Obituaries

Arthur Carl Rudlaff

Apr 8, 2016

Arthur Rudlaff, 82, of Berrien Springs, was called home by his Lord on Friday, April 8, 2016. He was born August 6, 1933, the son of the late Carl and Augusta (Hebner) Rudlaff.  He married Erna King on June 2, 1962. Their marriage of nearly 54 years was blessed with three sons, of whom he was very proud and whose...

Charles H. Edwards

Apr 7, 2016

Charles H. Edwards, 60, of Berrien Springs, died Thursday, April 7, 2016, as a result of injuries sustained in a semi tanker accident. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 14, at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Sodus.  Friends are invited to leave online messages and memories at www.bowermanfuneral.com.  Bowerman Funeral Home, Eau Claire, is serving the family. Chuck...

Eileen B. Briney

Apr 5, 2016

Eileen B. Briney, 81, of Berrien Springs, died Tuesday, April 5, 2016, at home. Arrangements are pending.

Virginia E. Eakley

Apr 5, 2016

Virginia Ellen Eakley, 91, of Berrien Springs, was born to Verna M. and Leroy A. Eakley on May 13, 1924, in Oak Harbor, Ohio, and fell asleep in Jesus, surrounded by friends, on Tuesday, April 5, 2016, at her home. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, April 16, at Allred Funeral Home, Berrien Springs, with Pastor...

Agnes E. Gibson

Apr 3, 2016

Agnes E. Gibson, 100, of Berrien Springs, died Sunday morning, April 3, 2016, at Royalton Manor in St. Joseph. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Sunday, April 24, in the Castelbuono Youth Chapel of Pioneer Memorial Church on the campus of Andrews University, Berrien Springs, where friends are invited to visit with the family from 10 a.m....

Margaret R. Street

Mar 25, 2016

Margaret R. Street, 82, of Dowagiac, died Friday night, March 25, 2016, at Lakeland Medical Center in St. Joseph. Funeral services will be at noon Wednesday, March 30, at Grace Lutheran Church in Eau Claire, where friends may call beginning at 11 a.m. Reverend Jeffrey Weber of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Dowagiac will officiate, and burial will follow in...

Henry C. Sysko

Mar 25, 2016

Henry C. Sysko, 89, of Eau Claire, died early Friday, March 25, 2016, at home. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 2, at Bowerman Funeral Home in Eau Claire, where friends may call from noon until service time. Burial will follow in Shanghai Cemetery, Eau Claire. Online messages for the family may be left at www.bowermanfuneral.com. Henry...

Richard H. Hines

Mar 22, 2016

Richard H. Hines, 89, of Berrien Springs passed away March 22, 2016 after a long illness.  As he wished, he departed this life in the home he built 48 years ago. Mr. Hines was born in Chicago on November 15, 1926, to Raymond and Elizabeth Hines.  He grew up on the south side of Chicago, an all-American boy loving sports...

Harold W. Johnson Sr.

Mar 14, 2016

Harold W. Johnson Sr., 87, of Mishawaka, died Monday, March 14, 2016, at Chalet of Niles. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Friday, March 18, at Allred Funeral Home, 212 S. Main St., Berrien Springs, where friends may call from 11 a.m. until service time. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery, Berrien Springs. Memorials may be made to...

Terry M. Kauffman

Mar 12, 2016

Terry M. Kauffman, 57, of Bremen, formerly of Eau Claire, died Saturday, March 12, 2016, at Memorial Hospital in South Bend. He was born May 10, 1958, in South Bend, the son of Henry “Hank” and Ellen Kauffman. Terry had worked as a paramedic for Medic 1, and he had also volunteered with the fire and police departments while living...

Charlotte V. Groff

Mar 12, 2016

Charlotte Virginia Groff, PhD, died March 12, 2016 peacefully and at home at age 83.  She was born August 9, 1932 in Hinsdale, Illinois and died in the house in Berrien Springs she had lived in her entire life.  Charlotte was an only child, born to Virginia Fairchild Boone and Earle Groff.  Her mother worked as a nurse. Dr. Groff’s...