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Local obituaries for Berrien Springs, MI and surrounding areas

James William Ryburn

James William Ryburn

May 9, 2016

James William Ryburn, 75, a resident of Berrien Springs for 20 years, died Monday morning, May 9, 2016, at home. According to his wishes, cremation has taken place.  Inurnment will be at a later date in the family plot in Sandwich, Illinois.  Allred Funeral Home, Berrien Springs, is serving the family, and online messages may be left at www.allredfuneralhome.com. James...

Kevin Krieger

Kevin Krieger

May 5, 2016

Kevin William Krieger, 57, of Berrien Springs, died Thursday, May 5, 2016, at his home. A memorial service will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 19, at the Village Seventh-day Adventist Church, Berrien Springs, where he had been a member. Kevin was born February 20, 1959, in Washington, DC, the son of Joseph C. and Shirley E. (Cissel) Krieger.  ...

Bruce W. Malcuit

Bruce W. Malcuit

Apr 29, 2016

Bruce W. Malcuit , 92, of Galien, Michigan, died early Friday, April 29, 2016, at home. Bruce was born July 27, 1923, in Akron, Ohio.  He was adopted by Frank and Luanna Malcuit and raised in a Christian home.  He interrupted his university studies and enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps.  The Lord led him into the position of...

Dorothy Loraine Mensinger

Dorothy Loraine Mensinger

Apr 27, 2016

Dorothy Loraine Mensinger, 91, of St. Joseph, passed on to her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, April 27, 2016, at her home, with her caring son, Jerry, by her side. Dorothy was born September 9, 1924, in Chicago, the daughter of Emil Hosnedl and Antonette Cebek.  Dorothy and her family moved to Royalton Township in 1931, and Dorothy graduated in...

Robert E. Stringer

Robert E. Stringer

Apr 27, 2016

Robert Edward Stringer, 91, of Stevensville, fell asleep in Jesus on Wednesday, April 27, 2016, at Hanson Hospice Center in Stevensville. A Memorial Service will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday, May 7, at the Village Seventh-day Adventist Church, 635 St. Joseph Avenue, Berrien Springs, with Pastor Donald Inglish officiating. The family will welcome friends starting at 3 p.m. A...

Anna C. Chilson

Anna C. Chilson

Apr 26, 2016

Anna Catherine Chilson, 91, of Berrien Springs, died Tuesday, April 26, 2016, at Lakeland Medical Center in St. Joseph. Ann, as she preferred to be called, was born February 9, 1925 in New Haven Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota, to Harry James and May Catherine (Prouty) Hayden.  She was named after her grandmothers, Anna Augusta Smith Hayden and Margaret Catherine Boyle...

Lucille Kay Duffy

Lucille Kay Duffy

Apr 26, 2016

Lucille Kay (Ashby) Duffy, 73, of St. Joseph passed peacefully on April 26, 2016, in Riviera Beach, Florida. Lucille, better known as Kay, was born August 4, 1942, in Benton Harbor. She was the daughter of the late George and Gladys Ashby. A memorial service will be held in her honor from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, May 17, at Allred Funeral...

Garth D. Gibson

Garth D. Gibson

Apr 25, 2016

Garth D. Gibson, 69, of Berrien Springs, died Monday, April 25, 2016, at Lakeland Medical Center in St. Joseph. Arrangements are pending.

Jacqueline Castelbuono

Jacqueline Castelbuono

Apr 22, 2016

Jacqueline Cinquemani Castelbuono, 96, of Berrien Springs, died April 22, 2016, at Jenny’s Place in Berrien Springs. She was born December 18, 1919, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the daughter of Paul and Nancy Cinquemani. Her only sibling, Roy Cinquemani, was killed at the age of 26 in a plane crash while serving in the United States Air Force. Jacqueline married Anthony...

Georgia C. Harner

Georgia C. Harner

Apr 15, 2016

Georgia C. Harner, 93, of Berrien Springs, died Friday, April 15, 2016, at West Woods of Niles. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 21, at Allred Funeral Home in Berrien Springs, with Pastor Douglas Adams of Trinity Lutheran Church, Berrien Springs, officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Hospice at Home....

Arthur Carl Rudlaff

Arthur Carl Rudlaff

Apr 8, 2016

Arthur Rudlaff, 82, of Berrien Springs, was called home by his Lord on Friday, April 8, 2016. He was born August 6, 1933, the son of the late Carl and Augusta (Hebner) Rudlaff.  He married Erna King on June 2, 1962. Their marriage of nearly 54 years was blessed with three sons, of whom he was very proud and whose...

Virginia E. Eakley

Virginia E. Eakley

Apr 5, 2016

Virginia Ellen Eakley, 91, of Berrien Springs, was born to Verna M. and Leroy A. Eakley on May 13, 1924, in Oak Harbor, Ohio, and fell asleep in Jesus, surrounded by friends, on Tuesday, April 5, 2016, at her home. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, April 16, at Allred Funeral Home, Berrien Springs, with Pastor...

Eileen B. Briney

Eileen B. Briney

Apr 5, 2016

Eileen B. Briney, 81, of Berrien Springs, died Tuesday, April 5, 2016, at home. Arrangements are pending.

Agnes E. Gibson

Agnes E. Gibson

Apr 3, 2016

Agnes E. Gibson, 100, of Berrien Springs, died Sunday morning, April 3, 2016, at Royalton Manor in St. Joseph. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Sunday, April 24, in the Castelbuono Youth Chapel of Pioneer Memorial Church on the campus of Andrews University, Berrien Springs, where friends are invited to visit with the family from 10 a.m....

Richard H. Hines

Richard H. Hines

Mar 22, 2016

Richard H. Hines, 89, of Berrien Springs passed away March 22, 2016 after a long illness.  As he wished, he departed this life in the home he built 48 years ago. Mr. Hines was born in Chicago on November 15, 1926, to Raymond and Elizabeth Hines.  He grew up on the south side of Chicago, an all-American boy loving sports...

Harold W. Johnson Sr.

Harold W. Johnson Sr.

Mar 14, 2016

Harold W. Johnson Sr., 87, of Mishawaka, died Monday, March 14, 2016, at Chalet of Niles. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Friday, March 18, at Allred Funeral Home, 212 S. Main St., Berrien Springs, where friends may call from 11 a.m. until service time. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery, Berrien Springs. Memorials may be made to...

Charlotte V. Groff

Charlotte V. Groff

Mar 12, 2016

Charlotte Virginia Groff, PhD, died March 12, 2016 peacefully and at home at age 83.  She was born August 9, 1932 in Hinsdale, Illinois and died in the house in Berrien Springs she had lived in her entire life.  Charlotte was an only child, born to Virginia Fairchild Boone and Earle Groff.  Her mother worked as a nurse. Dr. Groff’s...

Terry M. Kauffman

Terry M. Kauffman

Mar 12, 2016

Terry M. Kauffman, 57, of Bremen, formerly of Eau Claire, died Saturday, March 12, 2016, at Memorial Hospital in South Bend. He was born May 10, 1958, in South Bend, the son of Henry “Hank” and Ellen Kauffman. Terry had worked as a paramedic for Medic 1, and he had also volunteered with the fire and police departments while living...

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