Obituary Listing

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...

Sep 20, 2015

Timothy's life began June 21, 1985 in Berrien Center. He was a graduate of Blossomland Learning Center. While at Blossomland he got to participate in the Special Olympics and qualified to participate at the state level. Timothy enjoyed playing video games, playing on his computer, watching Netflix, and following his beloved...

Sep 16, 2015

Frances was born November 14, 1933, in Chicago, Illinois. She grew up in Chicago and earned her nursing degree from Loyola University .  After college she relocated to Southwest Michigan where she took a nursing position with Whirlpool Corporation a nd later worked for local family physicians . Frances is best known for owning and operating Motto's Cottages on Paw...

Sep 10, 2015

Matt's life began May 3, 1982 in St. Joseph, Michigan. He grew up in Watervliet where he graduated with the WHS class of 2001. After high school Matt attended Southwestern Michigan College, Western Michigan University, and Grand Rapids Community College. He lived and worked in Grand Rapids until 2014. Outside of work Matt enjoyed hanging with his friends listening...

Aug 10, 2015

Wesley's life began April 28, 1954. He was a lifetime area resident and loved to fill his time fishing, camping, and traveling. Wesley has a large loving family he leaves behind to cherish his memory which includes: nine children John (Kimberly Aguliera) Cleary, Tracy Harlan, Wesley Cleary, James Pope, Mary Frances Cleary, Junior...