Obituaries
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...
Virginia Vanderboegh
Apr 23, 2015
Virginia “Ginny” Glee Vanderboegh, 88, of Baroda, passed away Thursday, April 23, 2015 at Woodland Terrace. Friends may meet with the family from Noon - 1 PM Saturday, April 25, 2015 at Hinchman United Methodist Church, 8154 Church Street, Berrien Springs. Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 PM, with Reverend Linda Gordon officiating. Burial will be in Salem Cemetery,...
Thomas Switzer
Apr 20, 2015
Thomas David Switzer, 67, of Sawyer, formerly of Chicago, passed away on April 20, 2015 at Northwestern Hospital in Chicago, IL. A Memorial Service will be held at 1 PM on Saturday, April 25, 2015 at Harbert Community Church, 6444 Harbert Road, Harbert with Pastor Jay Fast officiating. Friends may meet with the family from 5 - 8 PM...
Bruno Szygielski
Apr 17, 2015
Bruno Szygielski, 100 of Gaylord, formerly of Bridgman, Michigan, passed away on Friday, April 17, 2015. Friends may meet with the family from 1 - 3 PM Friday, April 24, 2015 at Pike Funeral Home, Boyd Chapel, 9191 Red Arrow Highway, Bridgman. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery, Bridgman. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made in his name...
Neal Nitz
Apr 13, 2015
Neal Nitz, 61, of Baroda passed away on April 13, 2015 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center in St. Joseph. A funeral service will be held 10 AM Friday, April 17, 2015 at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 9193 Cleveland Avenue, Baroda with Reverend Bradley A. Ross officiating. Visitation will be held Thursday from 5 - 8 PM at Pike Funeral Home,...
Allie Strefling
Apr 10, 2015
Allie “Paula” Pauline Strefling, 72, of Harbert, passed away peacefully Friday, April, 10, 2015 at Woodland Terrace in Bridgman surrounded by her family. Cremation will take place and a private family Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Allie was born on March 7, 1943 the fifth daughter of Ivey and Allie (McClinton) Smith, in Idabel, Oklahoma....
Adeline Geik
Apr 8, 2015
Adeline Linda Geik, 88, of Bridgman, passed away on Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at West Woods of Bridgman. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, April 11, 2015 at Trinity Lutheran Church, 5791 Sawyer Road, Sawyer with the Reverend Randy D. Lett officiating. Friends may meet with the family from 6 - 8 PM Friday at Pike...
James Nevil
Apr 8, 2015
James Allen Nevil, 59, of Baroda, passed away Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at the University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor. Friends may meet with the family from 4 - 8 PM Monday, April 13, 2015 at Pike Funeral Home, Boyd Chapel, 9191 Red Arrow Highway, Bridgman. Funeral Services will be held 10:00 AM on Tuesday at River Valley...
John Myers
Apr 5, 2015
John Raymond Myers, 67, of Bridgman, passed away on Sunday, April 5, 2015 at his home. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 AM Thursday, April 9, 2015 at St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 2673 W. John Beers Road, Stevensville with Pastor Brett Ehlke officiating. Friends may meet with the family from 5 - 8 PM Wednesday at Pike Funeral...
Dorothy Pauck
Apr 4, 2015
Dorothy M. Pauck, age 97, was called home to Heaven on April 4, 2015 at Woodland Terrace where she resided since 2008. Dorothy’s Coronation Service will be held 11:30 am Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at Pike Funeral Home, Boyd Chapel, 9191 Red Arrow Hwy, Bridgman with Rev. Jon Bendewald of Immanuel Lutheran Church officiating. Friends may meet with the family...
Wayne Henschler
Mar 27, 2015
Wayne Howard Henschler, 80 of Sawyer was re-united with his true love and wife in heaven on Friday, March 27, 2015. He passed away at his home surrounded by his family. Wayne was born July 25, 1934 in Blue Island, Illinois the son of the late Frank and Agnes (Farber) Henschler. On December 7, 1952 he married Caryl King and...