Obituaries

Christopher Craig Fry

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...

Leonard James Schlieter

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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Gale John Bonczkowski

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,...

Helen Arminta Richter

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...

Mitchell Corey Wheeler

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,...

Helen Louise Carr

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...

Shirley Diane Buckley

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...

David Ronald Ulrath

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.

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Barry L. Baser

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...

Phillip Lynn Mann

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...

Tori Linn Peterson

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...

Denise Carol Cox

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...

Mae Bell Moody

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.

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Zora Louise Florek

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...

Dean Arthur Brown

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...

Loretta Maude Wyckoff

Apr 3, 2015

Loretta Maude Wyckoff, 92, of Hartford passed from this life on earth to eternity in Heaven on Friday, April 3, 2015, at Lakeland Medical Center, St. Joseph.

Loretta was born March 3, 1923, in Chicago, the daughter of Abraham and Minnie (Venema) DeKoker, both of whom preceded her in passing. Also preceding her was her...

Ross Vern Robert Moore

Mar 25, 2015

Ross Vern Robert Moore, 65 of Saint Joseph, formerly of Hartford, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at his home in the Whitcomb Senior Living Community.

Ross was born May 4, 1949 in Coloma, the son of Dave and Roena (Shafer) Moore, both of whom preceded him in passing. Ross was also preceded...

Debra Jo Cheatham-Wooten

Mar 18, 2015

Debra Jo Cheatham-Wooten, 58, of Hartford went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, March 18, 2015.

Debra was born Aug. 7, 1956, in Benton Harbor, the daughter of Billy and Nancy (Garner) Cheatham, both of whom preceded her in passing. She read the Bible religiously, and liked taking long walks, bike...

Jerry Lee Edwards

Mar 10, 2015

Jerry Lee Edwards, 69, of Lawrence, passed away suddenly Tuesday, March 10, 2015, at his home.

The family will welcome friends from 6-8 p.m. Friday, March 13, at the Calvin Funeral Home in Hartford. A celebration of life service to honor Jerry's memory will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 14, at the funeral...

Alice N. Skidmore

Mar 10, 2015

Alice N. Skidmore, 73, of Bainbridge Township, passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2015, at her home.

Alice was born July 13, 1941, in Russellville, Ala., the daughter of Lowe and Rosey (Lewey) Kuykendall, both of whom precede her in passing. She was also preceded by a brother, Persie L. Kuykendall.

Alice...