Obituaries

Local obituaries for Berrien Springs, MI and surrounding areas

Jeanette Morris

Jeanette Morris

Feb 27, 2017

Jeanette Morris, 89, of Berrien Springs passed away Monday, February 27, 2017, at Woodland Terrace of Longmeadow in Niles.  Jeanette was born August 3, 1927, in Cass County, Michigan, to Harvey and Fern (Charles) Hall.  She graduated from Decatur High School, and on June 20, 1948, in Glenwood, Michigan, she married Richard Morris. The couple made their home in Berrien...

Susama Bairagee

Susama Bairagee

Feb 22, 2017

Susama Bairagee passed away early in the morning around 7:10 am on February 22, 2017 at her eldest Son’s abode, here in Berrien Springs, MI, at the ripe old age of 90. Susama  was the daughter of the Late Pastor Upendranath Halder and the Late Mrs. Hashshomukhi Halder.  She was born November 28, 1926, in the village of Aambari in...

Emma L. Bond

Emma L. Bond

Feb 13, 2017

Emma L. Bond, 88, of Berrien Center, died Monday, February 13, 2017, at home. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, February 24, at Shiloh Seventh-day Adventist Church, 7000 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60637.  Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery, Chicago. Local arrangements are by Allred Funeral Home, Berrien Springs, where online messages may be left at...

Kathryn L. Macklin

Kathryn L. Macklin

Feb 13, 2017

Kathryn L. Macklin, 89, of Berrien Springs, died Monday, February 13, 2017, at Old Farm Living Center in Berrien Springs. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday, February 19, at Allred Funeral Home, Berrien Springs, where friends may visit from 1 – 3 p.m.  Burial will be at 2 p.m. Monday, February 20, at Mission Hills Memorial Gardens, Niles....

Bille K. Burdick

Bille K. Burdick

Feb 5, 2017

Bille Kelly Burdick, 84, of Ooltewah, Tennessee, died Sunday evening, February 5, 2017, at Lakeland Medical Center in St. Joseph, Michigan. A time of visitation with the family will be held from 4 – 6 p.m. Thursday, February 9, at Allred Funeral Home in Berrien Springs.  Online messages may be shared at www.allredfuneralhome.com.  Private inurnment will be in the family...

Lillian M. Down

Lillian M. Down

Feb 4, 2017

Lillian Mae (Kourt) Down, 94, of Berrien Springs, died peacefully on February 4, 2017 at Woodland Terrace of Longmeadow in Niles. She was born March 3, 1922 in South Lyon, Michigan and attended school in Brighton, Michigan. She married Lloyd Andrew Down in 1940 and was employed by Burroughs Corporation during WW II. After raising their four children, Lillian ran...

George H. Akers

George H. Akers

Feb 4, 2017

George Hillry Akers, 90, of Collegedale, Tennessee, passed away Saturday, February 4, 2017. He was the son of the late Hillry B. and Kitty H. Akers and was preceded in death by his son, Douglas Allen Akers, and sister, Miriam Dalecki. The Akers family lived all over the United States but spent a majority of their time in Berrien Springs,...

Eleanor Moon Kephart

Eleanor Moon Kephart

Feb 4, 2017

Eleanor Moon Kephart, 97, of Berrien Springs passed away Saturday, February 4, 2017 at Loving Care Foster Homes in Berrien Springs. Eleanor was born March 14, 1919 in South Bend, Indiana, the daughter of Albert and Minnie (McOmber) Wilson. She graduated from Berrien Springs High School in 1937. On October 2, 1940 she married Dale Moon until his death on...

George H. Akers

George H. Akers

Feb 4, 2017

George Hillry Akers, 90, of Collegedale, Tennessee, passed away Saturday, February 4, 2017. He was the son of the late Hillry B. and Kitty H. Akers and was preceded in death by his son, Douglas Allen Akers, and sister, Miriam Dalecki. The Akers family lived all over the United States but spent a majority of their time in Berrien Springs,...

Robert Don Moon Iii

Robert Don Moon Iii

Feb 3, 2017

Robert Don Moon III, 55, formerly of Berrien Springs, died Friday, February 3, 2017, in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday, February 11, at Pioneer Memorial Church on the campus of Andrews University, Berrien Springs.  Friends are invited to visit from 5 – 7 p.m. Friday, February 10, at Allred Funeral Home, Berrien Springs,...

Darell V. Amundson

Darell V. Amundson

Feb 3, 2017

Darell V. Amundson, 97, died Friday morning, February 3, 2017, at Woodland Terrace of Longmeadow in Niles.  Inurnment will be in Fort Custer National Cemetery, Augusta, Michigan. He was born November 24, 1919, in Brooten, Minnesota, the son of Benhard and Leah (Chaffee) Amundson.  He was a veteran of World War II, having served with the Army Air Forces, where...

Larry K. Collier

Larry K. Collier

Jan 22, 2017

The Collier family and all their friends and acquaintances were saddened to learn of the passing of Larry Kenneth Collier, 78, on January 22, 2017 in Buchanan, Michigan.    Born on October 25, 1938 in Streator, Illinois he was one of six children of Eldon and Beatrice (Wood) Collier. When he was just five years old, and brother Eldon, seven, their...

Viola B. Peugh

Viola B. Peugh

Jan 22, 2017

Viola B. Peugh, 96, of Berrien Springs, passed away on Sunday, January 22, 2017 at Hanson Hospice Center in Stevensville. She was born January 15, 1921 in Detroit.  She married Edwin F. Peugh on October 11, 1952, and he preceded her in death November 15, 2004. Mrs. Peugh worked as a “Rosie the Riveter” during WWII.  She later became a...

Alice Marie Swartz

Alice Marie Swartz

Jan 20, 2017

Alice Marie Swartz, 86, of Berrien Springs, died Friday, January 20, 2017, at Hanson Hospice Center in Stevensville. Funeral services will be at noon Tuesday, January 24, at Allred Funeral Home in Berrien Springs, where friends may visit beginning at 10 a.m.  Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery.  Donations in Alice’s name may be made to the Humane Society...

Lowell E. Clausen

Lowell E. Clausen

Jan 14, 2017

Lowell E. Clausen, 92, of Berrien Springs, died Saturday, January 14, 2017, at his home. Funeral services will be at noon Tuesday, January 17, in the Riess Chapel of the Village Seventh-day Adventist Church in Berrien Springs, where friends may call beginning at 11 a.m.  Pastor Ron Kelly will officiate, and burial in Rose Hill Cemetery will follow the services. ...

David E. Hodge

David E. Hodge

Jan 11, 2017

David Edwin Hodge, 92, of Berrien Springs, died Wednesday, January 11, 2017, at his home.  Born October 15, 1924 in Dabney, Indiana, he was the youngest of seven children of George Albert and Myrtle (Powell) Hodge. He grew up during the depression years in a small farming community.  He graduated from Versailles High School in 1942. In the fall of...

Jacqualyn Marie Davidson

Jacqualyn Marie Davidson

Jan 11, 2017

Jacqualyn Marie Davidson, 86, of Niles, died Wednesday morning, January 11, 2017, at Woodland Terrace of Longmeadow in Niles. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, January 15, at Allred Funeral Home, Berrien Springs, where friends may call beginning at 1 p.m.  In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to a charity of the donor’s choice.  Messages...

Margaret 'Peggy' Kroncke

Margaret 'Peggy' Kroncke

Jan 6, 2017

Margaret Evelyn “Peggy” Kroncke, former longtime resident of Berrien Springs, passed away on January 6, 2017 in Temecula, California at the age of 89. Peggy was born on July 5, 1927 in Newburgh, New York to Albert and Margaret Wright.  She was raised in the greater New York area where she attended school through her high school graduation.  Peggy then...

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...