Obituaries

Jul 25, 2010

Beverly Jean Fredericks, 82, of Stevensville passed away on Sunday, July 25, 2010 at John C. Lincoln Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona. Funeral services will be held 1:00 PM Friday, July 30 at Pike Funeral Home, Boyd Chapel, 9191 Red Arrow Hwy., Bridgman. Burial will be in Lincoln Township Cemetery. Friends may meet with the family on Friday from 12...

Jul 15, 2010

Eugene Milliken, 59, of Stevensville, passed away on Thursday, July 15, 2010 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center, St. Joseph. Funeral services will be held 1:30 PM Tuesday, July 20 at Pike Funeral Home, Boyd Chapel, 9191 Red Arrow Hwy., Bridgman. Burial will be in Ruggles Cemetery, Baroda. Friends may meet with the family on Monday from 6-8 PM at the...

Jun 27, 2010

Arlene Bernice Lindquist, 83, of Harbert passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 27, 2010 at her home. Memorial services will be held 10:00 AM Saturday, July 3 at Pike Funeral Home, Boyd Chapel, 9191 Red Arrow Highway, Bridgman, with Reverend Ron Magnuson officiating. Friends may meet with the family on Friday from 6-8 PM at Pike Funeral Home, Boyd Chapel....

Jun 25, 2010

Jane Pauline Engel, 71, born and raised in Baroda, passed into the arms of the Lord on Friday, June 25, 2010 at 11:50 PM at the Gilead Home of St. Joseph. SouthernCare Hospice of Kalamazoo had come into the Gilead Home to care for Jane Engel. Jane was born February 22, 1939 in Baroda, the daughter of the late Benjamin...

Jun 21, 2010

Walter "Butch" Emil Heyn, Jr., 59, of Benton Harbor, formerly of Bridgman, passed away on Monday, June 21, 2010 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center - St. Joseph. You are invited to gather with the family to remember and honor the life of Butch Heyn at Lake Township Hall, 3220 Shawnee Road, Bridgman on June 24, 2010 from 6-8pm. Butch was...

Jun 21, 2010

Mr. Adrian Van Ginhoven passed away June 21, 2010 at home with family by his side. He was born July 27, 1923 in Huntington, New York to Herbert Cornelius and Elizabeth (van der Willik) Van Ginhoven, the oldest boy of ten children. He married Estella Louise Jacobs on May 26, 1944 and they just celebrated their 66th wedding anniversary. Adrian...

Jun 6, 2010

Barbara Ann Gorske, 76, of Bridgman passed away on Sunday, June 6, 2010 at her home in the care of her family. A private family memorial service will be held Wednesday, June 9 at her home. Barb’s family will receive friends from 4 -6 P.M. Wednesday at her home, 9791 Baldwin Road. As an expression of sympathy, memorial contributions may...

May 29, 2010

Rose Mae Schlutt, 87, of St. Joseph, and formerly of Buchanan, passed away on Saturday, May 29, 2010 at Jordan’s Life Care Center, Bridgman. Funeral services will be held 11 AM Wednesday, June 2 at Pike Funeral Home, Boyd Chapel, 9191 Red Arrow Hwy., Bridgman with Rev. Terrill M. Schneider officiating. Burial will be in Ruggles Cemetery, Baroda. Friends may...

May 26, 2010

Mary Melissa Myers, 73, a lifelong Bridgman resident, died May 26, 2010 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center after a short illness. She will be cremated and a memorial service honoring Mary’s life will be scheduled and announced at a later time. Mary was born June 9, 1936 to Calvin and Ethel (Heimel) Myers. She was preceded in death by...

May 24, 2010

Jane Condon of Bridgman passed away on Monday, May 24, 2010 at Woodland Terrace in Bridgman. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 11 AM Friday, May 28 at Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church with Father German Perez Diaz officiating. Burial will follow in Graceland Cemetery, Bridgman. As an expression of sympathy, memorial contributions may be given...

May 22, 2010

Larry Roger Padgett, 67, died at 9:23 PM EDT on Saturday, May 22, 2010 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center in Saint Joseph, Michigan after a long battle with liver and kidney disease. He resided nearby in Buchanan, Michigan. He was born on October 8, 1942 in Industry, Illinois. During his lifetime, he also lived in Macomb, Peoria, and Chicago, Illinois,...

May 22, 2010

Rose Bertha Gaul, 98, of Bridgman, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 22, 2010 at Lakeland Continuing Care Center in St. Joseph. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Wednesday, May 26, 2010 at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Baroda, with Rev. Kenneth Babcock officiating. Friends may meet with the family on Tuesday from 6-8 PM at Pike Funeral Home,...

May 16, 2010

William Rolland Fredericks, 85, of Stevensville passed away on Sunday, May 16, 2010 at Lakeland Continuing Care Center, St. Joseph. Graveside services were held 2 PM Friday, May 21 at Lincoln Township Cemetery, Stevensville. Mr. Fredericks was born December 8, 1924 in Stevensville the son of the late William and Lucille Fredericks. On January 20, 1973 he married Beverly and...

May 10, 2010

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Otto George Wittwer, 95, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 10, 2010 at Jordan’s Life Care Center, Bridgman, MI. Mr. Wittwer was born November 7, 1914 in Kiel, Germany the son of the late Julius and Anna Wittwer. On August 10, 1940 he married the former Helen Kampe and together they shared 62 years at the house in...

May 7, 2010

BRIDGMAN - Rita Jean Scott, 43, of Bridgman passed away on Friday, May 7, 2010 at her home in the care of her family. Funeral services will be held 11 AM Tuesday, May 11 at Pike Funeral Home, Boyd Chapel, 9191 Red Arrow Hwy., Bridgman with Rusty Stark officiating. Burial will be in Ruggles Cemetery, Baroda. Friends may meet with...

May 5, 2010

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Donald James Kiel, 69 of Bridgman passed away on Wednesday, May 5, 2010 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center, St. Joseph. Don was born December 1, 1940 in St. Joseph to Alexander and Helen (Kunde) Kiel. He served his country in the National Guard. On December 15, 1966 he married the former Sarah “Kathy” Slavens. Don was...

May 4, 2010

Loretta Lee Zielke, 71, of Buchanan passed away on Tuesday, May 4, 2010 at her home. Funeral services will be held 2:30 PM Friday, May 7 at Stevensville United Methodist Church with Rev. B. Gordon Barry officiating. Burial will be in New Troy Cemetery. Friends may meet with the family on Thursday from 6-8 PM at Pike Funeral Home,...

Apr 30, 2010

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Lizzy Marie Alcala, 74, of St. Joseph passed away on Friday, April 30, 2010 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center, St. Joseph. A Memorial Service will be held 11 AM Thursday, May 6 at Pike Funeral Home, Boyd Chapel, 9191 Red Arrow Hwy., Bridgman. Friends may meet with the family one hour prior to the service. Marie...

Apr 30, 2010

BRIDGMAN - Robert Dale Long, Sr., 84, of Bridgman passed away on Friday, April 30, 2010 at his home. Funeral services will be held 10 AM Monday, May 3 at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church of Glendora, Buchanan with Rev. Thomas R. Brazinsky officiating. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery, Bridgman. Friends may meet with the family on Sunday from 2-4...

Apr 28, 2010

BARODA - Leo Robert Rennhack, 95, of Baroda passed away on Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Funeral services will be held 2 PM Sunday, May 2 at Zion United Church of Christ, Baroda with Rev. Christopher Noffke officiating. Burial will be in Ruggles Cemetery, Baroda. Friends may meet with the family on Saturday...