Obituaries

Dec 29, 2009

Edmund Andrew Barker, 90, of Baroda passed away on Tuesday, December 29, 2009 at The Willows, St. Joseph. Funeral services will be held 11 AM Saturday, January 2, 2010 at Pike Funeral Home, Boyd Chapel, 9191 Red Arrow Hwy., Bridgman. Friends may meet with the family from 10 AM until the time of the service on Saturday at the...

Dec 1, 2009

Judith Ann Baldwin, 64, of Buchanan passed away on Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at her home. Private family services will be held Friday, December 4, 2009 at Graceland Cemetery, Bridgman. Friends may meet with the family from 6-8 PM Thursday at Pike Funeral Home, Boyd Chapel, 9191 Red Arrow Hwy., Bridgman. As an expression of sympathy, memorial contributions may...

Nov 30, 2009

KellyJo Sheldon, 47, of New Troy passed away on Monday, November 30, 2009 at her home. A Memorial Service will be held 11 AM Saturday, December 5, 2009 at Pike Funeral Home, Boyd Chapel, 9191 Red Arrow Hwy., Bridgman with Rev. Dan T. Abrahamson, Sr. officiating. Friends may meet with the family from 10 AM until the time of...

Nov 22, 2009

Michael Allen Prenkert, 52, of Buchanan passed away on Sunday, November 22, 2009 at Lakeland Specialty Hospital, Berrien Center. Funeral services will be held 11 AM Friday, November 27, 2009 at Pike Funeral Home, Boyd Chapel, 9191 Red Arrow Hwy., Bridgman. Burial will be in New Troy Cemetery at a later date. Friends may meet with the family from...

Nov 9, 2009

Elke Ursela Elfride Novak, 59, of Bridgman passed away on Monday, November 9, 2009 at Bronson Methodist Hospital, Kalamazoo. Funeral services will be held 11 AM Friday, November 13, 2009 at Pike Funeral Home, Boyd Chapel, 9191 Red Arrow Hwy., Bridgman with Pastor Jon Bendewald officiating. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery, Bridgman. Friends may meet with the family...

Nov 4, 2009

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Teddy Lee Holt, 74, of New Troy passed away on Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at his home. Funeral services will be held 10 AM Saturday, November 7, 2009 at Pike Funeral Home, Boyd Chapel, 9191 Red Arrow Hwy., Bridgman with Rev. Gerald Schroer officiating. Burial will be in New Troy Cemetery. Friends may meet with the...

Nov 1, 2009

Paul Frederick Cornwell, 93, of St. Joseph passed away on Sunday, November 1, 2009 at Gilead Elder Care, St. Joseph. Funeral services will be held 10 AM Wednesday, November 4, at Grace Lutheran Church, St. Joseph with Rev. Glenn Rosenbarm officiating. Friends may meet with the family from 6-8 PM Tuesday at Pike Funeral Home, Boyd Chapel, 9191 Red...

Nov 1, 2009

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Robert Lee Wycoff, 83, of New Troy passed away on Sunday, November 1, 2009 at his home. Funeral services will be held 11 AM Thursday, November 5, 2009 at Pike Funeral Home, Boyd Chapel, 9191 Red Arrow Hwy., Bridgman with Rev. Christopher Noffke officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Bridgman. Friends may meet with the...

Oct 27, 2009

Esther Arlene Gaul, 85, of Bridgman, passed away on Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at Caretel Inns of Lakeland, St. Joseph. She has joined God in Heaven and is now at peace. Funeral services will be held 2:30 PM Friday, October 30 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Stevensville with Rev. Gerald Schroer officiating. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery, Bridgman....

Oct 26, 2009

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Kenneth Ray Freehling, 51, of Buchanan passed away on Monday, October 26, 2009 at The Arbors, Michigan City. Funeral services will be held 11 AM Friday, October 30, at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Glendora with Rev. Thomas R. Brazinsky officiating. Burial will be in Weesaw Township Cemetery, Glendora. Friends may meet with the family from 3-8...

Oct 17, 2009

David Donald Wichert, 90, a resident of Woodland Terrace in Bridgman, formerly of Bethany Beach and Chicago, passed away on Saturday, October 17, 2009 at Jordan’s Life Care Center, Bridgman with his family at his side. A celebration service will be held 11 AM Saturday, October 31, at Sawyer Highlands Church with Rev. Jeff Dryden officiating. Friends may meet...

Oct 13, 2009

Clayton Verne Wurtz, 90, of Baroda passed away on Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at Lakeland Specialty Hospital, Berrien Center. Funeral services will be held 11 AM Monday, October 19, at Zion United Church of Christ in Baroda with Rev. Christopher Noffke officiating. Burial will be in Ruggles Cemetery, Baroda. Friends may meet with the family from 2-5 PM Sunday at...

Oct 6, 2009

Marie Emily Brecht, 99, of Stevensville passed away on Tuesday, October 6, 2009 at Lakeland Specialty Hospital, Berrien Center. Private family graveside services will be held. Marie was born June 16, 1910 in Berwyn, Illinois the daughter of the late Daniel and Mary (Surch) Radic. In 1933 she married Fred W. Brecht, Sr. and he preceded her in death...

Oct 3, 2009

Ruth B. Neumann, 90, of Baroda passed away on Saturday, October 3, 2009 at her home. Funeral services will be held 1 PM Wednesday, October 7, at Zion United Church of Christ, Baroda with Rev. Christopher Noffke officiating. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery, St. Joseph. Friends may meet with the family from 12 noon until the time of...

Oct 2, 2009

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Zdenek “Sid” Adolf Kacer, 86, of New Buffalo passed away on Friday, October 2, 2009 at Jordan’s Life Care Center, Bridgman. Private family services will be held. As an expression of sympathy, memorial contributions may be given to the Alzheimer’s Association, 225 N. Michigan Ave., Fl. 17, Chicago, IL 60601. Sid was born February 10, 1923 in Chicago...

Sep 26, 2009

Harold Mitchell Cope, 79, of Baroda passed away on Saturday, September 26, 2009 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center, St. Joseph. Funeral services will be held 10 AM Tuesday, September 29, at Pike Funeral Home, Boyd Chapel, 9191 Red Arrow Hwy., Bridgman with Rev. Christopher Noffke officiating. Burial will be in Ruggles Cemetery, Baroda. Friends may meet with the family...

Sep 21, 2009

Elmer Rudolph Gorske, 86, of Bridgman passed away on Monday, September 21, 2009 at his home in the care of his family and a special friend, Amy. Funeral services will be held 11 AM Friday, September 25, at Pike Funeral Home, Boyd Chapel, 9191 Red Arrow Hwy., Bridgman with Rev. Terrill Schneider officiating. Friends may meet with the family...

Sep 17, 2009

Sue Anne Ferguson, 63, of Narrow Lake, MI formerly of Baroda died Thursday, September 17, 2009 at her home. Funeral services will be held 3 PM Monday, Sept. 21, at Pike Funeral Home, Boyd Chapel, 9191 Red Arrow Hwy., Bridgman with Rev. Christopher Noffke officiating. Friends may meet with the family from 1-3 PM Monday at the funeral home....

Sep 16, 2009

SAWYER - Dorothea Susanne Melonie Jautakis, 75, of Sawyer passed away on Wednesday, September 16, 2009 in the loving comfort of her son’s home. Funeral services will be held 10:30 AM Saturday, September 19, at Pike Funeral Home, Boyd Chapel, 9191 Red Arrow Hwy., Bridgman with Father Don Suberlak, C.R. officiating. Friends may meet with the family from 6-8...

Sep 3, 2009

Irene Helen Nemitz, 94, of Bridgman passed away on Thursday, September 3, 2009 at her home in the care of her family. Funeral Services will be held 11 AM Monday, Sept. 7 at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Bridgman with Pastor Jon Bendewald officiating. Friends may meet with the family from 6-8 PM Sunday at Pike Funeral Home, Boyd Chapel, 9191...