July 2, 1927, in North Yarmouth, Maine, the daughter of Everett and Viola (Baston) Jamieson. She married Arnold R. Swanson on June 20, 1948, in Camden, Maine. In addition to being a homemaker, she was a Seventh-day Adventist church school teacher in New England and...

Oct 27, 2017

Brian Keith Quiriconi, 58, of Berrien Springs died Friday, Oct. 27, 2017, at his home. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Sodus, of which he was a member. The Rev. Robert Duehlmeyer will officiate. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery, Berrien Springs. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 30,...

Oct 25, 2017

Kathleen Harriet Stephens, 91, of Berrien Springs, died Wednesday, October 25, 2017, at home after a brief illness. She was born February 13, 1926, on a farm near Hillsdale, Wisconsin, to Harry and Ardith Hoff.  After graduation from Barron (Wisconsin) High School in 1944, Kathy attended Eau Claire (Wisconsin) Business College, then Bob Jones University.  Her marriage to Roland R....

Oct 24, 2017

Harry William Reeves, 97, of Niles, passed away Tuesday, October 24, 2017, at Lakeland Hospital in Niles. A memorial service will be held at 2:30 p.m. Friday, October 27, with military rites immediately following, at Allred Funeral Home in Berrien Springs, where friends may visit beginning at 1:30 p.m.  Private inurnment will be in Rose Hill Cemetery, Berrien Springs.  Online...

Oct 21, 2017

Kathleen Ekkens, 77, of Berrien Springs, died Saturday, October 21, 2017, at her home. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, October 27, at Pioneer Memorial Church on the campus of Andrews University, Berrien Springs.  Friends are invited to visit from 6 – 8 p.m. Thursday, October 26, at Allred Funeral Home, Berrien Springs, and to leave online messages...

Oct 18, 2017

Thelma Louise Martin, 94, of Berrien Springs passed away Wednesday, October 18, 2017, after a brief illness. She was born Thelma Louise Barnes on January 12, 1923, in Parkersburg, West Virginia, the eldest daughter in a family of 10 siblings.  She married the love of her life, Clarence Martin, in 1945.  When he returned from World War II, they started...

Oct 16, 2017

Dr. Geeta Rani Lall, 85, of Berrien Springs died peacefully at home Monday, October 16, after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. She is survived by three daughters, Meena and Laura Lall, Rita Runyon; and three beloved grandsons, Adam Lall, Luke and Anthony Ross. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Bernard Lall; and daughter, Sheila Lall.  Geeta...

Sep 30, 2017

Dale Herbert Simpson, age 85, of Berrien Center, died at his home on Saturday, September 30, 2017. He was born July 5, 1932, in Chicago, the son of Ruth E. (Anderson) and Judson H. Simpson. Dale graduated from Hylandale Academy in 1950. He married Johanna B. Guthrie on April 23, 1952 in Niles. They were married for 63 years until...

Sep 18, 2017

A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, September 25, at Allred Funeral Home. Memorial Service: Allred Funeral Home 212 South Main Street, Berrien Springs, MI 49103

Sep 8, 2017

Francis “Lars” Surdal, 93, formerly of Berrien Springs, died Friday, September 8, 2017, at Woodland Terrace of Longmeadow in Niles. A memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Friday, September 15, in the Castelbuono Youth Chapel of Pioneer Memorial Church on the campus of Andrews University, Berrien Springs.  Arrangements have been entrusted to Allred Funeral Home, Berrien Springs, and online...

Sep 4, 2017

Sep 2, 2017

Cheryl Ann Aldrich Groff, 58, of Berrien Springs, died at home on Saturday, September 2, 2017. There will not be a service, but there will be a memorial gathering on September 24.  Everyone can come together, eat, and share stories at 4 p.m. at Bertrand Hall, 3835 Buffalo Road, Buchanan.  Cheryl was born July 16, 1959, in Benton Harbor, the...

Sep 1, 2017

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Sep 1, 2017

Funeral services will be Thursday, September 7, at Hope Community Church, 2390 Lake Street, Niles, Michigan.  Friends are invited to visit with the family from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m., with the funeral starting at 1 p.m. Visitation: Hope Community Church 2390 Lake Street, Niles, MI 49120 Funeral: Hope Community Church 2390 Lake Street, Niles, MI 49120

Aug 30, 2017

Madelon “Petie” (Petersen) Bittner Taylor, 69, of Berrien Springs, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, August 30, 2017. She was born in Champaign, Illinois, the daughter of Leon and Margaret (O’Conner) Petersen. She was a wonderful mother to Amy Bittner Kerr and son-in-law, John W. Kerr; and loving grandmother to Alex, Spencer, and Amanda Kerr. A memorial service will be held...

Aug 6, 2017

Everett L. Siewert, 90, of Dowagiac, formerly of Berrien Springs, died Sunday, August 6, 2017, at Lakeland Medical Center, St. Joseph. Funeral services will be at 6 p.m. Thursday, August 10, in the Riess Chapel of the Village Seventh-day Adventist Church in Berrien Springs, where friends may gather beginning at 5 p.m. Burial will be at 3 p.m. Monday, August...

Jul 28, 2017

George Donald McRae, 85, passed away at his home in Bridgman on the morning of July 28, 2017. George spent many of his days singing to make his family smile. McRae told stories of his time in the Air Force and of his many travels. He served a proud and dedicated career with Clark Equipment Company. George was passionate about...

Jul 19, 2017

F. L. “Whitey” Whitehead, 90, of Berrien Springs, passed from this earth on Wednesday, July 19, 2017, at Jenny’s Place in Berrien Springs. A memorial service celebrating Whitey’s life will be at 3 p.m. Saturday, July 22, at Allred Funeral Home, Berrien Springs.  Cremation has taken place and burial of ashes will be at Lincoln Township Cemetery at a later...