Obituaries

Local obituaries for Berrien Springs, MI and surrounding areas

Lorraine Koebel Brunke

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Rosalind Marie Dohm

Rosalind Marie Dohm

Mar 8, 2017

Rosalind Marie “Snookie” Dohm, 82, lifelong resident of Eau Claire, died Wednesday morning, March 8, 2017, at her home with her loving family by her side. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 11, at Friends In Faith Community Church, Eau Claire, with Pastor Tom Spitters officiating. Burial will be in Shanghai Cemetery, Eau Claire. Friends may visit...

Carol Marks

Carol Marks

Mar 3, 2017

Carol Lee Huston Rumbaugh Marks, 75, of Eau Claire, died Friday, March 3, 2017, at her home with her loving family by her side. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 7, at Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, Eau Claire, with burial in Caldwell Cemetery, Eau Claire. Rev. James Bartz will officiate. Friends may visit from 6 – 8...

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....