Obituaries

Willis Por

Willis Por

Mar 18, 2018

Willis B. Por, 91, of Baroda passed away on Sunday, March 18, 2018 at Hanson Hospice Center in Stevensville. Funeral Services will be held 11 AM Thursday, March 22, 2018 at The Boyd Chapel of Pike Funeral and Cremation Services, 9191 Red Arrow Hwy, Bridgman. Friends may meet with the family at 10:00 AM until the time of the...

Dennis Wohler

Dennis Wohler

Mar 17, 2018

Dennis “Denny” Paul Wohler, 54, of New Troy passed away on Saturday, March 17, 2018. Funeral Services will be held 11 AM Friday, March 23, 2018 at The Boyd Chapel of Pike Funeral and Cremation Services, 9191 Red Arrow Hwy., Bridgman. Friends may meet with the family on Thursday from 6 - 8 PM at funeral home. Burial will...

Clara Trapp

Clara Trapp

Mar 2, 2018

Clara Loraine Trapp, 95, of Bridgman passed away on Friday, March 2, 2018 at West Woods of Bridgman. A memorial service will be held 11:00 AM Friday, March 9, 2018 at Zion United Church of Christ, 9100 Church Street, Baroda, with Reverend Christopher Noffke officiating. Friends may meet with the family following the service at the church during a time...

Thelma Blake

Thelma Blake

Mar 1, 2018

Thelma Lucille Blake, 82 of Bridgman passed away Thursday, March 1, 2018 at Woodland Terrace, Bridgman. A memorial service will be held at 11 AM, Monday, March 12, 2018 at Woodland Shores Baptist Church 3555 Shawnee Road, Bridgman MI 49106. Friend may meet with the family 10 am Monday at the church prior to the service. Memorial contributions can be...

Lois Parent

Lois Parent

Feb 25, 2018

Lois Marie Parent, 83 of Stevensville went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, February 25, 2018 at Golden Age Manor, Stevensville. Funeral Services will be held 11:00 AM Thursday, March 1, 2018 at The Chapel, 4250 Washington Ave, St Joseph. Friends may meet with the family from 10 am Thursday until the time of the service at...

Maryann Prien

Maryann Prien

Feb 24, 2018

Maryann Prien, 81, of Baroda passed away peacefully at home on February 24, 2018. The family will greet friends at a Celebration of Life 2:00-5:00 p.m., Saturday, April 21, 2018 with a memory-sharing time at 3:00 at Pike Funeral and Cremation Services, The Boyd Chapel, 9191 Red Arrow Hwy, Bridgman. Memorials can be made in her name to the Humane...

Charles Bross

Charles Bross

Feb 22, 2018

Charles Roger Bross, 79 of Baroda passed away Thursday, February 22, 2018 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center, St. Joseph. Memorial Services will be held 1:00 PM Saturday, March 10, 2018 at Stevensville United Methodist Church, 5506 Ridge Road, Stevensville, following the service the family will meet with friends until 4:00 PM at the church. Memorial contributions can be made to...

Ronald Magnuson

Ronald Magnuson

Feb 6, 2018

Ronald L. Magnuson, 86, of Harbert passed away Tuesday, February 6, 2018 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center, St. Joseph. A gathering of family and friends will be held Friday, February 16, 2018 from 6-8 PM at Pike Funeral and Cremation Services, Boyd Chapel 9191 Red Arrow Highway, Bridgman. A memorial service with Pastor Jay Fast officiating will be held on...

Leona Nitz

Leona Nitz

Jan 29, 2018

Leona Nitz, 101, of Baroda passed away Monday, January 29, 2018 at Royalton Manor in St. Joseph, Michigan Funeral Services will be held 11 AM Thursday, February 1, 2018 at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 9193 Cleveland Ave. Baroda with Reverend Dr. James M. Morgan officiating. Friends may meet with the family from 5 - 7 pm Wednesday, January...

David DDS

David DDS

Jan 24, 2018

Dr. David Webber Willson, 79, of Bridgman, MI passed away on Wednesday, January 24, 2018 at Bronson Medical Center in Kalamazoo, MI. He was born Thursday, February 17, 1938 in Detroit to Albert Webber Willson and Mary Elizabeth Thompson. He graduated from St. Mary’s High School in Royal Oak, MI in 1956, graduated with a Doctor of Dental Surgery degree...

Marie Detterbeck

Marie Detterbeck

Jan 23, 2018

Marie “Toots” Anna (Loraff) Detterbeck, 89 of Bridgman passed away on Tuesday, January 23, 2018 at Country Manor Care Center, Bridgman. Funeral Services will be held 2 PM Friday, January 26, 2018 at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 9650 N. Church, Bridgman, with Reverend Carl Bassett officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Bridgman. Friends may meet with the family from...

Betty Phipps

Betty Phipps

Jan 17, 2018

Betty Jane Phipps, 90 of Buchanan passed away on Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at West Woods of Bridgman. Funeral Services will be held 10 AM Saturday, January 20, 2018 at the Boyd Chapel of Pike Funeral and Cremation Services, 9191 Red Arrow Highway, Bridgman. Burial will be on Monday, January 22, 2018 in Forest Hill Cemetery, Stanton, MI 48888. Friends...

Vernon Kugle

Vernon Kugle

Jan 16, 2018

Vernon George Kugle, 92 of Stevensville passed away on Tuesday, January 16, 2018 at his home in Stevensville. Funeral Services will be held 11 AM Friday, January 19, 2018 at St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 2673 W. John Beers Road, Stevensville, with Pastor Ehlke officiating. Burial will follow in Hickory Bluff Cemetery, Stevensville. Friends may meet with the family from...

Cheryl Smith

Cheryl Smith

Jan 12, 2018

Cheryl Anne Smith, 73 of Sawyer, passed away Friday, January 12, 2018 in the care of her family. Funeral Services will be held 11 AM Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at the Boyd Chapel of Pike Funeral and Cremation Services, 9191 Red Arrow Hwy, Bridgman. Burial will be in New Troy Cemetery, New Troy. Friends may meet with the family from...

Irving Hischke Sr

Irving Hischke Sr

Jan 9, 2018

Irving Herman Hischke, Sr., 83 of Bridgman passed away on Tuesday, January 9, 2018 at home in Bridgman. Funeral Services will be held 11 AM Friday, January 12, 2018 at Trinity Lutheran Church of Glendora, 1733 West Glendora Road, Buchanan, officiating Reverend Jonathan Liebich. Friends may meet with the family from 10 - 11 AM prior to the service at...

Hazel Baab

Hazel Baab

Jan 9, 2018

Hazel Baab, 102, formerly of St. Joseph, passed away Tuesday, January 9, 2018, at Wellbridge Nursing Home in Romeo, Michigan. Funeral Services will be held 11 AM Monday, January 15, 2018 at the Boyd Chapel of Pike Funeral and Cremation Services, 9191 Red Arrow Hwy, Bridgman. Burial will be in Ruggles Cemetery, Baroda. Friends may meet with the family...

Gene Hoffman

Gene Hoffman

Jan 7, 2018

Gene Arthur Hoffman, 86 of Stevensville passed away on Sunday, January 7, 2018 in Mishawaka. The family will be remembering Gene privately. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 2673 W. John Beers Road, Stevensville or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-1942. Gene was born Wednesday, January 28, 1931 in...

Sylvia Kunde

Sylvia Kunde

Jan 7, 2018

Sylvia Jean Kunde, 81 of Bridgman passed away on Sunday, January 7, 2018 at Hanson Hospice Center, Stevensville. Funeral Services will be held 11 AM Thursday, January 11, 2018 at Christ Lutheran Church, 4333 Cleveland Avenue, Stevensville. Friends may meet with the family from 10 - 11 AM prior to the service at the church. Burial will be in...

Rickie Schmaltz

Rickie Schmaltz

Jan 4, 2018

Rickie Allen Schmaltz, 62 of Sawyer passed away unexpectedly Thursday, January 4, 2018 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center, St. Joseph. A gathering of family and friends will be held Saturday, January 13, 2018 from 2-5 PM at D’Agostino’s Navajo Restaurant, 8970 Red Arrow Highway, Bridgman. Rickie was born May 4, 1955 in South Bend the son of the late Roy...

Karl Kempe

Karl Kempe

Jan 1, 2018

Karl Erik Kempe, 91 of Bethany Beach, Sawyer passed away on Monday, January 1, 2018 at Pine Ridge Rehabilitation and Nursing Home in Stevensville. Karl was born on Friday, September 17, 1926 in Chicago Heights, Illinois to the late Joseph and Ellen (Karlsson) Kempe. On May 27, 1950, Karl married Jacquelin Hilma McInrue and they shared 67 years together....