Obituaries

Lois Sommer

Sep 15, 2007

Mrs. Sommer was born May 27, 1918 in St. Joseph the daughter of the late Ray and Mayme (Myers) Murray. On June 15, 1940 she married August G. Sommer and he preceded her in death on April 16, 1998. Lois was an elementary school teacher with River Valley Schools, retiring in 1973. She had served as Choir Director at...

Dorothy Mathieu

Sep 13, 2007

Biography

Mrs. Mathieu was born July 9, 1925 in Bridgman to the late Elizabeth Kunde. She was proud to have helped her mother throughout her life on the farm where she was raised. She attended Bridgman High School, graduated salutatorian of her class and later went on to serve on the Bridgman School Board. Dorothy married Jack Mathieu in...

Richard Adent

Sep 10, 2007

Mr. Adent was born July 9, 1943 in St. Joseph the son of the late Alex and Olga (Jaskiewicz) Adent. On July 31, 1965 he married the former Susan E. Holden. He served in the US Army. Richard owned and operated Connection Service Corp. which he founded in 1986. He was a member of Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic...

Ramona Knuth

Sep 9, 2007

Mrs. Knuth was born July 29, 1920 in New London, Wisconsin the daughter of the late Herman and Anna Marie (Knuth) Roloff. On March 30, 1940 she married Oscar F. Knuth and he preceded her in death on November 13, 1996. Ramona loved to cook, bake cookies, spend time with family and friends and loved to sew. She cooked...

Marvin Heyn

Aug 31, 2007

Visitation

Monday September 3, 2007 , 5:00 - 7:00

Pike Funeral Home, Boyd Chapel

Funeral Service

Tuesday September 4, 2007 , 10:00 a.,m.

Pike Funeral Home, Boyd Chapel

Burial

Tuesday September 4, 2007

New Troy Cemetery

Danny Stanley

Aug 28, 2007

Danny was born July 25, 1943 in South Bend, the son of the late Orville and Ruth (Sousely) Stanley. He was a retired electrician from IBEW Local 153. He had lived in Bridgman the past 28 years, where he owned and operated Darts Plus More and Pipes Plus More. Born: July 25, 1943 Place of Birth: South Bend, IN Death:...

Eleanor Canale

Aug 28, 2007

Mrs. Canale was born September 29, 1909 in Chicago the daughter of the late Anthony and Esther (Glorioso) D'Agostino. On December 29, 1939 she married Peter F. Canale and he preceded her in death on January 2, 1991. She was a member of Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Bridgman Visitation

Wednesday August 29, 2007 , 9:30...

Gwendolyn Graham

Aug 24, 2007

Gwendolyn Graham, 90, of Sawyer, Michigan formerly of Tiffin, OH, passed away on Friday, August 24, 2007 at Jordan's Nursing Home, Bridgman. Cremation will take place and a graveside service will be held in Republic, Ohio at a later date. Mrs. Graham was born May 20, 1917 in Wyandot, Ohio the daughter of Albert and Ruth Jury. On October...

John Edwards

Aug 16, 2007

Mr. Edwards was born October 29, 1927 in Dell, Arkansas the son of the late Ed and Ollie (Boran) Edwards. He was a member of UAW and retired from Bendix Corp.

Visitation

Sunday August 19, 2007 , 2-4 PM at Pike Funeral Home, Boyd Chapel

Funeral Service

Monday August 20, 2007 , 11 AM at...

Alan Schmaltz

Aug 10, 2007

Send Flowers Alan Schmaltz February 8, 1944 - August 10, 2007

Mr. Schmaltz was born February 8, 1944 in Baroda the son of the late Julius and Lydia (Heritz) Schmaltz. On June 9, 1961 he married the former Sandra Reitz. Alan was a member of Christ Lutheran Church in Stevensville. He worked for Clark Equipment in Buchanan for 21...

Donald Petersen

Aug 9, 2007

Mr. Petersen was born November 24, 1925 in Chicago the son of the late Otto and Ruth (Sorensen) Petersen. He served in the US Navy during WWII. On November 7, 1947 he married the former Eileen L. Unruh. Don was a member of Harbert Community Church in Harbert. He also volunteered at the River Valley Senior Center delivering meals....

Myron Baker

Aug 3, 2007

Mr. Baker was born October 4, 1912 in Chicago, the son of the late Irving and Lillian (Lauder) Baker. On October 11, 1941 he married Elizabeth Stephens and she preceded him in death in 1981

Graveside

Monday August 6, 2007 , 11 Am CST at All Saints Cemetery

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Phyllis Zebell

Jul 31, 2007

Mrs. Zebell was born March 8, 1927 in Weesaw Township the daughter of the late Thomas and Lucy (Aber) Payne. In 1946 she married Frank Stewart. In 1967 she married William "Red" Zebell and he preceded her in death in 1998. Phyllis had been employed by Imperial Printing in St. Joseph and Country Kitchen.

Visitation

Friday August...

Gladys Dumke

Jul 31, 2007

Mrs. Dumke was born October 2, 1929 in Baroda the daughter of the late Elmer and Emma (Ehlert) Mueller. On August 7, 1948 she married Elmer Dumke. Gladys was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Stevensville. She worked for the USDA for 24 years, retiring in 1989.

Visitation

Thursday August 2, 2007 , 5-8 PM...

Leonard Lemon

Jul 23, 2007

Mr. Lemon was born October 12, 1919 in Baroda the son of the late Benjamin Lee and Ruth (Ebert) Lemon. He served in the US Army and was a 60-year member of the Baroda American Legion. On October 16, 1947 he married the former Elsie Bandurski. Leonard retired after 25 years at Electro-voice, then worked for 10 years at...

Yvonne Wieczorek

Jul 20, 2007

Mrs. Wieczorek was born July 13, 1930 in Windsor, Ontario the daughter of the late Archie and Irene Marion. On May 7, 1952 she married Hilliard C. Wieczorek . She was a member of St. Agnes Catholic Church in Sawyer.

Visitation

Monday July 23, 2007 , 5-8 PM at Pike Funeral Home, Boyd Chapel

Mass of...

Carl White

Jul 6, 2007

Carl was born March 14, 1941 in Logan, West Virginia the son of Leonard and Frankie (Jeffers) White. He was employed for over twenty years at the Alloy Foundry Company in Benton Harbor and also had worked as a short-order cook in West Virginia. In his free time he enjoyed fishing, hunting, tinkering on automobiles and spending time with...

Emily Bennitt

Jul 2, 2007

Biography Emily was born April 19, 1928 in Cicero, Illinois. She married Robert Bennitt on July 19, 1947 in Buchanan and he survives. She enjoyed crocheting, league bowling and had worked along side her husband of nearly 60 years on their blueberry farm east of Sawyer. Emily was preceded in death by her three brothers, John, Charles and Arnold. Facts...

Dorcas Hidy

Jun 25, 2007

Mrs. Hidy was born May 10, 1922 in Bridgman the daughter of the late Charles and Leona (Benedict) Hendrix. On June 17, 1950 she married Ernest Hidy. She retired from Bosch Corp. in 2000 after 55 years of employment. Dorcas was a member of Lakeshore Baptist Church, Stevensville.

Visitation

Thursday June 28, 2007 , 6 - 8...

Christian Schmidt

Jun 16, 2007

Chris was born July 20, 1960 in Ft. Rucker, Alabama, the son of Wilhelm and Darice (Koester) Schmidt. He graduated from Bridgman High School. On March 25, 1995 he married Ruth (Gerlach) Kunde. Chris was employed by Lakeshore Public Schools, a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Stevensville and Sons of the American Legion. He served on the Board...