Local obituaries for Berrien Springs, MI and surrounding areas
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...
Betty Jayne Christner
Sep 8, 2016
Betty Jayne Christner, 89, of Berrien Center, passed away Thursday, September 8, 2016, at Lakeland Medical Center, St. Joseph. Betty was born December 28, 1926, at her home in Berrien Center. She was raised on the family farm where she enjoyed farm life and caring for the new chicks and ducklings. She was a graduate of Berrien Springs High School. ...
Rhoda Mae Kendall
Sep 6, 2016
Rhoda Mae Kendall, 85, of Berrien Springs, died Tuesday, September 6, 2016, at her home. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, September 9, at Allred Funeral Home, Berrien Springs, with burial following in Rose Hill Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to Hospice at Home. Friends are invited to visit with the family from 6 – 8 p.m....
Norma Jean Herbert
Sep 5, 2016
Norma Jean Herbert, 78, of Eau Claire, died Monday, September 5, 2016, at her home. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, September 8, at Bowerman Funeral Home in Eau Claire, with Connie Cavender officiating. Burial will follow in Shanghai Cemetery, Eau Claire. Friends are invited to visit with the family from 6 – 8 p.m. Wednesday, September 7,...
Franklin Delano Fisher
Sep 4, 2016
Franklin Delano Fisher, 78, of Berrien Springs, Michigan, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Sunday, September 4, 2016, surrounded by family and under the compassionate care of the hospice staff at Lakeland Medical Center in St. Joseph, Michigan. Frank was born September 25, 1937, to Charles Donald and Belle Frazee Fisher at home on the family farm in Coloma...
Donna Jean Stark Valzonis
Aug 25, 2016
Donna Jean Stark Valzonis, 75, of Berrien Springs, passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 25, 2016, at home. Donna was born November 18, 1940, to Mary and Henry Stark. On October 11, 1960, she married Richard Leon Valzonis. She was a devoted and loving mother and wife. She is survived by two daughters, Rhonda Valzonis-Wise and Susann Hendryx Jesswein (Michael);...
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