Obituaries

Sandra Christopher
Jul 9, 2015
Sandra Kay Christopher, 68, passed away on Thursday, July 9, 2015. A memorial service will be held 1 PM Tuesday, July 14, 2015 at Woodland Shores Baptist Church, 3555 Shawnee Road, Bridgman. Friends may meet the family from 12 Noon - 1 PM at the church prior to the service. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Three Oaks. Memorial...
Evelyn Lutz
Jul 6, 2015
Evelyn Alice (Kirkpatrick) Lutz, 90, of Stevensville, passed away peacefully Monday, July 6, 2015 at West Woods of Bridgman with her family at her bedside. Cremation has taken place and by her request there will be no services. Memorials can be made to Hospice at Home, 4025 Health Park Lane, St. Joseph, MI 49085 or St. Paul’s Lutheran Church,...
Dianne Carlson
Jul 4, 2015
Dianne Louise Carlson, 63, of Bridgman passed away Saturday, July 4, 2015 at Hanson Hospice Center in Stevensville. A memorial service will be held 11:30 AM Tuesday, July 7, 2015 at Bethany Beach Tabernacle, 12684 Oak Park, Sawyer, with Dr. Bob Laurent officiating. Friends may meet with the family from 5 - 8 PM Monday at Pike Funeral Home, Boyd...
Harriet Sieroslawski
Jul 3, 2015
Harriet Sieroslawski, 96, of Baroda, MI, passed away peacefully Friday at West Woods of Bridgman. A private graveside service was held Tuesday at Ruggles Cemetery, Baroda, next to her beloved husband Edward who preceded her in death on August 27th, 1986. Harriet was born September 27th, 1918 in Chicago, Illinois to Peter and Felicia Surowic. She was a loving mother,...
Arlene McIntosh
Jun 25, 2015
Arlene Josephine McIntosh, 96, of Baroda passed away Thursday, June 25, 2015, at Pine Ridge Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Stevensville. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, June 29, 2015, at Baroda Bible Church, 9058 Third St., with the Rev. Brad Lambright officiating. Burial will be in Ruggles Cemetery, Baroda. Friends may meet with the family from 2-4...
Eugene Rokely
Jun 18, 2015
Eugene B. Rokely, 88, of Bridgman passed away on Thursday, June 18, 2015 at The Willows in St. Joseph. Memorial Services will be held 11 AM Tuesday, June 23, 2015 at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 9650 N. Church Street, Bridgman, with Pastor Jon Bendewald officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Bridgman. A gathering of family and friends will be from...
Joseph Raineri
Jun 12, 2015
Joseph Earl Raineri (Papa Joe) 70, of Berrien Springs, MI, passed away in South Bend, on Friday Morning, June 12, 2015. Jesus came and took Joseph, the dearly loved center of our family, to Heaven, after he’d overcome enormous health challenges for years, valiantly cheating death again and again. We are blessed beyond words that he fought courageously to live...
Hattie Whitt
Jun 12, 2015
Hattie Mae Whitt, 95, of St. Joseph passed away peacefully on Friday, June 12, 2015 surrounded by her loving family. Funeral services will be held at 11 AM Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at Zion Evangelical United Church of Christ, 3001 Veronica Drive, St. Joseph with Reverend Eric Thorsen officiating. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery, St. Joseph. Friends may meet...
Roger Hingst
Jun 7, 2015
Roger Henry Hingst, 83 of Bridgman passed away on Sunday, June 7, 2015 at West Woods of Bridgman. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Tuesday, June 9, 2015 at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 9650 N. Church Street, Bridgman, with Pastor Jon Bendewald officiating. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery, Bridgman. Friends may meet with the family Tuesday at the church...
Geneva Mathieu
Jun 5, 2015
Geneva L. Mathieu, 92, of Roseville, formerly of Bridgman, passed away on Friday, June 5, 2015 at Shelby Nursing Center, Shelby Twp., Michigan. Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 PM on Monday, June 8 at Pike Funeral Home, Boyd Chapel, 9191 Red Arrow Hwy., Bridgman. Friends may meet with the family from Noon until the time of the service...
Mark Dollar
Jun 3, 2015
Mark Alan Dollar, 55, of Bridgman, passed away on Wednesday, June 3, 2015 at Hanson Hospice Center in Stevensville. Cremation will take place and a private family gathering will be held at a later date. Memorial contributions may be given to Hospice at Home, 4025 Health Park Lane, St. Joseph, MI 49085. Mark was born on June 30, 1959, in...
Jacquelyn Nehring
Jun 2, 2015
Jacquelyn Day Nehring, 80, of Benton Harbor passed away on Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at Caretel Inns of Lakeland, St. Joseph. Funeral Services will be held 11 AM Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at Pike Funeral Home, Boyd Chapel, 9191 Red Arrow Hwy, Bridgman with Father Arthur Howard officiating. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery, Bridgman. Visitation will be from...
Donald Gast
Jun 1, 2015
Donald William Gast, 85, went to heaven to be with his Lord, his family and his friends who have gone on before him, on Monday, June 1, 2015, after a long battle with many illnesses. We know he is in heaven because as a young man he accepted Jesus Christ as his personal Lord and Savior. For it says...
Jack De Jonge
May 27, 2015
Jack De Jonge, 63, of Holland, passed away on Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at his home. He is survived by his parents, Lavern and Coralee De Jonge of Holland; siblings: Connie and Russ Wolbers and Karen and Denny Minnema of Zeeland, Mark and Jan De Jonge of Hamilton, and Rachel and Kraig Pike of Bridgman; nieces and nephews: LeeAnn Suman,...
Albert Yerke
May 25, 2015
Albert Henry Yerke, 91, of Bridgman, passed away on Monday, May 25, 2015 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center in St. Joseph. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 AM on Thursday, May 28, 2015 at Trinity Lutheran Church, 5791 Sawyer Road, Sawyer with the Reverend Randy D. Lett officiating. Friends may meet with the family from 5 - 8 PM...
Barbara LaBelle
May 22, 2015
Barbara June LaBelle, 73, passed away on Friday, May 22, 2015 at home. Barbara, the daughter of Frederick LaBelle and Florence LaBelle Parsons (nee Shipperley), was born in Chicago, Illinois on May 5, 1942, and has resided in Bridgman since 1993. She was preceded in death by her father in December 1980 and her mother in August 2003. She is...
Mary Hercik
May 8, 2015
Mary Lou Hercik, 83, of Baroda passed away on Friday, May 8, 2015 at Lakeland Medical Center, St. Joseph. Funeral Services will be held 11 AM Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at Pike Funeral Home, Boyd Chapel, 9191 Red Arrow Hwy, Bridgman with Reverend Christopher Noffke officiating. Burial will be in Ruggles Cemetery, Baroda. Friends may meet with the family from...
Frederick Bautz
May 1, 2015
Frederick Herman Bautz, 80, of Sawyer, MI, passed away at his home on Friday, May 1, 2015. There are no scheduled services at this time. Fred was born June 11, 1934 in Chicago, Illinois the son of the late Frederick H. and Olga (Rohweder) Bautz. On May 10, 1958 Fred married Carol Kickert, they were married 30 years and she...

Robert Jefferis
Apr 28, 2015
Robert Lee Jefferis, 68, of Berrien Springs, passed away on Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at the University of Chicago Medical Center. Graveside services will be held at 4 PM on Monday, May 4, 2015 at Graceland Cemetery in Bridgman with Pastor Raymond Clark officiating. Robert was born July 19, 1946 in Benton Harbor, Michigan the son of the late E....
William Ueck
Apr 23, 2015
William Frank Ueck, 69, of Stevensville, passed away Thursday, April 23, 2015 at home. Friends may meet with the family from 2 - 3 PM Saturday, April 25, 2015 at Pike Funeral Home, Boyd Chapel, 9191 Red Arrow Highway, Bridgman. Funeral Services will be held at 3:00 PM Saturday. Memorials contributions may be given to Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses...