Obituaries

Feb 25, 2020

Sterling E. Bailey, 95, of Eau Claire, died Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, at Forest Glen Assisted Living in Dowagiac. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 29, at Bowerman Funeral Home, Eau Claire, where friends may visit beginning at 10 a.m. Burial will be in Caldwell Cemetery, Eau Claire. Memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association....

Feb 15, 2020

Beverly Jane Leffler, 92, of Niles, died Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020, at her home. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 23, at the Niles Westside Seventh-day Adventist Church, with visitation from 10-11 a.m. at the church. Inurnment will be at Rose Hill Cemetery, Berrien Springs, at a later date. Memorials may be made to Your Story Hour....

Feb 15, 2020

Clara Jacko, 91, of Eau Claire, died Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020, at Hanson Hospice Center in Stevensville. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20, at Bowerman Funeral Home, Eau Claire, where friends may visit from noon til 1 p.m. Burial will be in Newberry, Mich. Memorials may be made to Hanson Hospice Center. Online messages may be...

Jan 28, 2020

Darlene R. Schinske, 86, of Eau Claire, passed away surrounded by her family on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020, at Caretel Inns in St. Joseph. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 1, at Grace Lutheran Church in Eau Claire, with Rev. James Bartz officiating. Friends may visit with the family beginning at 10 a.m. Burial will be in...

Jan 26, 2020

R. Frances White, 95, lifetime resident of Berrien Springs, died Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020, at Woodland Terrace of Longmeadow in Niles. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 28, at the Berrien Springs United Methodist Church, where friends may visit beginning one hour before service. A luncheon will follow the service, after which a graveside service will be...

Jan 20, 2020

Rae Ann Adams, 72, former area resident, died Monday, Jan. 20, 2020, in Roanoke, Va. Funeral services will be at 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 26, at Grace Church, 52025 Gumwood Road, Granger, Ind., where friends may visit beginning at 2:30 p.m. and also following the service. Burial will be at 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 27, at Rose Hill Cemetery, Berrien...

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Jan 15, 2020

Jan 7, 2020

Mary Jane Cunnington, 97, a long-time resident of Berrien Springs, died Tuesday, January 7, 2020 at the Hanson Hospice Center in Stevensville. Born August 15, 1922, Mary was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She worked for Andrews University as a hostess in the lounge and later in the cafeteria in the student center. After her retirement from the...

Jan 1, 2020

Marceil Louise (Straman) Moore, 90, of Berrien Springs, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020 at Woodland Terrace of Longmeadow in Niles. Marceil was born March 9, 1929 in Lima, Ohio to Peter and Ellen (Shenk) Straman. She moved to Berrien Springs with her family in 1944 and attended Emmanuel Missionary College Academy, from which she graduated in 1947. Marceil...

Jan 1, 2020

Virgil “Chuck” Tacket fell asleep in Jesus during the early hours of the new year, 2020. He was born during a blizzard on March 26, 1923 in the tiny town of Hollister, Wisconsin. He was the eighth child of Minnie and Hiram Tacket. In addition to working hard on the farm, he graduated from White Lake High School in 1942...

Dec 31, 2019

Ruth Ann Vorrath, 88, of Buchanan, died Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2019 at her home. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 6, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Berrien Springs. Friends may call from 3-5 and 6-8 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 5 at the church, and an hour before service on Monday. Memorial contributions may be made to Trinity Lutheran Church,...

Dec 28, 2019

Dec 26, 2019

Betty Jo Imperial (Harp) 78, of Bridgman, died Thursday, December 26, 2019 at the Hanson Hospice Center in Stevensville. Betty Jo was born February 14, 1941 in Greenview, Illinois to John and Edith Harp (Ackley). She graduated from Greenview High School. She was preceeded in death by her parents and older brother, Merle. Betty Jo is survived by her younger...

Dec 22, 2019

Arnold Farenick, 84, died Sunday, December 22, 2019 at the Hanson Hospice Center in Stevensville, Michigan. Born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, the son of Kosma and Martha (Meleshanko) Farenick, he grew up on the family farm in Saskatoon until they moved to Toronto, Ontario. He always had a strong work ethic. He enjoyed working on the farm during his high...

Dec 17, 2019

Bonnie Jean (Nutt) Pollitt, 85, passed to her rest Tuesday, December 17, 2019, at home from congestive heart failure. Born April 14, 1934, in Kadoka, South Dakota, she was the eldest daughter of Bonnie Berben “Ben” and Arthelda “Toddy” (Howie) Nutt. Ben was born in Oklahoma; Toddy in Montana. Six other children joined the family, all but one surviving into...

Dec 11, 2019

Peter J. Beall was born Nov. 9, 1971 in St. Joseph to John and Marilyn Beall, now of Eau Claire. He passed away Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019. Pete grew up in a loving family—there were six other siblings, four boys and two girls. Pete positioned himself as the jokester, but never with an unkind spirit. As a boy, he enjoyed...

Dec 4, 2019

John Robert Covert, 94, of Stevensville, died Wednesday, December 4, 2019, at Pine Ridge Center in Stevensville. A memorial service will be at 4 p.m. Saturday, December 21, in the Riess Chapel of the Village Seventh-day Adventist Church in Berrien Springs. Online messages and memories may be shared at www.allredfuneralhome.com.

Nov 25, 2019

Ruby V. Snell, 95, of Berrien Springs, died Monday, Nov. 25, 2019 at Jenny’s Place in Berrien Springs. She was born Aug. 23, 1924 in Hinsdale, Ill., the daughter of Naaman and Mary Eva (Worrell) Brown. She met John G. Snell at Broadview Academy and they were married in 1942. They moved to Berrien Springs in 1952 for Ruby to...

Nov 20, 2019

Rosanne Louise Karn, 86, of Eau Claire, died Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, at Hanson Hospice Center in Stevensville. She was born June 11, 1933, in Chicago, the daughter of William and Helen (Rust) Spaulding. She belonged to the Niles Chapter #332 of the Order of the Eastern Star, and her church membership was with the Eau Claire Community Church. Rosanne...