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Local obituaries for Berrien Springs, MI and surrounding areas
Floyd H. Scarlett
Jan 19, 2023
Floyd H. Scarlett, 89, of Jones, Michigan passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 19, 2023 at Cass County Medical Care Facility in Cassopolis.
Floyd was born in a log cabin on July 7, 1933 in West Point, Indiana to Sanford and Maude Scarlett. He was the second oldest of seven children, and his youngest brother, John Scarlett, is the only surviving...
Esther Della Goetzke
Jan 8, 2023
Esther Della (Zutz) Goetzke, 92, of Berrien Springs passed away on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023 at her home.
She was born on April 22, 1930, in Milwaukee, WI, to Clarence and Amelia (Molly) (Eger) Zutz. She attended Milwaukee Junior Academy and Milwaukee Public Schools and on Sept. 10, 1950, she married Lloyd Goetzke. They were married for 47 years when Lloyd...
Thomas Lynn Mannen
Jan 7, 2023
BERRIEN SPRINGS – Thomas L. Mannen, 79, passed away peacefully Jan. 7, 2023, at 2 p.m. in his home surrounded by his family. He was born April 15, 1943, in Plymouth, IN, the son of Orville Mannen and Jean Hathaway.
Thomas graduated from Riley High School in South Bend, Class of 1961. Following graduation, he served proudly with the United States...
Evelyn Joyce Boozer
Dec 28, 2022
Evelyn Joyce Boozer, 90, of Berrien Center, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2022, at home.
A memorial graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 20, 2023, at Rose Hill Cemetery in Berrien Springs, as per her wishes. Messages and memories may be shared online at www.allredfuneralhome.com.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Caring Circle Hospice and...
Lounette Ilene Hinkle
Dec 25, 2022
Lounette Ilene (Ley) Hinkle, 94, died December 25, 2022, peaceful at home in Berrien Springs, surrounded with family.
She was born to August Fred Ley and Hilma Alvina (Edstrom) Ley in Springfield, IL on August 20, 1928.
She graduated from Bethel Academy in Wisconsin in 1946, and from Emmanuel Missionary College in 1951 as a nurse, and she worked for 36 years.
Lounette...
Leon E. "Bud" Sherburn
Dec 25, 2022
Leon E. Sherburn “Bud” passed away at home in the early morning on December 25, 2022 from complications of COVID, surrounded by his family.
Bud was born November 13, 1954 in Benton Harbor, the sixth child of Loris and Helen (Rudowske) Sherburn. His childhood years were spent alongside his parents and seven siblings working on the family farm in Berrien Springs.
After...
Warren E. "Bud" Davis
Dec 11, 2022
“Bud” Warren E. Davis, 90, of Berrien Springs, passed to his rest on Sunday, December 11, 2022 at 11:30 p.m.
All are welcome at the Celebration of Life service at Eau Claire Seventh-day Adventist Church on Friday, December 16, at 2:30 p.m. Services are provided by Allred Funeral Home, Berrien Springs. Messages and memories may be shared online at www.allredfuneralhome.com.
Bud was...
Robert Harold Keiser
Dec 9, 2022
Robert H. Keiser Obituary
Bob Keiser, while getting ready for bed on Friday night, December 9, 2022, collapsed onto his bedroom floor. After receiving a clean bill of health from overcoming stomach cancer, his death came as a surprise.
He was born Robert Harold Keiser on April 19, 1931 in Battle Creek, Michigan to Leo Earl Keiser and Florence Eathel Crozier Keiser,...
Marilyn June Babienco
Dec 3, 2022
Marilyn June (Becraft) Babienco was born June 15, 1932 in Portland, OR and peacefully went to sleep in Jesus on December 3, 2022 in Niles, MI at age 90.
Services will be at Pioneer Memorial Church at 11 a.m. Sunday, December 11, 2022. Arrangements are coordinated by Allred Funeral Home. Messages and memories may be shared online at www.allredfuneralhome.com. In lieu...
Cynthia Pamela Coetzee
Dec 2, 2022
Cynthia Coetzee was born on February 22, 1934 in Grahamstown, South Africa and passed away on December 2, 2022 in Berrien Springs.
Cynthia was one of six children who were born to Melville and Mildred Bradfield. She grew up on the Eastern Cape of South Africa, which began her lifelong enjoyment of long walks on the beach and swimming in the...
Irma Pearl Church
Nov 24, 2022
Irma Pearl Church quietly fell into her last sleep early on Thanksgiving morning, November 24, 2022 at her home in Berrien Springs, Michigan. She was surrounded by family: her five remaining children, some of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. While she would tell you she was 100 years old, she fell short of that mark by five weeks.
A celebration of her...
Richard Erwin Bloch
Nov 15, 2022
RICHARD ERWIN BLOCH
1932 – 2022
Richard passed peacefully in his sleep on November 15, 2022, in his home on Lake Chapin in Berrien Springs.
Richard grew up in Chicago during the depression, which formed him into a hardworking headstrong man. He married his wife Barbara in 1956, and they went on to have three children. Not only did he raise his three...
Venkat "Kv" K. Rathnam
Nov 14, 2022
K. V. Rathnam Passes to His Rest
In 1945, Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru along with others negotiated India’s independence from the British empire in London. In Nuzvid, Andhra Pradesh, on July 16, 1945m Raja Rathinam and Kanthamma Kuchipudi celebrated the birth of their son, K. V. Rathnam, fondly called KV.
When still in his preteens, KV along with his neighborhood friends...
Monnie Louise Mullis
Nov 12, 2022
Monnie Louise Mullis, 85, formerly of Berrien Springs, died November 12, 2022, at her home in Dowagiac.
The funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, November 18, at Allred Funeral Home in Berrien Springs, with Pastor Christopher Peddie of Lakeside Family Church in Stevensville officiating. Burial will follow in Spring Run Cemetery, St. Joseph. Messages and memories may be...
"Buzz" Ulysses Grant Bixby Meyer
Nov 8, 2022
Ulysses Grant Bixby “Buzz” Meyer, Jr., 92, of Eau Claire, died Nov. 8, 2022 in Dowagiac.
The family will have a small graveside service at a later time. Messages and memories may be shared at www.allredfuneralhome.com.
Buzz was born April 26, 1930 in Santa Ana, Calif., and grew up in Boone, Iowa. While in high school, he was a member of the...
Rita Mavis Baker
Oct 31, 2022
Rita Mavis Baker, 84, of Berrien Springs, passed peacefully on October 31, 2022, at Lakeland Medical Center in St. Joseph.
A small private celebration of life will be held on Thursday with close family and friends. Messages and memories may be shared online at www.allredfuneralhome.com.
Rita was born in St. Vincent, West Indies, on September 4, 1938. Rita would have celebrated her...
Johnny Ray Baker
Oct 26, 2022
Johnny Ray Baker, 68, of Berrien Springs, passed away peacefully at Hanson Hospice Center in Stevensville on Wednesday, October 26, 2022, from anaplastic thyroid cancer.
Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, November 1, at Rose Hill Cemetery in Berrien Springs. Messages and memories may be shared online at www.allredfuneralhome.com.
Johnny was born August 20, 1954, to Lorene (Speckem) and...
Theodore J. Krause
Oct 24, 2022
Theodore J. Krause, 78, of Berrien Springs died Oct. 24, 2022, at his home.
A memorial service will be at 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 30, at Allred Funeral Home, Berrien Springs, where friends are invited to visit with the family from 3-5 p.m. Messages and memories may be shared online at www.allredfuneralhome.com. Donations in Ted’s name may be made to the...
Frederick R. Stephan
Oct 24, 2022
On October 24, 2022, Frederick Russell Stephan passed away at Woodland Terrace in Bridgman, MI, at the age of 94 awaiting the second coming of his beloved Savior.
Fred was born on June 4, 1928, in Grand Rapids, MI. He was the fourth of six children all of whom preceded him in death, including his younger brothers Ralph Stephan and...
Elek Ronaszegi
Oct 17, 2022
Elek Ronaszegi was born on December 14, 1928, in the town of Vecsés, Hungary, to parents Maria Scheib and Lajos Ronaszegi. Elek was the youngest of four children. He had two brothers, Lajos and Laszlo, and a sister, Marta.
His father worked for the Hungarian State Railroad, and the family later moved to the capitol city of Budapest. After graduating high...
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