Obituaries

Jun 10, 2022

Ida Jane Frank, 99, passed away Friday, June 10, 2022, at home in Berrien Center. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 18, at Berrien Center Bible Church, where Jane was a member. Friends are invited to visit at the church from 9-11 a.m. prior to the service. Burial will be in Caldwell Cemetery, Eau Claire. Memorials may...

Jun 6, 2022

Raul Gonzalez, 50, former area resident, currently of Gainesville, Fla., died June 6, 2022, in Gainesville. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 14, at St. Gabriel’s Parish in Berrien Springs. Burial will follow at Shanghai Cemetery in Eau Claire. Friends are invited to visit from 7-8 p.m. Monday, June 13, at Bowerman Funeral Home, Eau...

Jun 1, 2022

Barbara Anne Wagner, 77, went to be with her Savior the Lord Jesus Christ on June 1, 2022 at her home in Niles. A funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 8, at Bowerman Funeral Home, Eau Claire, where friends may visit beginning at 10 a.m. Burial will be in Union Cemetery, Berrien Center. Memorials may be given to...

May 26, 2022

Charles F. “Pat” Juergensen, Jr. went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, May 26, 2022. He was born in Berrien Springs on March 17, 1928 to Anna (Fischer) and Charles F. Juergensen, Sr. and has lived all of his life in Eau Claire at the family farm. After graduating from Benton Harbor High School in 1946, he served...

Apr 25, 2022

Darlene Donna McLaughlin, 60, left this life at her home in Eau Claire on April 25, 2022, peacefully surrounded by her family, after a battle with kidney disease and then cancer. Visitation will be 10 a.m. to 12 noon Monday, May 2, at Bright Star Tabernacle, Eau Claire. A memorial service will follow at 12 noon, with Pastor Mike Fields...

Apr 16, 2022

Donna Lynn Whitman, 77, of Niles, formerly of Berrien Center, died Saturday, April 16, 2022 at Spectrum Health Lakeland in St. Joseph. A memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 14, at Bowerman Funeral Home in Eau Claire, where friends are invited to visit beginning at 12 noon until service time. Donations in her name may be made...

Apr 5, 2022

Ronald Frank Beilman, 89, of Berrien Center, died April 5, 2022, at Spectrum Health Lakeland in St. Joseph. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 9, at Bowerman Funeral Home, Eau Claire, where friends are invited to visit from 11 a.m. until service time. Messages and memories may be shared online at www.bowermanfuneral.com. Ronald was born March 20,...

Apr 3, 2022

Janet Lucille Price, 78, of Eau Claire, died April 3, 2022, at Riveridge Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Niles. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 6, at Bowerman Funeral Home in Eau Claire, where friends are invited to visit from noon until service time. Burial will follow in Caldwell Cemetery, Eau Claire. In lieu of flowers, donations...

Mar 23, 2022

Mar 23, 2022

Alvin L. Tomoske was born on the family farm in Sodus on April 30, 1933, the son of Alvin D. and Genevieve Tomoske. He lived there all his life, working the land he loved. He was still on the farm when the Lord called him home Wednesday, March 23 at age 88, his work complete. He graduated Benton Harbor High...

Mar 22, 2022

Eugene Akright, 90, of Eau Claire, passed away March 22, 2022, at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. He was born Nov. 8, 1931, in Benton Harbor, the son of Elden and Eithel Akright. From 1952-1954, he served his country with the United States Army in Korea. He worked at Chardon Rubber for 44 years, and he also farmed, raising grapes....

Mar 12, 2022

Ellis Edwin “Eddie” Rogers, 81, of Sodus, died March 12, 2022, at Spectrum Health Lakeland in St. Joseph. Services will be Wednesday, March 16, at Safe Harbor Church in Sodus, with visitation beginning at 11 a.m. and the funeral service at 1 p.m. Pastor Furney Revels will officiate. Burial will follow in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Sodus. Messages and memories may...

Mar 2, 2022

Feb 24, 2022

Angela Jean Siegert, 52, of Eau Claire, died February 24, 2022, at home. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Bowerman Funeral Home, Eau Claire, was entrusted with cremation arrangements. Messages and memories may be shared online at www.bowermanfuneral.com. Angela was born Dec. 4, 1969, the daughter of Fred and Ronna (Nowinski) Krolzick. She had a great...

Feb 10, 2022

John W. Garrison, 85, died Feb. 10, 2022, at his home in Eau Claire. Cremation arrangements have been entrusted to Bowerman Funeral Home, Eau Claire. No services are planned at this time. Friends are invited to share messages and memories online at www.bowermanfuneral.com. He was born Oct. 24, 1936, in Benton Harbor, the son of Henry and Virginia Garrison. He...

Feb 6, 2022

Carolyn Louise Clark, 64, of Eau Claire passed on Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022 at Spectrum Health Lakeland in St. Joseph. Survivors include her husband, Frank; children: David (Sarah) Ott, Frank (Jennifer) Clark, Brad (Kayla) Clark; sisters: Nannette Patrick, Katherine (Andy) Reneau, Annette (Jeremy) Hopkins, Karen (Gerald) Brewer; brothers, John (Sue) Ott and Joe Ott; grandchildren: Bradley Ott, Jack Clark, Ethan...

Feb 2, 2022

Stanley V. Dohm, 88, died Feb. 2, 2022 at his home in Eau Claire. He was born March 14, 1933 in his family home in Eau Claire. He was the son of the late Vaughn and Marie (Kirk) Dohm. On April 11, 1953 he married Rosalind “Snookie” Gustafson, and she preceded him in death in 2017. Stanley served in the...

Jan 19, 2022

Velma Jean Morgan, 78, of Eau Claire, died Jan. 19, 2022, at Spectrum Health Lakeland in St. Joseph. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 22, at Bowerman Funeral Home, Eau Claire, where friends are invited to visit with the family beginning at 11 a.m. until service time. Burial will be in Caldwell Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations...

Jan 15, 2022

Robin Marie Hilliard-Reeves, 62, of Dowagiac passed away on Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022 at Ascension Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo. She was born Aug. 17, 1959 in Dowagiac to the late John and Helen Hilliard. After finishing high school, she married the love of her life, Ronald Eugene Reeves, on June 29, 1985 at the Cass County Court House. Robin was...

Dec 21, 2021

James “Jim” Plangger, 82, of Eau Claire passed away at home on Dec. 21, 2021. Jim was born Nov. 25, 1939 in St. Joseph, to Arthur and Bertha Plangger. He and his brother, Dave, attended school in Berrien Springs where Jim was a class member of the 1958 Shamrocks. He and his classmates still met monthly for breakfast and he...