Local obituaries for Berrien Springs, MI and surrounding areas
Marilyn J. Chapman
Jan 13, 2017
Marilyn J. Chapman, 79, of Dowagiac, died Friday, January 13, 2017, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. She was born March 11, 1937, in Niles, one of four daughters of John and Bernice Walker, and grew up on Chapel Road. She married Roland Rutz and together they ran a successful 60-acre fruit farm in Baroda, doing much of the work...
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
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
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
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
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...
Roger Harold Wotring
Dec 26, 2016
Roger Harold Wotring was born Wednesday, January 12, 1944, in Herrick Hospital, Tecumseh, Michigan. He died Monday, December 26, 2016, in Lakeland Medical Center, Saint Joseph, Michigan. Roger was the beloved, middle child of Erma Ruth Burke Wotring and Harold Glennis Wotring. Family who also preceded him in death were older brother Glennis Wotring, who lived in Toledo, Ohio, and...
Luz Ruiz
Dec 25, 2016
Luz Haydeé Ruiz-Tenorio died quietly at her sister and brother-in-law’s home December 25, 2016. A Memorial Service will be held at 3 p.m. on Sabbath, January 14, 2017, at Pioneer Memorial Church on the campus of Andrews University, Berrien Springs, where she was a member. Arrangements have been entrusted to Allred Funeral Home, Berrien Springs, and online messages may be...
Nona M. Ludeman
Dec 24, 2016
Nona Mae (Roosma) Ludeman, 87, a longtime resident of the Berrien Springs area, died Saturday, December 24, 2016, at Woodland Terrace of Longmeadow in Niles, Michigan. She was born February 9, 1929 in Lonepine, Montana, the daughter of Sam and Grace Roosma. She was the youngest of four children; three preceded her in death. Nona graduated from high school at...
Earl W. Witzel
Dec 24, 2016
Earl W. Witzel, 83, of Berrien Springs, died Saturday, December 24, 2016, at Lakeland Medical Center in St. Joseph. A memorial service will be at 5 p.m. Monday, January 2, 2017, at the Village Seventh-day Adventist Church in Berrien Springs, with Pastors Ron Kelly and Bruce Hayward officiating. Memorial donations may be made to Your Story Hour; or Radio 74,...
Lally J. Ulery
Dec 23, 2016
Lally Jenny Ulery, 60, died on Friday, December 23, 2016. Lally was born May 22, 1956 in Elanthoor, Kerala, India, the oldest child of Chacko Koshy and Aleyama John. Three other siblings would follow—Koshy, Shally and Julie. She completed her high school studies at Lowry Memorial School in Bangalore, India, and Bachelor’s Degree at Spicer Memorial College in Pune, India....
James E. Teichman
Dec 22, 2016
James E. Teichman, 73, of Sodus, died Thursday, December 22, 2016, at Lakeland Medical Center in St. Joseph. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, December 28, at Bowerman Funeral Home, Eau Claire, where friends may call beginning at 11 a.m. Burial with military rites by the North Berrien Military Rites Team will be in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Sodus. ...
Keith W. Heaney
Dec 18, 2016
Keith W. Heaney, 75, of Berrien Springs, died Sunday, December 18, 2016, at Hanson Hospice Center in Stevensville. Cremation has taken place, with Allred Funeral Home, Berrien Springs, entrusted with arrangements. Online messages may be left for the family at www.allredfuneralhome.com. Donations in Keith’s memory may be made to the National Kidney Foundation or the American Cancer Society. Keith was...
Victoria Lee Carlock
Dec 15, 2016
Victoria Lee Carlock, 57, of Sodus, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, December 15, 2016 at Caretel Inns of Lakeland. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday, December 20, at Bowerman Funeral Home in Eau Claire. She will be laid to rest at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Sodus. Friends are invited to visit with family beginning at 11 a.m. until time...
Ronald Ralph Fecho
Dec 11, 2016
Ronald Ralph Fecho, 62, of Eau Claire, was born to Bernice Marie (Christy) and Ralph Adolph Fecho on December 13, 1953 in South Bend. He died December 11, 2016 at Lakeland Hospital-Niles following a short illness. Ron was a lifelong resident of Eau Claire, except for a short time in Florida and Georgia. He graduated from Eau Claire High School...
Edward Woods Jr.
Dec 9, 2016
Edward Woods, Jr. of Berrien Springs passed away suddenly on Dec. 9, 2016 at home. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 16 (viewing at 10 a.m.) at the Highland Avenue Seventh-day Adventist Church. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Highland Avenue Seventh-day Adventist Church (2075 Highland Avenue, Benton Harbor, MI 49022) or...
Bernice Wicker
Dec 5, 2016
Bernice Irene Franz Wicker, 93, of Berrien Springs, passed away Monday, December 5, 2016 at Caretel Inns of Lakeland, St. Joseph. Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday, December 9 at Allred Funeral Home in Berrien Springs, with Lanny Duffel conducting the services. Burial will immediately follow at Riverview Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, December 8....
Genevieve Rose Goosey
Dec 3, 2016
Genevieve Rose (Clark) Goosey, 86, of Berrien Springs, passed away Saturday, December 3, 2016, at Lakeland Medical Center, St. Joseph. Funeral services will be at noon Tuesday, December 6, at the Berrien Springs Village Seventh-day Adventist Church, with Pastor Ron Kelly officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6–8 p.m. Monday, December 5, at Allred...
Bernice Lunz Taylor
Dec 2, 2016
Bernice Lunz Taylor, 89, of Berrien Springs, passed away on Friday, December 2, 2016, at Shangrila Homes in Berrien Springs. She was born August 18, 1927, in Clintonville, Wisconsin to the late Ruth (Cottrell) Lunz and Charles Freeman Lunz and grew up on their dairy farm in Wisconsin in a family of seven girls. She contracted polio at age 14,...
Rahabu Luyeho
Dec 1, 2016
Rahabu Luyeho, of Macomb, Michigan, formerly of Berrien Springs, died Thursday, December 1, 2016, at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, Illinois. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, December 16, at Allred Funeral Home, Berrien Springs, where friends may call from 10 a.m. until service time. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery, where she will rest...
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