Obituaries

Local obituaries for Berrien Springs, MI and surrounding areas

Leon E. "Bud" Sherburn

Leon E. "Bud" Sherburn

Dec 25, 2022

Leon E. Sherburn “Bud” passed away at home in the early morning on December 25, 2022 from complications of COVID, surrounded by his family.

Bud was born November 13, 1954 in Benton Harbor, the sixth child of Loris and Helen (Rudowske) Sherburn. His childhood years were spent alongside his parents and seven siblings working on the family farm in Berrien Springs.

After...

Warren E. "Bud" Davis

Warren E. "Bud" Davis

Dec 11, 2022

“Bud” Warren E. Davis, 90, of Berrien Springs, passed to his rest on Sunday, December 11, 2022 at 11:30 p.m.

All are welcome at the Celebration of Life service at Eau Claire Seventh-day Adventist Church on Friday, December 16, at 2:30 p.m. Services are provided by Allred Funeral Home, Berrien Springs. Messages and memories may be shared online at www.allredfuneralhome.com.

Bud was...

Robert Harold Keiser

Robert Harold Keiser

Dec 9, 2022

Robert H. Keiser Obituary

Bob Keiser, while getting ready for bed on Friday night, December 9, 2022, collapsed onto his bedroom floor. After receiving a clean bill of health from overcoming stomach cancer, his death came as a surprise.

He was born Robert Harold Keiser on April 19, 1931 in Battle Creek, Michigan to Leo Earl Keiser and Florence Eathel Crozier Keiser,...

Marilyn June Babienco

Marilyn June Babienco

Dec 3, 2022

Marilyn June (Becraft) Babienco was born June 15, 1932 in Portland, OR and peacefully went to sleep in Jesus on December 3, 2022 in Niles, MI at age 90.

Services will be at Pioneer Memorial Church at 11 a.m. Sunday, December 11, 2022. Arrangements are coordinated by Allred Funeral Home. Messages and memories may be shared online at www.allredfuneralhome.com. In lieu...

Cynthia Pamela Coetzee

Cynthia Pamela Coetzee

Dec 2, 2022

Cynthia Coetzee was born on February 22, 1934 in Grahamstown, South Africa and passed away on December 2, 2022 in Berrien Springs.

Cynthia was one of six children who were born to Melville and Mildred Bradfield. She grew up on the Eastern Cape of South Africa, which began her lifelong enjoyment of long walks on the beach and swimming in the...

Irma Pearl Church

Irma Pearl Church

Nov 24, 2022

Irma Pearl Church quietly fell into her last sleep early on Thanksgiving morning, November 24, 2022 at her home in Berrien Springs, Michigan. She was surrounded by family: her five remaining children, some of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. While she would tell you she was 100 years old, she fell short of that mark by five weeks.

A celebration of her...

Richard Erwin Bloch

Richard Erwin Bloch

Nov 15, 2022

RICHARD ERWIN BLOCH

1932 – 2022

Richard passed peacefully in his sleep on November 15, 2022, in his home on Lake Chapin in Berrien Springs.

Richard grew up in Chicago during the depression, which formed him into a hardworking headstrong man. He married his wife Barbara in 1956, and they went on to have three children. Not only did he raise his three...

Venkat  "Kv" K. Rathnam

Venkat "Kv" K. Rathnam

Nov 14, 2022

K. V. Rathnam Passes to His Rest

In 1945, Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru along with others negotiated India’s independence from the British empire in London. In Nuzvid, Andhra Pradesh, on July 16, 1945m Raja Rathinam and Kanthamma Kuchipudi celebrated the birth of their son, K. V. Rathnam, fondly called KV.

When still in his preteens, KV along with his neighborhood friends...

Monnie Louise Mullis

Monnie Louise Mullis

Nov 12, 2022

Monnie Louise Mullis, 85, formerly of Berrien Springs, died November 12, 2022, at her home in Dowagiac.

The funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, November 18, at Allred Funeral Home in Berrien Springs, with Pastor Christopher Peddie of Lakeside Family Church in Stevensville officiating. Burial will follow in Spring Run Cemetery, St. Joseph. Messages and memories may be...

"Buzz" Ulysses Grant Bixby Meyer

"Buzz" Ulysses Grant Bixby Meyer

Nov 8, 2022

Ulysses Grant Bixby “Buzz” Meyer, Jr., 92, of Eau Claire, died Nov. 8, 2022 in Dowagiac.

The family will have a small graveside service at a later time. Messages and memories may be shared at www.allredfuneralhome.com.

Buzz was born April 26, 1930 in Santa Ana, Calif., and grew up in Boone, Iowa. While in high school, he was a member of the...

Rita Mavis Baker

Rita Mavis Baker

Oct 31, 2022

Rita Mavis Baker, 84, of Berrien Springs, passed peacefully on October 31, 2022, at Lakeland Medical Center in St. Joseph.

A small private celebration of life will be held on Thursday with close family and friends. Messages and memories may be shared online at www.allredfuneralhome.com.

Rita was born in St. Vincent, West Indies, on September 4, 1938. Rita would have celebrated her...

Johnny Ray Baker

Johnny Ray Baker

Oct 26, 2022

Johnny Ray Baker, 68, of Berrien Springs, passed away peacefully at Hanson Hospice Center in Stevensville on Wednesday, October 26, 2022, from anaplastic thyroid cancer.

Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, November 1, at Rose Hill Cemetery in Berrien Springs. Messages and memories may be shared online at www.allredfuneralhome.com.

Johnny was born August 20, 1954, to Lorene (Speckem) and...

Theodore J. Krause

Theodore J. Krause

Oct 24, 2022

Theodore J. Krause, 78, of Berrien Springs died Oct. 24, 2022, at his home.

A memorial service will be at 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 30, at Allred Funeral Home, Berrien Springs, where friends are invited to visit with the family from 3-5 p.m. Messages and memories may be shared online at www.allredfuneralhome.com. Donations in Ted’s name may be made to the...

Frederick R. Stephan

Frederick R. Stephan

Oct 24, 2022

On October 24, 2022, Frederick Russell Stephan passed away at Woodland Terrace in Bridgman, MI, at the age of 94 awaiting the second coming of his beloved Savior. 

Fred was born on June 4, 1928, in Grand Rapids, MI. He was the fourth of six children all of whom preceded him in death, including his younger brothers Ralph Stephan and...

Elek Ronaszegi

Elek Ronaszegi

Oct 17, 2022

Elek Ronaszegi was born on December 14, 1928, in the town of Vecsés, Hungary, to parents Maria Scheib and Lajos Ronaszegi. Elek was the youngest of four children. He had two brothers, Lajos and Laszlo, and a sister, Marta.

His father worked for the Hungarian State Railroad, and the family later moved to the capitol city of Budapest. After graduating high...

Virginia Lee Kiger

Virginia Lee Kiger

Oct 14, 2022

Virginia Lee Kiger, 95, of Berrien Springs, died Oct. 14, 2022, at Spectrum Health Lakeland in St. Joseph.

A graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20, at Rose Hill Cemetery, Berrien Springs. Messages and memories may be shared online at www.allredfuneralhome.com. Donations in Virginia’s name may be made to St. Jude Hospital or Wounded Warriors.

Virginia was born Nov....

Glenn Walter St. Clair

Glenn Walter St. Clair

Oct 13, 2022

Glenn Walter St. Clair, 90, died peacefully following a ruptured aortic aneurysm on October 13, 2022 in Niles Lakeland Hospital.

He was born in Rib Lake, Wisconsin on October 19, 1931 and was in the first graduating class of Wisconsin Academy. He continued his education at Emmanuel Missionary College and graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering from Tri State in...

Richard Irving Clark

Richard Irving Clark

Oct 12, 2022

Richard Irving Clark was born July 17, 1928 in Kuling, China of missionary parents and died on October 12, 2022 at the age of 94 in Berrien Springs, Michigan.

Richard spent the first twelve years in China mostly in Hankow across the Yangtze River from Wuhan and the Wuhan Sanitarium and Hospital of Seventh-day Adventists. In those days, China had been...

Ray M. Richmond

Ray M. Richmond

Oct 6, 2022

Ray Richmond, 83, of Niles, passed away October 6, 2022 at Spectrum Health Lakeland-Niles in Niles, Michigan.

He was born April 11, 1939 in Pine Knot, Kentucky, to the late Raymond and Madeline Richmond. Ray married Amelia “Rose” on October 29, 1961. They would have celebrated 62 years of marriage at the end of this month.

Ray is survived by his wife;...

Pauline Glee Maxwell

Pauline Glee Maxwell

Sep 30, 2022

Pauline Glee Maxwell, 97, of Berrien Springs, passed away Sept. 30, 2022, at Spectrum Health Lakeland in St. Joseph. Her autonomic respiration system shut down.

The funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 16, at Pioneer Memorial Church on the campus of Andrews University, where William Fagal will present the homily. The viewing will begin at noon in the...