Obituaries

Jul 16, 2015

Bettie Noble, 79, passed away Thursday, July 16, 2015, at her home in Hartford with her family surrounding her.

Bettie was born Dec. 11, 1935, in Paw Paw, to Delbert and Viola (Flanders) Branch. She was one of nine children. She married Jerry Noble Sr. on Jan. 24, 1958. Bettie was formerly employed as a...

Jul 14, 2015

George (Georgie) Huffman of Hartford, MI passed away July 14th, 2015 at Lakeland Hospital in St. Joseph, MI at the age of 78 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. While surrounded by family at 9:50am the battle came to a peaceful end.

George was born January 15th, 1937 in Kennett, MO to George...

Jul 13, 2015

Nary Frank Johnson of Lawton passed away Monday July 13, 2015, at White Oaks in Lawton.

As to Nary's wishes, cremation has taken place. The family will receive friends at Calvin Funeral Home in Hartford from 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, July 18, 2015, followed by a memorial service to honor Nary's memory. Pastor Steven Bisbee of...

Jul 9, 2015

Donald Leroy Haney Sr. of Hartford, passed away on Thursday, July 9, 2015, at his home. He was 67 years young.

The family will receive friends from 2-3 p.m. Tuesday, July 14, at the Calvin Funeral Home in Hartford, followed by a graveside service at Fairview Memorial Cemetery. The North Berrien Military Rites Team will...

Jun 27, 2015

Randy Lee Rayhill of Hartford passed away on Saturday June 27, 2015 at his home.

The family will receive friends at the New Life Harvest Ministries Church in Hartford on Tuesday from 1 - 2 p.m., followed by a memorial service to honor Randy's memory. Pastor Marla Thurman will officiate.

As...

Jun 24, 2015

Christopher Craig Fry, 27, was born Feb. 18, 1988. He passed away Wednesday, June 24, 2015.

He was a loving and very outgoing man. He would always go above and beyond and an extra two miles to help anybody in need. This man was known as a fantastic son, brother, father and grandson. He was...

Jun 20, 2015

Leonard James Schlieter, 91, of Bangor passed away Saturday, June 20, 2015, at home.

Leonard was born Nov. 25, 1923, in Millburg, to Herman and Evangeline (Dukescherer) Schlieter, both of whom preceded him in passing. Leonard was also preceded in death by a son, Richard (Rick), two brothers and two sisters.

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Jun 19, 2015

Gale Bonczkowski, 62, of St. Joseph passed away June 19, 2015, at home.

He was born and raised in St. Joseph by John and Lauretta Bonczkowski.

He is survived by his loving wife, Deborah; brother, Ronald; sons, John (Brooke) Bonczkowski and Khyle (Beatriz) Bonczkowski; daughter, Caitlyn Bonczkowski; and his cherished grandson,...

Jun 17, 2015

Helen Richter died in the comfort of her home on June 17, 2015. She was just 17 days shy of her 95th birthday.

Helen was born, raised, and spent most of her life as a resident of Hartford, with the exception of a few years residing in Sister Lakes. She was a registered nurse and...

Jun 1, 2015

Mitchell Corey Wheeler, 23, of Hartford passed away suddenly Monday, June 1, 2015, in Hartford Township. Mitchell was born July 29, 1991, in Indianapolis, the son of Russell III and Kimberly (Mead) Wheeler.

Mitchell is survived by his parents; three brothers: Russell (Amanda) Wheeler of Indianapolis, Andrew Wheeler of Dowagiac and Trevor Pennington of Clarkston,...

May 30, 2015

Helen was born September 24, 1925 in Paw Paw to Fremont & Florence Wright, the third of five daughters. She married Eugene (Gene) Carr on August 9, 1946. They have two daughters, Patricia (Hank) Seyfarth of Austin, Texas and Bonnie (Randy) Knowlton of Lawrence, two granddaughters Megan (Tim) Stewart of Coloma and Heidi Rader of Kalamazoo, and a grandson...

May 23, 2015

Shirley Diane Buckley, 60, of Coloma, passed away Saturday, May 23, 2015, at home.

Shirley was born Jan. 6, 1955, in Watervliet, the daughter of John and Betty (Vaughn) Smith. Shirley was a devoted mother and grandmother who loved doing arts and crafts of all kinds. She also enjoyed spending time in her garden. She...

May 22, 2015

David Ronald Ulrath, born Sept. 24, 1970, passed away on May 22, 2015, at the age of 44.

He leaves behind his wife, Anna R. Ulrath, and his mother, Mary Ulrath, both of Bangor; one brother, Don Schock of California and two sisters: Brenda Rodriguez of Hartford and Teri Mumuagh of Florida.

May 18, 2015

Barry L. Baser, 71, of Covert passed away Monday, May 18, 2015, at his farm. Per his wishes cremation has taken place; there will be no service. Those wishing to leave memorial condolences may do so at http://www.calvin-leonardfh.com.

Barry was born Feb. 25, 1944, in Benton Harbor to Nellie (Wilson) and Norton Baser of Benton...

May 10, 2015

Phillip Lynn Mann of Coloma died at home Sunday, May 10, 2015, at the age of 63. Phillip was born to Jewell and Bernice Mann on Nov. 21, 1951, in Hardy, Ark. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Bill Mann. He is survived by his beloved partner, Claudia Hall; two daughters, Sabrina Sanders and...

May 4, 2015

Tori Linn Peterson was born June 7, 1983, in St. Joseph. She passed away at the age of 31 on Monday May 4, 2015, at Faith Hospice Trillium Woods in Byron Township.

Tori grew up in Hartford and attended Hartford schools.

As to Tori's wishes, cremation has taken place. The family...

May 3, 2015

Denise Carol Cox, 57, of Benton Harbor passed away Sunday, May 3, 2015, at her home. She was born Jan. 1, 1958, in St. Joseph, the daughter of John Sr. and Magdaline (Nicpon) Gagliardo, both of whom preceded her in passing.

Denise owned and operated The Cradle Lounge in Watervliet. She was a loving and...

Apr 23, 2015

Zora Louise Florek, 83 of Hartford Township, passed away Thursday, Apr. 23, 2015 at Countryside Nursing and Rehabilitation Community, South Haven.

Zora was born Nov. 13, 1931 in Paw Paw, the daughter of Earl and Ruth (Johnson) Peterson.

Zora was a 1950 graduate of Lawton High School. She went on to...

Apr 23, 2015

Mae Bell Moody was born May 8, 1944 in Tennessee. She passed away suddenly at the age of 70, on April 23, 2015, at Bronson Methodist Hospital, Kalamazoo. She was the youngest of ten children born to Thomas and Laura (Hill) Cummings, both of whom precede her in passing. Mae was also preceded by seven siblings.

Apr 11, 2015

Dean A. Brown went to be with Jesus on April 11, 2015, after a two-month battle with cancer. He was born Feb. 15, 1955, in Lawton, where he lived much of his life before moving to Hartford. He graduated from Lawton High School in 1973 and Tennessee Temple University in 1979.

Dean surrendered his life...