Obituaries

Local obituaries for Berrien Springs, MI and surrounding areas

Anna Miriam Lawrence

Anna Miriam Lawrence

Aug 14, 2016

Funeral services for the infant daughter of Keren and Orion Lawrence will be at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, August 17, 2016, at the Stevensville Seventh-day Adventist Church.  Anna Miriam Lawrence was stillborn on Sunday morning, August 14, 2016, at Lakeland Medical Center in St. Joseph. Friends are invited to visit with the family at the church, beginning at 2:30 until service...

Theresa Murphy

Theresa Murphy

Aug 11, 2016

Theresa Lucille Murphy, 68, of Eau Claire, died Thursday, August 11, 2016, at her home.  She was born March 11, 1948, in Benton Harbor, the daughter of Roy and Lucille (Tomaszewski) Vicini.  She had worked at a variety of jobs during her lifetime. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, August 17, at Bowerman Funeral Home in Eau Claire,...

Carol Ann Dennis

Carol Ann Dennis

Aug 2, 2016

Carol Ann Brady Dennis, RN, died unexpectedly in her home in Berrien Springs on August 2, 2016, at the age of 81. Carol is survived by her children, Mary Ruth Davis and son-in-law Brian Patrick Davis, and Twyla Eileen Smith and son-in-law Jeffrey Wayman Smith; siblings, Jane Spear of Hagerstown, MD, and James Brady of Moncure, NC; and grandchildren: Kollyn,...

Valerie Fay Zelmer-Bailey

Valerie Fay Zelmer-Bailey

Jul 25, 2016

Valerie Fay Zelmer-Bailey, 54, of Buchanan passed away peacefully in her sleep on Monday, July 25, 2016.  Allred Funeral Home, Berrien Springs, was entrusted with arrangements for cremation following a private viewing. Online messages for the family may be left at www.allredfuneralhome.com. Valerie enjoyed being outside in nature. She had an amazing green thumb, like her Grandpa Zelmer. She loved...

Mary Evelyn Justice

Mary Evelyn Justice

Jul 22, 2016

Mary E. Justice, 99, of Berrien Springs, passed away Friday morning, July 22, 2016, at Lakeland Hospital-Niles. A graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 26, at Caldwell Cemetery in Eau Claire, where she will be laid to rest beside her husband, Everett B. Justice.  Allred Funeral Home is assisting the family, and online messages may be left...

Kenneth L. Hughes

Kenneth L. Hughes

Jul 20, 2016

Kenneth L. Hughes, 83, of Eau Claire, passed away Wednesday, July 20, 2016, at Lakeland Medical Center in St. Joseph. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 23, at Berrien Center Bible Church, with Reverend Maynard Schoen officiating. Burial with military honors will follow at Mission Hills Memorial Gardens, Niles. Visitation will be 6 – 8 p.m. Friday,...

Henrietta 'Henri' Bruce

Henrietta 'Henri' Bruce

Jul 18, 2016

Henrietta “Henri” Carol Bruce, 77, of Buchanan, Michigan, passed away in her sleep on Monday, July 18, 2016 in Little Rock, Arkansas while doing what she loved most in life: visiting with her family and friends in the company of her husband of 57 years, Lowell “Spike” Bruce, while at the home of her twin brother, Henry Heritz. She was...

Richard M. Rideout

Richard M. Rideout

Jul 16, 2016

Richard M. Rideout passed away quietly July 16, 2016 after a valiant battle with an aggressive cancer.  Richard was born to Richard F. and Dorothy M. Rideout on February 12, 1945 in Berrien Springs, MI.  He returned to Berrien Springs to complete his BS degree from Andrews University from 1967- 1969, and continued to live there until April 2016 when...

Veronica M. Edmeade

Veronica M. Edmeade

Jul 16, 2016

Veronica Merril Edmeade was born on December 17, 1930, on the beautiful, tropical island of Nevis, West Indies. She lived most of her early life in St. Kitts; then later migrated to the St. Thomas, USVI; then to Berrien Springs, Michigan, where she passed peacefully at her home on July 16, 2016. Veronica was a very loving, loveable, talented and...

Shahin Ilter

Shahin Ilter

Jul 10, 2016

Obituary pending. Memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, August 17, 2016, in the Riess Chapel of the Village Seventh-day Adventist Church, Berrien Springs. Memorial Service: Riess Chapel 635 St. Joseph Avenue, Berrien Springs, MI 49103

Donna Joyce Labaumbard

Donna Joyce Labaumbard

Jun 30, 2016

Donna Joyce LaBaumbard, 85, of St. Joseph, departed from this life and went home to Heaven on Thursday, June 30, 2016 at The Willows in St. Joseph. A Celebration of Life Service and Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 6, at Napier Parkview Baptist Church, 245 W. Napier Avenue, Benton Harbor, of which she was a member...

Mary Louise Potter

Mary Louise Potter

Jun 26, 2016

Mary Lou Potter was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on December 29, 1928.  Mary Lou died at her Benton Harbor home on June 26, 2016. She married Earl Amos Potter in 1959. He preceded her in death in 2012. Mary is survived by her four children: Philip Potter, Laura Weidner, Timothy Potter, Alice Potter; 10 grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren (with...

Mary A. Hathaway Gill

Mary A. Hathaway Gill

Jun 14, 2016

Mary A. (Hathaway) Gill passed away peacefully at her home in Benton Harbor, MI, on Tuesday, June 14th, 2016. Mary, age 93, was born to Dee and Delia Farrell, on May 11, 1923 in Enville, TN. In 1929, her family moved to Kennett, MO where she grew up and attended high school.  She married Clifford J. Hathaway on August 4,...

Stephen K. Halder

Stephen K. Halder

Jun 8, 2016

Stephen K. Halder “Santi”, 84, of Berrien Springs, died Wednesday night, June 8, 2016, at Pine Ridge Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Stevensville. Funeral services will be at noon Monday, June 13, at Allred Funeral Home, Berrien Springs, where friends may visit with the family beginning at 10 a.m. until service time.  Pastor Roy Castelbuono will officiate, and burial will...

David K. Peshka,  Md

David K. Peshka, Md

May 30, 2016

David K. Peshka, MD, 97, of Niles, passed away Monday, May 30, 2016, at his home. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, June 3, at the Niles Westside Seventh-day Adventist Church, where friends may visit with the family from 6 – 8 p.m. Thursday, June 2.  Burial will be in Mission Hills Memorial Gardens.  Memorial contributions may be...

Jay E. Ott

Jay E. Ott

May 27, 2016

Jay E. Ott, 54, of Sodus, died Friday, May 27, 2016, at home. Obituary is pending.

Michael Cryan

Michael Cryan

May 26, 2016

Michael Cryan, 60, of St. Joseph, died Thursday morning, May 26, 2016, at Gilead Elder Care in St. Joseph. Obituary is pending.

Gertrude Thorpe

Gertrude Thorpe

May 19, 2016

Gertrude Thorpe, 74, a resident of Berrien Springs since 1980, died Thursday, May 19, 2016, at Lakeland Medical Center in St. Joseph. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday, May 27, at Allred Funeral Home in Berrien Springs, where friends may visit with the family beginning at noon until service time.  Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery.  Online...

Donald Lee Wheeler

Donald Lee Wheeler

May 13, 2016

Donald Lee Wheeler, 38, former area resident, now of Holland, died Friday, May 13, 2016, at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. He was born June 24, 1977, in Berrien Center, the son of Gail (Erwin) and Randall Wheeler.  He was an auto mechanic by trade.  His leisure enjoyments included NASCAR, video games, and building computers. Survivors include his mother, Gail...

Karin L. Aditjandra

Karin L. Aditjandra

May 10, 2016

Karin L. Aditjandra, 35, of Berrien Springs, died Tuesday evening, May 10, 2016, surrounded by family at her home. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 14, at St. Joseph Catholic Church on Church Street in St. Joseph, Michigan, with Father James Morris officiating.  Friends are invited to call from 6 – 7:30 p.m. Friday, May...