Local obituaries for Berrien Springs, MI and surrounding areas
Henry 'Hank' Young
Nov 28, 2016
Henry “Hank” Young, 61, of Berrien Center passed away peacefully at home on Monday, November 28, 2016, surrounded by his loving family. He had fought cancer courageously for almost a year. Cremation has been entrusted to Bowerman Funeral Home of Eau Claire. A celebration of life gathering including a buffet will be held from 4-8 p.m. Friday, December 2, at...
Bonnie Sue Felton
Nov 27, 2016
Bonnie S. Felton, 82, of St. Joseph passed away peacefully Sunday morning, November 27, 2016, at her home. On Tuesday, November 29, a graveside service was held at Spring Run Cemetery in Scottdale. She was laid to rest next to her husband, Gene. The Reverend Derek Cromwell of First Baptist Church in Berrien Springs officiated at the gravesite, with a...
Marissa Abraham
Nov 25, 2016
Marissa was the beloved daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Abraham (Sam & Merline). Marissa was the joy of the house and a source of inspiration and hope: an angel sent for a short time to remind us of the most important things in life. Marissa was cherished and will be missed. She is survived by her parents, older brother Andy,...
Theresa Ann Mceachrane
Nov 21, 2016
Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until 12 noon on Sunday, November 27, 2016, with funeral services at 12 noon, at Pioneer Memorial Church on the campus of Andrews University, Berrien Springs. Funeral: Pioneer Memorial Church 49103 Visitation: Pioneer Memorial Church 49103
Calvin T. Walker
Nov 17, 2016
Calvin T. Walker (Doc, Pops, Pop Pop, Granddad, Daddy), 83, passed away peacefully on November 17, 2016 at the Hanson Hospice Center in Stevensville, MI after a long struggle with Diabetes and Renal Failure. Calvin was born on March 14, 1933 in New Haven, CT to Mary Lou Trenton and Thomas Walker. He is the 7th child, youngest son, born...
Helen M. Blighton
Nov 17, 2016
Helen M. Blighton, 84, of Eau Claire died Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016, at Hanson Hospice Center in Stevensville. She was born Dec. 1, 1931, in Dowagiac, to Lester E. and Ruth L. Sherwood. She was employed with Eau Claire Public Schools for 21 years, and retired from there. She enjoyed cooking and spending time with her family. She was a...
Allen E. Heminger
Nov 15, 2016
Allen E. Heminger, 95, of Berrien Center, died Tuesday, November 15, 2016, at The Timbers of Cass County in Dowagiac. Funeral services will be Friday, November 18, at Bowerman Funeral Home in Eau Claire, with visitation from 11:30 until service time at 1 p.m. Burial with military rites will be in Franklin Cemetery. Contributions in his name may be made...
Aida Weiss
Nov 10, 2016
AIDA ALMIRA ACOSTA de WEISS Aida Acosta was born in Victoria de las Tunas, Provincia de Oriente, Cuba, on September 1, 1935, and died at the home of her son in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on November 10, 2016. She was the daughter of Eduardo Acosta and Margarita Velez de Acosta. Aida was granted a BA degree in Chemistry by Southern...
B. Warren Walker
Nov 8, 2016
Benjamin Warren Walker, 85, of Niles, died Tuesday, November 8, 2016, at his home. Graveside services will be at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, November 17, at Morris Chapel Cemetery in Berrien Township. Bowerman Funeral Home is serving the family, and online messages may be left at www.bowermanfuneral.com. Warren was born September 29, 1931, in Benton Harbor, the son of Benjamin and...
John Keki
Nov 5, 2016
John Keki, 96, formerly of Port Clinton, Ohio, died November 5, 2016, at his daughter’s home in Berrien Springs, Michigan. He was born August 27, 1920, in Hungary. In 1951 he migrated with his wife and daughter to America, where he made a good life for his family. John loved the great outdoors, especially hunting and fishing, and he became...
Luzetta Mashni
Nov 4, 2016
Luzetta Mashni, 86, of Berrien Springs, died Friday morning, November 4, 2016, at Jenny’s Place in Berrien Springs. She was born May 5, 1930, in Garland, Maine, the daughter of Seth and Gladys (Card) Fickett. She married Fuad B. Mashni, and together they raised three sons. They had resided in Berrien Springs since 1958, with their church membership at Pioneer...
Danny R. Aldridge, Sr.
Nov 2, 2016
Danny R. Aldridge Sr., 61, of Stevensville, died Wednesday evening, November 2, 2016, at Hanson Hospice Center in Stevensville. A graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Monday, November 7, at Rose Hill Cemetery in Berrien Springs. Pastor Starley Baker will officiate, and military rites will be conducted by the North Berrien Military Rites Team, Coloma American Legion Post 362. ...
Robert L. Beck
Oct 24, 2016
Robert L. Beck, 71, of Berrien Springs, died Monday afternoon, October 24, 2016, at Lakeland Hospital, Niles. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Sunday, October 30, at Allred Funeral Home in Berrien Springs, with visitation beginning at noon. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. Memorial donations may be given to Voice of Prophecy. Those wishing to share a...
Ruth Alice Ross Burlingame
Oct 18, 2016
Ruth Alice Ross Burlingame, 86, of Berrien Springs died Tuesday, October 18, 2016, at Woodland Terrace of Longmeadow in Niles. Ruth was born July 24, 1930, in Buchanan to Earl and Minta Ross. She was a sister to Cathleen, Lavonne, Earl Jr., Kerry, who predeceased her; and her two devoted sisters, Dorothy Masterson of Bridgman and Sharon Hall of Stevensville,...
Ruth Helen Kaiser
Oct 8, 2016
Ruth Helen Kaiser, 93, of Berrien Springs, died Saturday, October 8, 2016, at Hanson Hospice Center in Stevensville. A memorial service will be at 4 p.m. Monday, October 10, in the Youth Chapel of Pioneer Memorial Church on the campus of Andrews University, Berrien Springs, with Pastor Don Dronen officiating. Friends may visit one hour prior to the service. In...
Mary A. Detweiler
Oct 8, 2016
Mary Alice Rogers Detweiler was born March 28, 1924 to Irving H. Rogers and Vivian Lois Burroughs Rogers. She was third in the line-up of nine children. Peoria, Illinois is where it all began and was her home until she left at the age of 18. Prior to that she spent the lion’s share of a year canvassing the pedestrians...
Carole Reed
Oct 7, 2016
Carole June Reed, 84, of Eau Claire, passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, October 7, 2016, with her family by her side and the Lord in her heart. She was born in Lemont, Illinois on February 13, 1932 to Rex and Helen Welcher, the second of two children. Carole graduated from Eau Claire High School where she was...
Sylvia Marie Stiles
Oct 2, 2016
Sylvia Marie Stiles, 84, of Berrien Center, died Sunday, October 2, 2016, at the University of Chicago Medical Center. A memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Friday, October 7, at the Niles Westside Seventh-day Adventist Church, with Pastor Darrel le Roux officiating. Memorial donations may be made to the Niles Westside SDA Church School. Online messages for the family...
Ronald L. Johnson
Sep 21, 2016
Ronald Lee Johnson was born in Portland, Oregon, on February 19, 1942, as the first child born to Bert and Fae Johnson. The first few years of his life were spent at Camp Roberts near Paso Robles, California, where his father, a dentist, was stationed during World War II. A younger brother, Gordon, joined the family in 1944. After the...
Nila Jean Bishop
Sep 20, 2016
Nila “Jean” Bishop, 80, of Eau Claire, peacefully passed away in the arms of God on Tuesday, September 20, 2016, at Lakeland Medical Center in St. Joseph. A visitation with the family will be from 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. Saturday, September 24, at Bowerman Funeral Home in Eau Claire, with the funeral immediately following. Online condolences may be left at...
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