Obituaries

Jul 14, 2022

Gary Erhard was born March 4, 1937 in Royal Oak, MI to John and Dorothy (Evans) Erhard. He was the second of four children. The whole family helped in the big garden, Gary rode motor bikes and had a paper route. The family spent summer vacations at a lake or at Saginaw Bay. He graduated from Southfield High and in...

Jul 14, 2022

Anima Rani Sinha was born on February 23rd, 1951, in India during the separation period in 1947, and grew up in Pakistan. She moved to England with her parents and studied for a degree in nursing. She returned to Pakistan and took up an English teaching position. After retirement, she came to the U.S.A to help with her sister Nilma...

Jul 7, 2022

Bernice Catherine Martz, 95, of Berrien Springs passed away quietly, just as she lived her life, on Thursday, July 7, 2022, in the peace and comfort of her home, surrounded by her family. Her family esteemed her the best wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother and she will be greatly missed. As she sleeps, waiting for Jesus’ return, we claim to...

Jul 6, 2022

Benny Robert Bathula, a longtime resident of Berrien Springs, died at their home in Redlands, California on July 6, 2022. The cause of death was due to worsening dementia. He was 84. Mr. Bathula was born in Nuzvid, Andhra Pradesh, India on November 7, 1937, and came to the United States with his wife, Florence, and daughter, Manjula in 1969....

Jul 2, 2022

Michael I. Marsh “Mike” was born Nov. 14, 1954 in Aledo, Ill., to Irwin and Alta Mae Marsh. He graduated from Broadview Academy in 1973. Mike met his future wife, Debbie, at school, and they married in 1974. They then moved to Berrien Springs where Mike attended Andrews University for sign painting. He graduated in 1981 with a major in...

Jun 22, 2022

Donna (Lugenbeal) Habenicht was born Dec.13,1934 in the Philippines. Her missionary parents later moved to South America where she grew up. Her father drowned in Lima, Peru when she was 14 so the family returned to the US settling in Berrien Springs. She went to Emanuel Missionary College (now Andrews Univ.) graduating in 1954 with Elementary Ed degree. She married...

Jun 7, 2022

Nancy Marks, 69, of Berrien Center, passed away peacefully, on Tuesday, June 7, 2022 at Pine Ridge Long Term Care Facility in St. Joseph. Born to Marian and Elmer Richter, Nancy grew up in Berrien Springs and graduated from Berrien Springs High School in 1971. She dedicated her life to caring for others and worked as a Registered Nurse for...

May 22, 2022

Obituary pending

May 19, 2022

Edith Irene Habenicht, 85, of Berrien Springs, passed away unexpectantly on May 19, 2022 at home while weeding her garden. Edith was born on August 29, 1936, at home on the family farm in Chowchilla, California. She was the last of nine children born to James and Myrtle Forgey. She spent her childhood helping her family on the family farm...

May 14, 2022

Peter B. Kaoma January 24, 1936 – May 14, 2022 Peter B .Kaoma, 86, formerly of Berrien Springs, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 14, 2022 at his home in Douglas, Mich., surrounded by his family. A Celebration of Life service will be at 12 noon Friday, May 20, at the Village SDA Church, 635 St. Joseph Ave., Berrien Springs,...

May 13, 2022

Irene Touchard, age 83 of Berrien Springs, passed away Friday, May 13, 2022 after a long battle with dementia. Irene was born May 22, 1938, in Budapest, Hungry to Ernest and Irene (Orban) Vandulek and immigrated to the United States in 1947. She graduated from Canisteo CentraI Ithaca High School and worked at Cornell University prior to joining the Seventh-day...

Apr 24, 2022

Jerry Thomas Shilling, 78, passed on Sunday, April 24, 2022 at Spectrum Hospital Lakeland in St. Joseph. Jerry and his twin brother, James Michael Shilling, were born to Delores Mae and James Balie Shilling on Sept. 14, 1943 in Battle Creek. Jerry and James attended Battle Creek Academy and then went on to Andrews University in Berrien Springs. Jerry then...

Apr 24, 2022

Dale Louis Sherburn, 78, formerly of Berrien Springs, passed away peacefully at home in Goshen, Indiana, on April 24, 2022, with his loving wife at his side. Visitation will be 6–8 p.m. Wednesday, April 27, at Allred Funeral Home, Berrien Springs; and 9:30–10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 28, at St. Peter Lutheran Church, 437 E. Dragoon Trail, Mishawaka. The funeral service...

Apr 19, 2022

Edwin Dean Engelkemier, age 64, passed away April 19, 2022 in Berrien Springs, Michigan. Ed is survived by his mother, Gladys; his siblings, Marvin (Julia) and Joetta (Chuck); his children: Jared, Josh (Saba), Jason (Anika), and Kaylee; their mother, Lisa Cardinal; and two granddaughters, Gabriella and Emery. The memorial service for Ed will be held at 3 p.m. on Saturday,...

Apr 19, 2022

Nancy L Whetstone, age 86, was welcomed home into the hand of the Lord on the morning of Tuesday, April 19, 2022. She was born on December 19, 1935 in South Bend, Indiana. She was a 1954 graduate of Berrien Springs High School. On August 6, 1955 she married Dale Whetstone, the love of her life. The couple met the...

Apr 11, 2022

Apr 6, 2022

Evelyn Vera Dahlberg (Trojanek), 90, of Berrien Springs, passed away peacefully in her home early Wednesday morning, April 6, 2022, with her husband of 69 years, Barry Dahlberg, at her side. She was born on August 22, 1931, in Chicago, Illinois. Evelyn was born and raised in Berwyn, Illinois in a Bohemian ethnic neighborhood. She learned one of her passions,...

Apr 4, 2022

Patricia Ann Lafferty Anderson began life in Illinois with her parents, Charlie and Rosalie Lafferty, and two older brothers, Charles and Alfred. Later, her family moved to Iowa and ultimately to Berrien Springs, where Patricia attended high school at the Academy operated by Emmanuel Missionary College—now Andrews University. During high school, she met her future husband and fellow student, James...

Apr 3, 2022

Sithembile Dube, 21, of Berrien Springs, passed away unexpectedly on April 3, 2022. Fondly called “Sithe”, she was born to the union of Mary and late Arnold Dube in Chitipa, Malawi, Africa. Seeking for further education the late pastor Arnold Dube came to Andrews University in 2009 having left his wife Mary and the two children Sithembile and Dumisani back...

Apr 2, 2022

Cyril (Moe) Edward Miles, Jr., 68, of Berrien Springs, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, April 2, 2022, at Spectrum Health Lakeland Hospital in St. Joseph. A celebration of life dinner will begin at 3 p.m., Saturday, May 7, at American Legion Post 85, 112 N. Bluff St., Berrien Springs, where he had been a member for...