Local obituaries for Berrien Springs, MI and surrounding areas
Regina 'Jean' Pallas
Jun 4, 2017
Regina "Jean" Faye Pallas, 59, of Keweenaw Bay, Michigan, formerly of Berrien Springs, passed away on Sunday, June 4, 2017 at her home. She was born April 23, 1958 in Niles, the daughter of Harry and Diva (Staton) Chastain. Jean graduated from Berrien Springs High School in 1976. She worked at Premier Tool & Die in Berrien Springs until moving...
Gordon C. Gossard
May 28, 2017
Gordon C. Gossard, 74, of Berrien Springs, died May 28, 2017 at his home. He was born September 6, 1942 in Wooster, Ohio, the son of Harold Arthur and Vivian Frances (Young) Gossard. He graduated from Berrien Springs High School in 1960. He earned his Master’s Degree and was a teaching assistant at the University of Michigan and worked as...
Samantha Marie Blankenship
May 25, 2017
Samantha Marie Blankenship, 19, of St. Joseph, formerly of Eau Claire, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, May 25, 2017, at home. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 31, at Bowerman Funeral Home, Eau Claire, with burial following in Caldwell Cemetery. Friends may visit from 5-8 p.m. Tuesday, May 30, at the funeral home, and online messages may be...
Rena Mae Hoffner
May 22, 2017
Rena Mae Hoffner, 91, of Berrien Springs, died Monday, May 22, 2017, at Hanson Hospice Center in Stevensville. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, May 25, at Allred Funeral Home, Berrien Springs, with burial following in Long Lake Cemetery. Friends may visit from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with online messages to www.allredfuneralhome.com. Memorial donations may...
Marcella K. Ewalt
May 16, 2017
Marcella Buechter Ewalt, 98, of Berrien Springs, died Tuesday, May 16, 2017, at Royalton Manor in St. Joseph. She was born July 6, 1918, in St. Elizabeth, Missouri, the daughter of Joe and Christina Buechter. She married Frank Ewalt on May 18, 1946, in St. Louis and moved to Berrien Springs where they lived all their married life. Marcey was...
Richard I. Morris
May 13, 2017
Richard Morris, 88, of Berrien Springs passed away Saturday, May 13, 2017, at Lakeland Medical Center in St. Joseph. Richard was born September 16, 1928, in Decatur, Michigan, the son of Alba and Mildred (Huber) Morris. He was the great-great-grandson of Dolphin Morris, the first pioneer settler of Van Buren County. He proudly served his country with the U.S. Army. ...
Lorraine Koebel Brunke
May 8, 2017
Lorraine O. Koebel Brunke, 89, of Berrien Springs, died Monday, May 8, 2017, at Woodland Terrace of Bridgman. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, May 12, at Allred Funeral Home in Berrien Springs, where friends may visit beginning at 10 a.m. Pastor Douglas Adams of the Berrien Springs Trinity Lutheran Church will officiate. Burial will be in Spring...
Barbara J. Hopkins
May 5, 2017
Barbara J. Hopkins, 81, of Eau Claire, died Friday, May 5, 2017, at Oak Crest AFC in Niles. A memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 9, at Bright Star Tabernacle (where she was a member), 5130 Old Pipestone Road, Eau Claire, with Pastor Mike Fields officiating. A luncheon will follow the service. Memorials may be made to...
Betty Jean Murphy
Apr 28, 2017
Betty Jean Murphy, 91, of Berrien Springs, died Friday, April 28, 2017, at Brentwood at Niles in Niles, Michigan. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 2, at Allred Funeral Home, Berrien Springs, where friends may visit from noon until service time. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery, Berrien Springs. Online memories may be left at www.allredfuneralhome.com....
Shirla Kesler
Apr 27, 2017
Shirla Vee Kesler, 93, died Thursday, April 27, 2017, at West Woods of Bridgman in Bridgman, Michigan. She was born May 17, 1923, in Davison, Michigan, the daughter of Lyle and Leota (Verrell) Bigelow. In addition to caring for her family, she had worked as a nurses aide. She was a member of the Eastern Star in Hale, Michigan, and...
Genevieve E. Wymer
Apr 24, 2017
Genevieve E. “Jenny” Wymer, 86, of Eau Claire, passed away Monday, April 24, 2017, at Hanson Hospice Center in Stevensville after a long battle with cancer. She was born December 16, 1930, in Lake Township, the daughter of Harold and Josephine Livengood. Many will remember her as the owner of the Jenny Wren Restaurant in Berrien Springs, where she met...
Ruth Ann (Toney) Gorski
Apr 22, 2017
Ruth Ann (Toney) Gorski of Berrien Center passed away peacefully at her home on April 22, 2017. A daughter of the late Richard and Doris Patterson Toney, Ruth was born on November 15, 1948, in Benton Harbor. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Ronald S. Gorski, of Cheboygan, Michigan, whom she married in...
Charles R. Dowell
Apr 16, 2017
Charles Robert Dowell, 84, of Berrien Springs, died Easter Sunday, April 16, 2017, at Lakeland Medical Center in St. Joseph. He was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, to Walter Ernest and Rhea (Short) Dowell on August 15, 1932, the only son of six children. He served in the Army from August 25, 1953 to August 1, 1961 and was stationed mainly...
Arnulfo Aleman
Mar 27, 2017
Arnulfo Aleman, 88, of South Bend, formerly of Berrien Springs, died Monday, March 27, 2017 at his home. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Friday, March 31, at Ironwood United Pentecostal Church, 4609 S. Ironwood Drive, South Bend, with burial in Rose Hill Cemetery, Berrien Springs. Friends may visit from 6-8 p.m. Thursday at the church, and share memories...
Joseph F. Herter
Mar 27, 2017
Joseph F. Herter, 91, of Eau Claire, died Monday, March 27, 2017, at Bayfront Health in Punta Gorda, Florida. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 1, at Silver Creek United Methodist Church, Dowagiac, of which he was a member. Heather McDougall will officiate, and burial will be in Mission Hills Memorial Gardens, Niles. Friends may visit from...
David W. Wall
Mar 25, 2017
The family of David W. Wall is sad to inform of his passing on Saturday, March 25, 2017, just days after his 69th birthday. He suffered a long illness and is now at peace awaiting Jesus’ call to resurrection. David was so loved by his wife of 42 years, Twyla (Young) Wall; son, Reeve J. Wall of Orlando, Florida and...
Michael George Wesner
Mar 25, 2017
Michael G. Wesner, 71, of Eau Claire, died Saturday, March 25, 2017, at Hanson Hospice Center in Stevensville. Friends are invited to visit from 6 – 8 p.m. Thursday, March 30, at Bowerman Funeral Home in Eau Claire, and to leave online messages at www.bowermanfuneral.com. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Friday, March 31, at Caldwell Cemetery, Eau Claire....
Linda M. Gage
Mar 23, 2017
Linda Mae Gage, 80, of Eau Claire, died Thursday, March 23, 2017, at home. Private family services will be held.
Marilyn Lee Houseworth
Mar 10, 2017
Marilyn Lee Houseworth, 73, of Berrien Center, departed for the Celestial Heaven on Friday, March 10, 2017, at Lakeland Hospital, Niles. A Celebration service will be at noon Friday, March 17, at Chapel Hill United Methodist Church in Sodus, with visitation from 10 a.m. until noon, and Rev. Mark Mitchell officiating. Burial will be in Union Cemetery, Berrien Center. Memorial...
Andrew J. Snyder
Mar 8, 2017
Andrew Jack Snyder, 89, of Berrien Springs, was born April 13, 1927, at home in Diller, Nebraska, to JR and Cleta Belle Snyder, the second son and fifth child of a family that would grow to include 10 children. Surrounded by family, he passed away on March 8, 2017, at Lakeland Medical Center after a short illness. A funeral service...
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