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Local obituaries for Berrien Springs, MI and surrounding areas
George H. Akers
Feb 4, 2017
George Hillry Akers, 90, of Collegedale, Tennessee, passed away Saturday, February 4, 2017. He was the son of the late Hillry B. and Kitty H. Akers and was preceded in death by his son, Douglas Allen Akers, and sister, Miriam Dalecki. The Akers family lived all over the United States but spent a majority of their time in Berrien Springs,...
Lillian M. Down
Feb 4, 2017
Lillian Mae (Kourt) Down, 94, of Berrien Springs, died peacefully on February 4, 2017 at Woodland Terrace of Longmeadow in Niles. She was born March 3, 1922 in South Lyon, Michigan and attended school in Brighton, Michigan. She married Lloyd Andrew Down in 1940 and was employed by Burroughs Corporation during WW II. After raising their four children, Lillian ran...
Eleanor Moon Kephart
Feb 4, 2017
Eleanor Moon Kephart, 97, of Berrien Springs passed away Saturday, February 4, 2017 at Loving Care Foster Homes in Berrien Springs. Eleanor was born March 14, 1919 in South Bend, Indiana, the daughter of Albert and Minnie (McOmber) Wilson. She graduated from Berrien Springs High School in 1937. On October 2, 1940 she married Dale Moon until his death on...
George H. Akers
Feb 4, 2017
George Hillry Akers, 90, of Collegedale, Tennessee, passed away Saturday, February 4, 2017. He was the son of the late Hillry B. and Kitty H. Akers and was preceded in death by his son, Douglas Allen Akers, and sister, Miriam Dalecki. The Akers family lived all over the United States but spent a majority of their time in Berrien Springs,...
Darell V. Amundson
Feb 3, 2017
Darell V. Amundson, 97, died Friday morning, February 3, 2017, at Woodland Terrace of Longmeadow in Niles. Inurnment will be in Fort Custer National Cemetery, Augusta, Michigan. He was born November 24, 1919, in Brooten, Minnesota, the son of Benhard and Leah (Chaffee) Amundson. He was a veteran of World War II, having served with the Army Air Forces, where...
Robert Don Moon Iii
Feb 3, 2017
Robert Don Moon III, 55, formerly of Berrien Springs, died Friday, February 3, 2017, in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday, February 11, at Pioneer Memorial Church on the campus of Andrews University, Berrien Springs. Friends are invited to visit from 5 – 7 p.m. Friday, February 10, at Allred Funeral Home, Berrien Springs,...
Viola B. Peugh
Jan 22, 2017
Viola B. Peugh, 96, of Berrien Springs, passed away on Sunday, January 22, 2017 at Hanson Hospice Center in Stevensville. She was born January 15, 1921 in Detroit. She married Edwin F. Peugh on October 11, 1952, and he preceded her in death November 15, 2004. Mrs. Peugh worked as a “Rosie the Riveter” during WWII. She later became a...
Larry K. Collier
Jan 22, 2017
The Collier family and all their friends and acquaintances were saddened to learn of the passing of Larry Kenneth Collier, 78, on January 22, 2017 in Buchanan, Michigan. Born on October 25, 1938 in Streator, Illinois he was one of six children of Eldon and Beatrice (Wood) Collier. When he was just five years old, and brother Eldon, seven, their...
Alice Marie Swartz
Jan 20, 2017
Alice Marie Swartz, 86, of Berrien Springs, died Friday, January 20, 2017, at Hanson Hospice Center in Stevensville. Funeral services will be at noon Tuesday, January 24, at Allred Funeral Home in Berrien Springs, where friends may visit beginning at 10 a.m. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. Donations in Alice’s name may be made to the Humane Society...
Lowell E. Clausen
Jan 14, 2017
Lowell E. Clausen, 92, of Berrien Springs, died Saturday, January 14, 2017, at his home. Funeral services will be at noon Tuesday, January 17, in the Riess Chapel of the Village Seventh-day Adventist Church in Berrien Springs, where friends may call beginning at 11 a.m. Pastor Ron Kelly will officiate, and burial in Rose Hill Cemetery will follow the services. ...
David E. Hodge
Jan 11, 2017
David Edwin Hodge, 92, of Berrien Springs, died Wednesday, January 11, 2017, at his home. Born October 15, 1924 in Dabney, Indiana, he was the youngest of seven children of George Albert and Myrtle (Powell) Hodge. He grew up during the depression years in a small farming community. He graduated from Versailles High School in 1942. In the fall of...
Jacqualyn Marie Davidson
Jan 11, 2017
Jacqualyn Marie Davidson, 86, of Niles, died Wednesday morning, January 11, 2017, at Woodland Terrace of Longmeadow in Niles. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, January 15, at Allred Funeral Home, Berrien Springs, where friends may call beginning at 1 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to a charity of the donor’s choice. Messages...
Margaret 'Peggy' Kroncke
Jan 6, 2017
Margaret Evelyn “Peggy” Kroncke, former longtime resident of Berrien Springs, passed away on January 6, 2017 in Temecula, California at the age of 89. Peggy was born on July 5, 1927 in Newburgh, New York to Albert and Margaret Wright. She was raised in the greater New York area where she attended school through her high school graduation. Peggy then...
Donna Mae Olney Heyer
Jan 4, 2017
Donna Mae Olney Heyer, 102, of Berrien Springs, died Wednesday, January 4, 2017, at Pine Ridge Rehabilitation & Nursing Center in Stevensville. Funeral services will be at noon Tuesday, January 10, at Berrien Springs United Methodist Church, where friends may call 10 a.m. til noon. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the BS United...
Robbin E. Down
Jan 1, 2017
Robbin Elaine Down, 62, of Eau Claire, died Sunday, January 1, 2017, at Hanson Hospice Center in Stevensville. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Sunday, January 8, in the Riess Chapel of the Village Seventh-day Adventist Church in Berrien Springs. Memorial donations may be made to Hanson Hospice Center. Allred Funeral Home, Berrien Springs, has been entrusted...
Roger Harold Wotring
Dec 26, 2016
Roger Harold Wotring was born Wednesday, January 12, 1944, in Herrick Hospital, Tecumseh, Michigan. He died Monday, December 26, 2016, in Lakeland Medical Center, Saint Joseph, Michigan. Roger was the beloved, middle child of Erma Ruth Burke Wotring and Harold Glennis Wotring. Family who also preceded him in death were older brother Glennis Wotring, who lived in Toledo, Ohio, and...
Luz Ruiz
Dec 25, 2016
Luz Haydeé Ruiz-Tenorio died quietly at her sister and brother-in-law’s home December 25, 2016. A Memorial Service will be held at 3 p.m. on Sabbath, January 14, 2017, at Pioneer Memorial Church on the campus of Andrews University, Berrien Springs, where she was a member. Arrangements have been entrusted to Allred Funeral Home, Berrien Springs, and online messages may be...
Earl W. Witzel
Dec 24, 2016
Earl W. Witzel, 83, of Berrien Springs, died Saturday, December 24, 2016, at Lakeland Medical Center in St. Joseph. A memorial service will be at 5 p.m. Monday, January 2, 2017, at the Village Seventh-day Adventist Church in Berrien Springs, with Pastors Ron Kelly and Bruce Hayward officiating. Memorial donations may be made to Your Story Hour; or Radio 74,...
Nona M. Ludeman
Dec 24, 2016
Nona Mae (Roosma) Ludeman, 87, a longtime resident of the Berrien Springs area, died Saturday, December 24, 2016, at Woodland Terrace of Longmeadow in Niles, Michigan. She was born February 9, 1929 in Lonepine, Montana, the daughter of Sam and Grace Roosma. She was the youngest of four children; three preceded her in death. Nona graduated from high school at...
Lally J. Ulery
Dec 23, 2016
Lally Jenny Ulery, 60, died on Friday, December 23, 2016. Lally was born May 22, 1956 in Elanthoor, Kerala, India, the oldest child of Chacko Koshy and Aleyama John. Three other siblings would follow—Koshy, Shally and Julie. She completed her high school studies at Lowry Memorial School in Bangalore, India, and Bachelor’s Degree at Spicer Memorial College in Pune, India....
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