Obituaries

Jan 9, 2018

William M. “Will” Hayes, 70, of Baroda passed away at home on Tuesday, January 9, 2018, after a long battle with cancer. Will was born March 12, 1947, in De Soto, Missouri, to William and Sarah Ann (Dawes) Hayes. He was a 1965 graduate of Crystal City High School. In the late 1960s, Will served in the U.S. Air Force...

Jan 8, 2018

Warren G. Popp, 89, of Berrien Springs, passed away Monday morning, January 8, 2018, at his home, surrounded by his children. Warren was born August 27, 1928 in Franklin Park, IL. He married Betty Nussdorfer of Fremont, MI, on January 8, 1950 and they settled in Berrien Springs shortly thereafter. Warren was a general contractor in southwest Michigan. He owned...

Jan 3, 2018

Helen L. Root, 85, of Berrien Springs passed away Wednesday, January 3, 2018 at Royalton Manor in St. Joseph. Born to Earl and Martha (Sheets) Curtis on March 28, 1932, Helen was raised in the Morton Hill area of Benton Harbor. A 1950 graduate of Benton Harbor High School, she was a nearly 50-year member of the First Presbyterian Church...

Jan 2, 2018

Kenneth Andrew Lehocky, 82, of Berrien Springs passed away at his home January 2, 2018, after a lengthy illness. Ken was born June 15, 1935, in Chicago, the son of Angeline and Andrew Lehocky. He previously resided in Carpentersville, Illinois, and Algonquin, Illinois. He moved with his family to Berrien Springs in 1975 to work at Western Electric Co. in...

Dec 27, 2017

Dorothy Jeannine Snyder, 88, of Niles, died Wednesday, December 27, 2017, at West Woods of Niles. A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday, December 30, at the Niles Westside Seventh-day Adventist Church. Online messages may be left at www.allredfuneralhome.com. Memorial donations may be made to the Niles Seventh-day Adventist Church School Library (for children’s books). Jeannine was...

Dec 21, 2017

Dorothy M. Kesterke, 96, longtime resident of Berrien Springs, died Thursday, December 21, 2017, at Pine Ridge Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Stevensville. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, January 9, at Berrien Center Bible Church, with Pastor Bill Zebell officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery, Berrien Springs. Friends are invited to visit from 6-8 p.m....

Dec 16, 2017

Betty Marie “Pam” Van Den Heuvel, 91, a local resident since January 2017, passed away on Saturday, December 16, 2017, at Woodland Terrace of Longmeadow in Niles. Visitation will be at 5 p.m. on Thursday, December 21, with a memorial service following at 6 p.m., at the Wisconsin Memorial Park Family Center, 13235 West Capital Drive, Brookfield, Wisconsin. Pastor Steve...

Dec 10, 2017

A Berrien Springs icon passed away on Sunday, December 10, 2017: Ronald E. Colvin - known to all as RC. He was the first New Year’s Baby born on January 1, 1943 in Waco, Texas, to the late Andrew Jackson Abernathy Colvin and Ruth McFalls. He died at the age of 74. RC graduated from Berrien Springs High School in...

Nov 25, 2017

Mildred Swanson, 90, of Berrien Springs, died Saturday evening, November 25, 2017. She was born July 2, 1927, in North Yarmouth, Maine, the daughter of Everett and Viola (Baston) Jamieson. She married Arnold R. Swanson on June 20, 1948, in Camden, Maine. In addition to being a homemaker, she was a Seventh-day Adventist church school teacher in New England and...

Oct 27, 2017

Brian Keith Quiriconi, 58, of Berrien Springs died Friday, Oct. 27, 2017, at his home. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Sodus, of which he was a member. The Rev. Robert Duehlmeyer will officiate. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery, Berrien Springs. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 30,...

Oct 25, 2017

Kathleen Harriet Stephens, 91, of Berrien Springs, died Wednesday, October 25, 2017, at home after a brief illness. She was born February 13, 1926, on a farm near Hillsdale, Wisconsin, to Harry and Ardith Hoff.  After graduation from Barron (Wisconsin) High School in 1944, Kathy attended Eau Claire (Wisconsin) Business College, then Bob Jones University.  Her marriage to Roland R....

Oct 24, 2017

Harry William Reeves, 97, of Niles, passed away Tuesday, October 24, 2017, at Lakeland Hospital in Niles. A memorial service will be held at 2:30 p.m. Friday, October 27, with military rites immediately following, at Allred Funeral Home in Berrien Springs, where friends may visit beginning at 1:30 p.m.  Private inurnment will be in Rose Hill Cemetery, Berrien Springs.  Online...

Oct 21, 2017

Kathleen Ekkens, 77, of Berrien Springs, died Saturday, October 21, 2017, at her home. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, October 27, at Pioneer Memorial Church on the campus of Andrews University, Berrien Springs.  Friends are invited to visit from 6 – 8 p.m. Thursday, October 26, at Allred Funeral Home, Berrien Springs, and to leave online messages...

Oct 18, 2017

Thelma Louise Martin, 94, of Berrien Springs passed away Wednesday, October 18, 2017, after a brief illness. She was born Thelma Louise Barnes on January 12, 1923, in Parkersburg, West Virginia, the eldest daughter in a family of 10 siblings.  She married the love of her life, Clarence Martin, in 1945.  When he returned from World War II, they started...

Oct 16, 2017

Dr. Geeta Rani Lall, 85, of Berrien Springs died peacefully at home Monday, October 16, after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. She is survived by three daughters, Meena and Laura Lall, Rita Runyon; and three beloved grandsons, Adam Lall, Luke and Anthony Ross. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Bernard Lall; and daughter, Sheila Lall.  Geeta...

Sep 30, 2017

Dale Herbert Simpson, age 85, of Berrien Center, died at his home on Saturday, September 30, 2017. He was born July 5, 1932, in Chicago, the son of Ruth E. (Anderson) and Judson H. Simpson. Dale graduated from Hylandale Academy in 1950. He married Johanna B. Guthrie on April 23, 1952 in Niles. They were married for 63 years until...

Sep 18, 2017

A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, September 25, at Allred Funeral Home. Memorial Service: Allred Funeral Home 212 South Main Street, Berrien Springs, MI 49103

Sep 8, 2017

Francis “Lars” Surdal, 93, formerly of Berrien Springs, died Friday, September 8, 2017, at Woodland Terrace of Longmeadow in Niles. A memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Friday, September 15, in the Castelbuono Youth Chapel of Pioneer Memorial Church on the campus of Andrews University, Berrien Springs.  Arrangements have been entrusted to Allred Funeral Home, Berrien Springs, and online...

Sep 4, 2017

Sep 2, 2017

Cheryl Ann Aldrich Groff, 58, of Berrien Springs, died at home on Saturday, September 2, 2017. There will not be a service, but there will be a memorial gathering on September 24.  Everyone can come together, eat, and share stories at 4 p.m. at Bertrand Hall, 3835 Buffalo Road, Buchanan.  Cheryl was born July 16, 1959, in Benton Harbor, the...