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Obituaries

Local obituaries for Berrien Springs, MI and surrounding areas

Richard M. Rideout

Richard M. Rideout

Jul 16, 2016

Richard M. Rideout passed away quietly July 16, 2016 after a valiant battle with an aggressive cancer.  Richard was born to Richard F. and Dorothy M. Rideout on February 12, 1945 in Berrien Springs, MI.  He returned to Berrien Springs to complete his BS degree from Andrews University from 1967- 1969, and continued to live there until April 2016 when...

Veronica M. Edmeade

Veronica M. Edmeade

Jul 16, 2016

Veronica Merril Edmeade was born on December 17, 1930, on the beautiful, tropical island of Nevis, West Indies. She lived most of her early life in St. Kitts; then later migrated to the St. Thomas, USVI; then to Berrien Springs, Michigan, where she passed peacefully at her home on July 16, 2016. Veronica was a very loving, loveable, talented and...

Shahin Ilter

Shahin Ilter

Jul 10, 2016

Obituary pending. Memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, August 17, 2016, in the Riess Chapel of the Village Seventh-day Adventist Church, Berrien Springs. Memorial Service: Riess Chapel 635 St. Joseph Avenue, Berrien Springs, MI 49103

Donna Joyce Labaumbard

Donna Joyce Labaumbard

Jun 30, 2016

Donna Joyce LaBaumbard, 85, of St. Joseph, departed from this life and went home to Heaven on Thursday, June 30, 2016 at The Willows in St. Joseph. A Celebration of Life Service and Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 6, at Napier Parkview Baptist Church, 245 W. Napier Avenue, Benton Harbor, of which she was a member...

Mary Louise Potter

Mary Louise Potter

Jun 26, 2016

Mary Lou Potter was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on December 29, 1928.  Mary Lou died at her Benton Harbor home on June 26, 2016. She married Earl Amos Potter in 1959. He preceded her in death in 2012. Mary is survived by her four children: Philip Potter, Laura Weidner, Timothy Potter, Alice Potter; 10 grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren (with...

Mary A. Hathaway Gill

Mary A. Hathaway Gill

Jun 14, 2016

Mary A. (Hathaway) Gill passed away peacefully at her home in Benton Harbor, MI, on Tuesday, June 14th, 2016. Mary, age 93, was born to Dee and Delia Farrell, on May 11, 1923 in Enville, TN. In 1929, her family moved to Kennett, MO where she grew up and attended high school.  She married Clifford J. Hathaway on August 4,...

Stephen K. Halder

Stephen K. Halder

Jun 8, 2016

Stephen K. Halder “Santi”, 84, of Berrien Springs, died Wednesday night, June 8, 2016, at Pine Ridge Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Stevensville. Funeral services will be at noon Monday, June 13, at Allred Funeral Home, Berrien Springs, where friends may visit with the family beginning at 10 a.m. until service time.  Pastor Roy Castelbuono will officiate, and burial will...

David K. Peshka,  Md

David K. Peshka, Md

May 30, 2016

David K. Peshka, MD, 97, of Niles, passed away Monday, May 30, 2016, at his home. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, June 3, at the Niles Westside Seventh-day Adventist Church, where friends may visit with the family from 6 – 8 p.m. Thursday, June 2.  Burial will be in Mission Hills Memorial Gardens.  Memorial contributions may be...

Michael Cryan

Michael Cryan

May 26, 2016

Michael Cryan, 60, of St. Joseph, died Thursday morning, May 26, 2016, at Gilead Elder Care in St. Joseph. Obituary is pending.

Gertrude Thorpe

Gertrude Thorpe

May 19, 2016

Gertrude Thorpe, 74, a resident of Berrien Springs since 1980, died Thursday, May 19, 2016, at Lakeland Medical Center in St. Joseph. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday, May 27, at Allred Funeral Home in Berrien Springs, where friends may visit with the family beginning at noon until service time.  Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery.  Online...

Karin L. Aditjandra

Karin L. Aditjandra

May 10, 2016

Karin L. Aditjandra, 35, of Berrien Springs, died Tuesday evening, May 10, 2016, surrounded by family at her home. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 14, at St. Joseph Catholic Church on Church Street in St. Joseph, Michigan, with Father James Morris officiating.  Friends are invited to call from 6 – 7:30 p.m. Friday, May...

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...

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