Obituaries

Aug 3, 2021

Loretta Margaret (Kesterke) Teske, 99, of Niles, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on Aug. 3, 2021. She was born April 1, 1922, in Baroda, the daughter of Elmer and Martha (Hermann) Kesterke. She married Theodore Teske on May 12, 1944, at St. John’s Evangelical Church in Niles. Loretta’s hobbies were gardening, crocheting and knitting. She was a homemaker and...

Jul 16, 2021

Nancy Ruth Elliott, 81, of Niles, died Friday, July 16, 2021 at Chalet of Niles. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, July 22, at Bowerman Funeral Home in Eau Claire, with visitation beginning at noon. Burial will be in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Sodus. Donations may be made to Safe Harbor Church of God, of which she was a...

Jun 28, 2021

Ronald D. Trail, 74, of Eau Claire, went home to be with the Lord on June 28, 2021 at Royalton Manor in St. Joseph. A memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, July 1, at Bowerman Funeral Home in Eau Claire, with Pastor Mike Fields of Bright Star Tabernacle officiating. Inurnment with military honors will be at Fort Custer...

Jun 4, 2021

Andy R. Faher, 59, died June 4, 2021, at his home in St. Joseph. A memorial service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 12, at Chapel Hill United Methodist Church in Sodus. Cremation has taken place, and inurnment will be in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Sodus. Messages and memories may be shared online at www.bowermanfuneral.com. Andy was born August 29,...

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

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...