Obituaries

May 29, 2021

Beverly Ann (Hemenway) Brookins, 77, of Eau Claire, went to be with her Lord on May 29, 2021 at home with family by her side. She was born December 28, 1944 in Rochester, Indiana, but grew up on a farm in Dowagiac. Bev worked at Shawnee Specialties in Eau Claire. She is survived by her husband, John Alan Brookins; two...

May 20, 2021

Jimmie Ruth Williams, 92, of Eau Claire, passed away at her home on Thursday, May 20, 2021, surrounded by family. Funeral services will be Thursday, May 27, at the Greater Community Christian Fellowship, 870 Nate Wells Sr. Drive, Benton Harbor. Friends may visit 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., and the service will follow at 1 p.m. Burial will be in...

May 12, 2021

May 8, 2021

Dorothy Nell Whitehead, 80, of Watervliet, passed away peacefully on May 8, 2021 in Stevensville. She was born Sept. 2, 1940 in McHenry, Ky., one of four children of Roana (Trail) and Arthur Pendelton Hillard. She married the love of her life, William C. Whitehead, on Aug. 9, 1958 in Benton Harbor. There were seven children born from this union....

May 8, 2021

Betty L. Durham, loving mother, grandmother, sister and friend, went home with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, May 8, 2021, at Spectrum Health Lakeland in St. Joseph. Funeral services will be Friday, May 14, at the Michiana Church of Christ, 500 E. Prairie Ronde Street, Dowagiac. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m., followed by the service at 11 a.m....

May 6, 2021

Michael Dean Voit, 68, of Eau Claire, died Thursday, May 6, 2021 at Spectrum Health Lakeland in St. Joseph. Funeral services will be at Bowerman Funeral Home, Eau Claire, with visitation 11 a.m – 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 12, and funeral following at 1 p.m. Burial will be in Caldwell Cemetery, Eau Claire. Messages may be left online at www.bowermanfuneral.com....

Apr 15, 2021

Clifford A. Dohm, 94, of Eau Claire, passed away peacefully in his home on Thursday, April 15, 2021. Cliff was born Feb. 25, 1927 to Vaughn and Marie Dohm of Eau Claire, one of 12 brothers and sisters. He served in the US Army in Europe 1945-46, receiving a disabling wound and was honorably discharged. In 1950 he married Florence...

Apr 5, 2021

Donald Edward Tennison, 63, of Berrien Center, died Monday, April 5, 2021, at his home. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Friday, April 9, at Bowerman Funeral Home, Eau Claire, where friends may visit from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Burial will be in North Shore Memory Gardens, Coloma. Memorial donations may be made to cancer research. Memories may...

Mar 24, 2021

Donna Mae Bailey, 90, of Eau Claire, passed away peacefully early Wednesday morning, March 24, 2021. She was at home with family by her side. Donna was born January 2, 1931, in Benton Harbor to the late Roger and Lillian (Harris) Souers. She graduated from Eau Claire High School in 1949. She worked at Love Tractor for several years, then...

Mar 23, 2021

Jeffrey Lynn Brown, 53, of Sodus, died March 23, 2021, at home. A graveside memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 3, at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Sodus. Messages and memories may be shared online at www.bowermanfuneral.com. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the family. Jeff was born October 5, 1967 in St. Joseph, the...

Mar 17, 2021

Richard Lee Whitright, 86, of Eau Claire passed away Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at Spectrum Health Lakeland in St. Joseph. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 30, at Zion United Church of Christ Cemetery, 9134 Black Lake Road, Eau Claire. He was born July 28, 1934 to John and Emma Whitright. Richard served his country with the...

Feb 26, 2021

Ermel J.D. Dunavin, 93, went to his heavenly home with Jesus on Friday, Feb. 26, 2021 at Hanson Hospice Center. Ermel was born June 11, 1927 in Craighead County, Ark. He married Betty Uneta Harrell of Leachville, Ark. on Oct. 8, 1948. They were married for 72 years. Ermel entered military service in the Army at 18 years old and...

Feb 8, 2021

Roy T. Anderson, Sr., 89, of Niles, died early Monday, February 8, 2021. He was born in Helena, Arkansas, on September 16, 1931. He grew up in Arkansas and also spent some of his early years in Missouri. He came to Michigan in 1947 and spent the rest of his life in Michigan on his same property where he passed...

Feb 7, 2021

Barbara D. Gilliam, 79, of Eau Claire went home to be with her Lord on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021. She passed away peacefully at home. Barbara was born and raised in Arkansas on Sept. 6, 1941 to Raymond and Irene (Vittito) Hicks. One of 11 siblings, Barbara was never at a loss for company growing up and always had a...

Jan 11, 2021

Jerry Dewayne Fentress, 64, of Eau Claire, died Monday, January 11, 2021, at West Woods of Bridgman. Funeral services will be Thursday, January 14, with visitation at 1 p.m. and the funeral at 2 p.m., at Bowerman Funeral Home in Eau Claire. Messages for the family may be left online at www.bowermanfuneral.com. Jerry was born September 6, 1956, in Benton...

Dec 29, 2020

Kimberly Ann Cheatham, 55, of Dowagiac, died Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020, at Rose Arbor Hospice in Kalamazoo. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, at Caldwell Cemetery in Eau Claire. Bowerman Funeral Home, Eau Claire, is assisting with arrangements, and messages for the family may be left online at www.bowermanfuneral.com. Kimberly was born April 28, 1965,...

Dec 29, 2020

Ronald W. Hass, 68, of Eau Claire passed away Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020. Ronald was born to the late Eamil and Thelma (Goldner) Hass of Eau Claire. After graduating from Eau Claire High School, Ronald married Jeanne (Griffin) Hass. During the course of their 48-year marriage, Ronald and Jeanne raised three children and welcomed three grandchildren. Ronald was a hard-working...

Dec 28, 2020

John Larry Souers, 78, of Eau Claire, died Monday, Dec. 28, 2020, at his home. Larry was born June 29, 1942, in St. Joseph to Stanley and Frieda (Adams) Souers. He worked in construction for Souers Construction, then became an independent contractor. He loved riding his Harley, mushroom hunting, going to deer camp with his sons and friends, and fishing...

Dec 6, 2020

Virginia N. Baker, 92, of Eau Claire, died Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020, at Spectrum Health Lakeland in St. Joseph. Services will be Thursday, Dec. 10, at Bowerman Funeral Home in Eau Claire, with visitation from 1-2 p.m. followed by the funeral at 2 p.m. Burial will be in Caldwell Cemetery, Eau Claire. Messages and memories may be shared online at...

Dec 2, 2020

James “Jim” Michael Rodell, 74, of Eau Claire, passed away at his home on Dec. 2, 2020. Jim was born August 13, 1946 in Benton Harbor to the late Victor and Leota (Robinson) Rodell. He grew up in Eau Claire, graduating from Eau Claire High School in 1965. He also attended Lake Michigan College. He worked for IBM and Kodak...