Obituary Listing

Mar 1, 2016

Michael James Dewey, 69, of Watervliet passed away March 1, 2016 at Hanson Hospice Center of Stevensville.

A wake will be held at Hutchins Funeral Home in Watervliet Thursday, March 3, 2016 between the hours of 5-8pm with Rosary at 7pm. Funeral Mass will be held Friday, March 4, 2016 at 11am at St. Bernard's Catholic Church,...

Feb 21, 2016

Leoncia's life began December 6, 1932, in the Philippines.  She spent most of her life in the Philippines where she was an elementary teacher.  In 2002 when Leoncia and her husband Cedronio retired they moved to Watervliet to live with their daughter's family.  Leoncia loved caring for her granddaughter and helping to take care of the home.  Outside of...

Feb 16, 2016

Danny's life began November 14, 1955 in Benton Harbor.  He was a lifetime area resident who enjoyed collecting sports cards and trying his luck at the casino.  He enjoyed his family which includes: five children Stacey Hettinger (Brian Snyder) of Brooksville, FL, Toshia Thomas (Vern Rutherford) of Stevensville, Hailey Thomas, Kendall Thomas, and Travis Thomas all of Lawrence; six...

Feb 11, 2016

Helen's life began June 14, 1927, in St. Joseph, Michigan.  She grew up the youngest of eight children in Riverside.  Helen graduated from St. Joseph Catholic School in St. Joseph.  After graduation she attended Nazareth College earning a degree in teaching.  Helen then taught school in Grand Rapids for a year, leaving teaching to marry Bernard Herman in 1950...

Feb 3, 2016

Vernon's life began December 13, 1926, in Black Oak, Arkansas.  His family moved north for work and he liked Southwest Michigan so he made it his home.  Vernon was a truck driver and owned his own company.  Vernon's loving family includes two sons Kerrie Haus of Compton, CA and Mike (Linda Ernster) Haus of Watervliet.

Vernon died...

Jan 10, 2016

Katie's life began June 22, 1930 in Dyersburg, Tennessee.  As a child her family moved to Southwest Michigan to find work.  They settled in the area known as Fairhaven where they bought a farm.  In 1949, Katie married Norman Horney and they moved to Coloma and raised three daughters.  She enjoyed gardening and painting houses, sheds, and other projects....

Jan 1, 2016

Christopher's life began July 16, 1971 in Benton Harbor, Michigan.  He spent most of his lifetime living in Michigan.  As an adult Christopher went to work in construction, he went to Florida for a job and his love for the ocean and warmer temperatures kept him there.  Christopher enjoyed fishing, spending time with family and friends, and was a...

Dec 27, 2015

Simera Nagi

Watervliet

Simera's life began January 12, 1983 in Berrien Center Michigan.  She grew up in Stevensvile/ Baroda area where she attended Lakeshore Schools.  Simera enjoyed spending time with her family and friends.  She died unexpectedly December 27.  Simeral leaves behind a fiancé Anthony Baldwin...

Dec 26, 2015

Marcus' life began January 6, 1945 in Lovell, Alabama.  Work moved Marcus to Southwest Michigan where he had most recently worked for Dinamac as a Die Cast Operator for 20 years. His greatest joy was spending time with his family which includes: his wife Linda Bullock; six children Timethoy Bullock of Coloma, David (Elizabeth) Bullock of Berrien Springs,...

Dec 22, 2015

Eleanor was a constant fixture in the Coloma and Watervliet communities where she was seen walking everywhere.  Eleanor loved to walk and somedays would walk as far as Paw Paw or Kalamazoo, no matter the weather.  She was a loving woman who enjoyed helping people and loved God.  Eleanor was friendly to everyone who was lucky enough to cross her...

Dec 16, 2015

Duane's life began April 7, 1994 in St. Joseph.  He was a lifetime area resident who enjoyed reading and volunteering at Road to Life Church in St. Joseph.  His loving family includes his mom Lanora (Gerald) Jones of Illinois, a sister Shella Graves, grandfather Millard Davis, great grandma Flossie Davis, his uncle Ron (Tammy) Horton, an aunt Joy Stump,...

Nov 14, 2015

Shonda Marie (Warren) Slater, 40, of Hasting, Michigan, formally of Watervliet, passed away November 14, 2015 at home. A Memorial Service will be held at 11 am,  Saturday, November 21, 2015, at Hutchins Funeral Home, 209 S. Main Street., Watervliet, Michigan.  Assisting the family was Girrbach Funeral Home, Hastings, Michigan and Hutchins Funeral Home, Watervliet, Michigan. Shonda was born...

Nov 13, 2015

Ginny's life began April 9, 1922 in Benton Harbor where she grew up and graduated from BHHS in 1940.  On October 27, 1940 she and Richard (Dick) Bridges were married and begin their life together in Watervliet.  Ginny was by Dick's side as they owned and operated Bridges Chevy and Oldsmobile for many years. She was a member of...

Nov 11, 2015

Josiah Slaney Blatchford of Watervliet, Michigan passed away at The Merlin and Carolyn Hanson Hospice Center in Stevensville, Michigan on November 11.

Husband of Bobbi Ecker-Blatchford, he was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son

of Percival J. and Elsie Blatchford.  He graduated from Morgan Park High School, enlisting in the U.S. Army, serving during...

Nov 11, 2015

James' life began August 22, 1951 in Paragould, Arkansas. As a child his family moved to Stevensville. After graduating high school James worked at various factories until he went to work for the Michigan Department of Transportation in the Highway Division for 24 years and he operated the lift bridges for 10 years. When he wasn't working you could find...

Oct 30, 2015

Needa's life began December 18, 1932 in Portageville, Missouri. She spent most of her adult life in Southwest Michigan. Needa worked at William's Box Factory until retirement. She enjoyed embroidery, needlepoint, camping, traveling, and trying her luck at casinos. Needa's greatest joy was spending time with her loving family which includes; three children Rachel Curry, James Modro, and Betty Giovo;...

Oct 16, 2015

Zbigniew "Ziggy" Dzimira's life began January 1, 1945, in Poland.  He spent many years in Poland growing up and attending school.   Ziggy married Helena Grzegorzak in 1967 and a couple years later in 1969 they moved to Chicago, Illinois.  Ziggy and Helena and their boys would spend their summers in Southwest Michigan.   Having fallen in love with Michigan it only...

Oct 10, 2015

Dorothy Jean Blatchford-McDonald (Allison), 79, Watervliet, MI passed away peacefully at Lakeland Hospital with family by her side on Saturday, October 10, 2015. Jean was born April 15,1936 in Kalamazoo, MI to Clarence and Dorothy Allison (Brice). She is survived by her three children Lane/Kathy (Dean), Paris, MI, Scot Blatchford, St. Joseph, MI, and Allison MacLagan (Blatchford), Valparaiso, IN, her...

Sep 27, 2015

Howard L. Kimball, 86 of Watervliet passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on September 27, 2015.

Howard was born on August 23, 1929, to SB and Anna (Ryan) Kimball in Benton Harbor, Michigan.

He served in the United States Army, the 2 nd infantry, 38 th regiment, 1 st Battalion, B-Company during the Korean...

Sep 23, 2015

Paige's life began December 9, 1999 in Kalamazoo, Michigan.  She grew up in Watervliet and attended Watervliet High School.  Paige enjoyed hanging with her friends, attending the fair, and she had a love for animals which lead to her dream of becoming a veterinarian.

Paige leaves behind a loving family to cherish her memory which...