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Obituaries

Local obituaries for Berrien Springs, MI and surrounding areas

Genevieve E. Wymer

Genevieve E. Wymer

Apr 24, 2017

Genevieve E. “Jenny” Wymer, 86, of Eau Claire, passed away Monday, April 24, 2017, at Hanson Hospice Center in Stevensville after a long battle with cancer. She was born December 16, 1930, in Lake Township, the daughter of Harold and Josephine Livengood.  Many will remember her as the owner of the Jenny Wren Restaurant in Berrien Springs, where she met...

Ruth Ann (Toney) Gorski

Ruth Ann (Toney) Gorski

Apr 22, 2017

Ruth Ann (Toney) Gorski of Berrien Center passed away peacefully at her home on April 22, 2017. A daughter of the late Richard and Doris Patterson Toney, Ruth was born on November 15, 1948, in Benton Harbor. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Ronald S. Gorski, of Cheboygan, Michigan, whom she married in...

Charles R. Dowell

Charles R. Dowell

Apr 16, 2017

Charles Robert Dowell, 84, of Berrien Springs, died Easter Sunday, April 16, 2017, at Lakeland Medical Center in St. Joseph. He was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, to Walter Ernest and Rhea (Short) Dowell on August 15, 1932, the only son of six children. He served in the Army from August 25, 1953 to August 1, 1961 and was stationed mainly...

Arnulfo Aleman

Arnulfo Aleman

Mar 27, 2017

Arnulfo Aleman, 88, of South Bend, formerly of Berrien Springs, died Monday, March 27, 2017 at his home. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Friday, March 31, at Ironwood United Pentecostal Church, 4609 S. Ironwood Drive, South Bend, with burial in Rose Hill Cemetery, Berrien Springs. Friends may visit from 6-8 p.m. Thursday at the church, and share memories...

David W. Wall

David W. Wall

Mar 25, 2017

The family of David W. Wall is sad to inform of his passing on Saturday, March 25, 2017, just days after his 69th birthday.  He suffered a long illness and is now at peace awaiting Jesus’ call to resurrection. David was so loved by his wife of 42 years, Twyla (Young) Wall; son, Reeve J. Wall of Orlando, Florida and...

Andrew J. Snyder

Andrew J. Snyder

Mar 8, 2017

Andrew Jack Snyder, 89, of Berrien Springs, was born April 13, 1927, at home in Diller, Nebraska, to JR and Cleta Belle Snyder, the second son and fifth child of a family that would grow to include 10 children. Surrounded by family, he passed away on March 8, 2017, at Lakeland Medical Center after a short illness. A funeral service...

Jeanette Morris

Jeanette Morris

Feb 27, 2017

Jeanette Morris, 89, of Berrien Springs passed away Monday, February 27, 2017, at Woodland Terrace of Longmeadow in Niles.  Jeanette was born August 3, 1927, in Cass County, Michigan, to Harvey and Fern (Charles) Hall.  She graduated from Decatur High School, and on June 20, 1948, in Glenwood, Michigan, she married Richard Morris. The couple made their home in Berrien...

Susama Bairagee

Susama Bairagee

Feb 22, 2017

Susama Bairagee passed away early in the morning around 7:10 am on February 22, 2017 at her eldest Son’s abode, here in Berrien Springs, MI, at the ripe old age of 90. Susama  was the daughter of the Late Pastor Upendranath Halder and the Late Mrs. Hashshomukhi Halder.  She was born November 28, 1926, in the village of Aambari in...

Emma L. Bond

Emma L. Bond

Feb 13, 2017

Emma L. Bond, 88, of Berrien Center, died Monday, February 13, 2017, at home. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, February 24, at Shiloh Seventh-day Adventist Church, 7000 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60637.  Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery, Chicago. Local arrangements are by Allred Funeral Home, Berrien Springs, where online messages may be left at...

Kathryn L. Macklin

Kathryn L. Macklin

Feb 13, 2017

Kathryn L. Macklin, 89, of Berrien Springs, died Monday, February 13, 2017, at Old Farm Living Center in Berrien Springs. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday, February 19, at Allred Funeral Home, Berrien Springs, where friends may visit from 1 – 3 p.m.  Burial will be at 2 p.m. Monday, February 20, at Mission Hills Memorial Gardens, Niles....

Bille K. Burdick

Bille K. Burdick

Feb 5, 2017

Bille Kelly Burdick, 84, of Ooltewah, Tennessee, died Sunday evening, February 5, 2017, at Lakeland Medical Center in St. Joseph, Michigan. A time of visitation with the family will be held from 4 – 6 p.m. Thursday, February 9, at Allred Funeral Home in Berrien Springs.  Online messages may be shared at www.allredfuneralhome.com.  Private inurnment will be in the family...

George H. Akers

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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