Local obituaries for Berrien Springs, MI and surrounding areas
Forrest James "Jim" Moore
Dec 22, 2017
Forrest James “Jim” Moore, 82, of Eau Claire, died Friday, December 22, 2017, at West Woods of Bridgman. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, December 28, at Bowerman Funeral Home, Eau Claire, with Pastor Mark Mitchell of Chapel Hill United Methodist Church, Sodus, officiating. Friends are invited to visit beginning at 10 a.m., and to leave...
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....
Betty "Pam" Van Den Heuvel
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...
Bessie F. Bookwalter
Dec 13, 2017
Bessie F. Bookwalter, 103, passed away Wednesday, December 13, 2017, at The Willows in St. Joseph. Bessie was born December 16, 1913, in Chicago, the daughter of the late Frank and Anna (Liska) Krivanek. On February 20, 1937, she married the love of her life, Eames H. Bookwalter. They raised their family in Sister Lakes. Surviving are her children: Cynthia...
Ronald E. Colvin
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...
Mildred Swanson
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...
Edna A. Wheeler
Nov 21, 2017
Edna A. Wheeler, 83, of Sodus passed away peacefully at 12:21 p.m. Tuesday, November 21, 2017 at Hanson Hospice Center in Stevensville. She was born June 6, 1934 in Giles, Tennessee to Ole and Mary Ella James. She married the love of her life, Otis “Bud” Wheeler Jr. on July 14, 1967. Some of her many jobs included Heath Company,...
Donna Mae Adcock
Nov 4, 2017
Saturday, November 4, 2017, our family tree lost a beautiful branch when Donna Mae Durham Adcock died at her home in Eau Claire. She was born March 20, 1932, in Ozark County, Missouri, to Welmer and Tressie Durham. In 1948 her family moved to Michigan. Donna finished high school in Eau Claire. On March 13, 1963, she married Robert E....
James Dedic
Nov 1, 2017
James Dedic, 87, of Berrien Center, died Wednesday, November 1, 2017, at his home. A memorial service will be held at 12 noon Monday, November 6, at Berrien Center Bible Church, with Pastor Robert Pruitt of the Coloma Bible Church officiating. Memorial donations may be made to Coloma Bible Church for Michigan Migrant Ministries. Bowerman Funeral Home, Eau Claire, has...
Brian Quiriconi
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,...
Kathleen Stephens
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....
Harry William Reeves
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...
Kathleen Ekkens
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...
Thelma L. Martin
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...
Margie Karn
Oct 18, 2017
Margie Karn, 77, of Eau Claire made her peace with God on Wednesday, October 18, 2017, surrounded by her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren in St. Joseph. Margie's life began on November 25, 1939 in Goshen, Indiana, the daughter of Herbert and Helen (Bass) Brooks. She attended Goshen High School and graduated in 1957. She was united in marriage to Kenneth...
Geeta R. Lall
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...
Dale Herbert Simpson
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...
Dorothy 'Dottie' Koch
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
Donald H. Anderson
Sep 15, 2017
Donald Henry Anderson, 80, of Benton Harbor, died Friday, September 15, 2017, at Lakeland Medical Center in St. Joseph. Cremation has taken place and a celebration of life will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, September 22, at The Bridge Church, 601 Fairview Drive, Dowagiac. Bowerman Funeral Home, Eau Claire, is serving the family, and online messages may be left...
Shirley Ann Beilman
Sep 12, 2017
Shirley Ann Beilman, 84, of Berrien Center, died Tuesday, September 12, 2017, at Lakeland Medical Center in St. Joseph. Funeral services will be Saturday, September 16, at Bowerman Funeral Home in Eau Claire, where friends may visit from 10-11 a.m, with the service following at 11 a.m. Burial will be in Franklin Cemetery. Online messages may be left at www.bowermanfuneral.com....
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