Obituary Listing

Jun 21, 2023

Lincoln joyfully made his early arrival June 12, 2023 in St. Joseph, Michigan. He was welcomed by a very loving family including his parents Bill and Heather (Pasden) Whitney; three siblings Ethan, Mila, and his twin brother Luke; grandparents Stephen and Christina Pasden, Sherry (Jim) Eubanks, and Bill (Paget) Whitney; aunts and uncles Hali (Randy) Maas, Don (Sarah) Whitney,...

Jun 18, 2023

David's life began July 8, 1959, in Watervliet. He was a lifetime area resident and graduate of Watervliet High School. After high school David went to work for the Watervliet Paper Mill. In his younger years David enjoyed playing golf and bowling. David enjoyed following MSU football and he was a fan of all the Detroit sports teams. You...

May 24, 2023

Bob's life began February 24, 1963, in Berrien Springs. He grew up in Watervliet, where he graduated high school. After high school Bob worked as a CNC Machinist. Outside of work Bob enjoyed filling his time fishing, hunting, playing horse shoes, bowling, playing pool and softball. He enjoyed watching NASCAR and was a big Detroit Lions Fan.

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May 3, 2023

Jerry's life began November 1, 1936 in the boot heel of Missouri. Known as Jerry Jean by family and friends, she was the oldest of ten children. Coming out of the Great Depression, times were hard and she worked in the cotton fields alongside her parents, siblings, young husband (Thurl Craig) and his family. Each year they followed the...

Apr 29, 2023

Bill's life began March 29, 1945, in Benton Harbor, Michigan. Bill grew up in Benton Harbor where he attended high school until he was old enough to enlist in the United States Marine Corp. Bill proudly served his country for four years. Upon returning home he earned a degree in social work from Southwest College. Bill worked for many...

Apr 27, 2023

Joan's life began February 6, 1931, in Bloomington, Illinois. She lived most of her life in Watervliet where she enjoyed being very active. Joan worked as a secretary and was a member of several organizations including Watervliet Lioness Club, MECA, Small Business Association, and CWAEDC to name just a few. She held the community of Watervliet in high esteem...

Apr 19, 2023

Virginia's life began August 12, 1944, in Benton Harbor, Michigan. She was a lifetime area resident and worked for over thirty years in various positions at Hughes Plastics. Virginia's favorite thing to do was being a loving mom and grandma, and spending time with her family. In her younger years you could find Virginia bowling on leagues, she was...

Mar 26, 2023

Brian's life began January 17, 1962, in Watervliet, Michigan. He was a lifetime area resident and worked most of his life in car sales. Brian enjoyed riding his Harley, singing karaoke, fishing and enjoying time with family and friends. His greatest time was spent with the pride of his life his boys and grandchildren.

Brian leaves behind...

Mar 24, 2023

Anthony's life began May 27, 1985, in St. Joseph, Michigan. Anthony was a lifetime Watervliet resident where he graduated high school. He worked for many years at Mann Metal and most recently worked for Dominion Brothers installing irrigation. In his spare time Anthony enjoyed sports, especially supporting University of Michigan and fishing. His greatest joy was spending time with...

Mar 14, 2023

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Valeri Ann (Mock) Garland, of Watervliet, a beloved daughter, mother, and grandmother, who peacefully passed away on March 15th at the age of 60.

Valeri was born Valeri Ann Mock on May 3rd, 1962 , the daughter of Kenneth and Maxine Mock. She grew up in...

Mar 10, 2023

Donald Krause, Sr, 84, of Coloma, MI passed away on Friday, March 10, 2023 at Lakeland Hospital in Saint Joseph at 2:09 am.

Donald Krause was born in Benton Harbor, MI to the late Carl Louis and Olive Lucille (Shinn) Krause. He had eight siblings, seven have passed. Bill (Lavon) Krause of Saint Joseph, MI is his...

Mar 7, 2023

Rose (Viscuso) Hauch of Coloma passed away on March 7, 2023, at Pine Ridge Nursing & Rehab, Stevensville, Michigan.

She was born on Sept 21, 1928, in Chicago, Illinois to Frank and Josephine Viscuso. Their family moved to Coloma, Michigan, when she was young to become farmers. Rose was a graduate from Coloma High School. After high...

Feb 9, 2023

Gloria Lynn (Dunning) Yore passed peacefully in her sleep to go be with her savior, our Lord Jesus Christ on February 9th, 2023. Leaving to cherish her life by her husband of 55 years, Patrick Eugene Yore. She is a lifetime area resident and member of the Coloma High School class 1962. She worked for PAK-IT and many years...

Feb 6, 2023

Carol's life began October 11, 1943, in Philadelphia, PA. Carol married Robert Lovell in 1959 in Pennsylvania. They started their family in Pennsylvania, then moved to West Virginia where they raised their children. Carol would travel with Robert's job, until 1984 when Robert took a job with The Watervliet Paper Mill moving them to Watervliet. Carol loved being a...

Feb 5, 2023

On January 31, 2023, Coty and Theresa (Skogen) Krueger welcomed their beautiful daughter Willow into the world. Willow brought them and her entire family so much joy in her short time. Although we only had five short, loved filled days with her we will carry her memory in our hearts forever. Willow died February 5, 2023, at Community Hospital...

Feb 3, 2023

Doris' life began August 1, 1925 in Chicago, Illinois. She grew up in Roseland Illinois and performed on noted Chicago stages as a child tap dancer. She also summered at the family cottage on Windemere Landing on Paw Paw Lake, where she made many friends who would be with her later in life.

After graduating from Fenger...

Jan 27, 2023

Teresa A. (Reese) Gettig of Niles, Michigan (formerly of Watervliet) passed away on January 27, 2023.

A Celebration of life service will be held on Friday, February 3, 2023 at 2:00 PM, with visitation at 1:00 PM until time of service, at Hutchins Funeral Home, 209 S. Main Street, Watervliet. Teresa was born on August 2, 1960...

Jan 20, 2023

Wes was born to Edward and Harriet (Erickson) Schreiber in Benton Harbor, MI on September 1, 1952. He passed away surrounded by loved ones on January 20th, 2023 in Kalamazoo, MI. He married Cheri, the love of his life, in 1974 and they started their own family with the birth of their first child, Wesley II. Three years later...

Jan 18, 2023

Dlorah was born July 21, 1960 in Watervliet. She was a lifetime area resident. She worked for many years in the bakery at Wesco. Dlorah also read Tarot Cards and did psychic readings. She is survived by a loving family to cherish her memory which includes: three children Leilani Wells, Bryen Wells, and Graigory Megna; a grandduaghter Leila Wells;...

Jan 1, 2023

Millie's life began October 16, 1936, in Missouri. When she was a child her family moved making Southwest Michigan their home. She worked for many years as a manager at Farmer Friday's. After Farmer Friday's closed she studied floral design and continued working as a florist for 22 years. Millie enjoyed filling her free time shopping, and going to...