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Local obituaries for Berrien Springs, MI and surrounding areas
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...
Virginia Lee Kiger
Oct 14, 2022
Virginia Lee Kiger, 95, of Berrien Springs, died Oct. 14, 2022, at Spectrum Health Lakeland in St. Joseph.
A graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20, at Rose Hill Cemetery, Berrien Springs. Messages and memories may be shared online at www.allredfuneralhome.com. Donations in Virginia’s name may be made to St. Jude Hospital or Wounded Warriors.
Virginia was born Nov....
Glenn Walter St. Clair
Oct 13, 2022
Glenn Walter St. Clair, 90, died peacefully following a ruptured aortic aneurysm on October 13, 2022 in Niles Lakeland Hospital.
He was born in Rib Lake, Wisconsin on October 19, 1931 and was in the first graduating class of Wisconsin Academy. He continued his education at Emmanuel Missionary College and graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering from Tri State in...
Richard Irving Clark
Oct 12, 2022
Richard Irving Clark was born July 17, 1928 in Kuling, China of missionary parents and died on October 12, 2022 at the age of 94 in Berrien Springs, Michigan.
Richard spent the first twelve years in China mostly in Hankow across the Yangtze River from Wuhan and the Wuhan Sanitarium and Hospital of Seventh-day Adventists. In those days, China had been...
Ray M. Richmond
Oct 6, 2022
Ray Richmond, 83, of Niles, passed away October 6, 2022 at Spectrum Health Lakeland-Niles in Niles, Michigan.
He was born April 11, 1939 in Pine Knot, Kentucky, to the late Raymond and Madeline Richmond. Ray married Amelia “Rose” on October 29, 1961. They would have celebrated 62 years of marriage at the end of this month.
Ray is survived by his wife;...
Pauline Glee Maxwell
Sep 30, 2022
Pauline Glee Maxwell, 97, of Berrien Springs, passed away Sept. 30, 2022, at Spectrum Health Lakeland in St. Joseph. Her autonomic respiration system shut down.
The funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 16, at Pioneer Memorial Church on the campus of Andrews University, where William Fagal will present the homily. The viewing will begin at noon in the...
Frederick Norman Pottle
Sep 28, 2022
Frederick Norman Pottle was born on December 16, 1936, in Detroit, Michigan, to Fred and Christine (White) Pottle. He passed away on September 28, 2022, in St. Joseph, Michigan.
A graveside service will be held at Rose Hill Cemetery in Berrien Springs on October 5 at 2 p.m. Messages and memories may be shared online at www.allredfuneralhome.com.
Norman grew up in Detroit...
Harold Boyd Smith Iii
Sep 10, 2022
Harold Boyd Smith, III was born in Nome, Alaska, on September 13, 1982. He died September 10, 2022, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, of complications from a kidney infection.
He was born with a rare condition called Caudal Regression Syndrome, and did not have the use of his legs. With a strong upper body and a bright mind, he rolled cheerfully through...
Allen Lee Hathcoat
Aug 28, 2022
Allen Lee Hathcoat, 72, of Fennville, died Aug. 28, 2022. Beloved by all who knew him, he led a life of service to his family, friends, community and country. Allen served in the US Army, and following his active duty service, continued to serve his fellow veterans through his involvement in the American Legion. After a 26-year long career, he...
Craig Lynn Miller
Aug 5, 2022
Craig Lynn Miller, 79, of Berrien Springs, Michigan, passed away August 5, 2022 at Spectrum Health Lakeland Medical Center. Craig lived an incredibly full and well-rounded life. He departed this life quickly and peacefully, surrounded by family. Born to Wilbur and Clara (Wetkowski) Miller on March 30, 1943, in Benton Harbor, Michigan, Craig graduated Berrien Springs High School in 1961....
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