Obituary Listing

Oct 15, 2022

Charles' life began November 10, 1930, in Arkansas. Charles moved to Watervliet to work at the paper mill and instead went to work as a welder at Garden City Fan and Blower in Niles. He and his wife Mary made their home in Watervliet and raised their four children. Charles enjoyed trying his luck with playing the lottery, watching...

Oct 12, 2022

Jim's life began June 29, 1935, in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Jim grew up in Watervliet where he graduated high school and was a lifetime area resident. After high school Jim went to work as a Machinist at Heath Company and retired after 40 years. In his free time Jim enjoyed farming, gardening, and following football, baseball and NASCAR on television....

Oct 7, 2022

Joe was born on Jan. 9, 1945 , to Fred and Florence Williams.

He was one of 16 children. Joe made his living building houses and he was a pastor. Joe never met a stranger and if you talked to him very long he would pray for you and ask you if you knew Jesus as your...

Oct 3, 2022

Judith Ann Andres was born Jan. 15th, 1947 to Mary Wendzel, raised by beloved step-father Elmer Wendzel. Her Smith/Wendzel heritage created strong connections in the local farming community where she met her husband, James (Jim) Andres. The couple started a family and resided in Coloma where Judy worked as a secretary and filled many roles at Salem Lutheran Church....

Sep 29, 2022

Willis A Bouma, 97, passed away September 29, 2022, at Crown Point Assisted Living in Stevensville. He was born August 8, 1925, to Douwe and Helen Bouma.

Willis was a lifetime Watervliet resident. He served in the Army during WWII stationed in France and Germany. In 2020 he received the French Legion of Honor Medal. Willis was...

Sep 28, 2022

Mary Weir's life began March 8th, 1933, in St. Joseph Michigan. Mary was a proud lifelong resident of Southwest Michigan. She graduated Watervliet High School in 1950. After high school Mary went on to become a dedicated employee at Jewel Foods and also worked 20 years at Voice of Music (VM). Mary continued on to work for Heath Company...

Sep 27, 2022

Carl's life began July 26, 1931, in Benton Harbor, Michigan. He was a life long area resident and graduated from Benton Harbor High School in 1949. After graduating high school Carl went to work at Vail Rubber until he retired after 48 years. Outside of work Carl enjoyed gardening, hunting, and camping. He liked going to races and especially...

Sep 23, 2022

William's life began June 30, 1950, in South Haven, Michigan. William was a lifelong area resident. He was a gentle, kind, loving, caring soul. He worked for many years for Bosch as a set-up man. He enjoyed dancing, making wooden American flags in his spare time. You could also find William taking pride in caring for his lawn and...

Sep 4, 2022

Jim's life began February 23, 1939 in Drasco, Arkansas. At a young age his family moved to Michigan and settled in Watervliet. Jim graduated from Watervliet High School and then went to work at the Watervliet Paper Mill. When the paper mill closed Jim went to work at Sears and then Bowater Paper until retirement. Jim enjoyed 63 years...

Aug 23, 2022

Mary Phyllis Yates, 94 of Coloma, Michigan passed away on August 23, 2022 surrounded by loved ones. Mary Phyllis was born on January 2, 1928 to Rudolph and Angeline Grill (Krejchik) of Midlothian, Illinois.

Mary Phyllis is survived by her children; Jim (Marilyn) Cypress, Texas, Paula (Marc) Cook Holland, Michigan, Mark (Debbie) Pickerington, Ohio, Donna (Charles) Anderson...

Aug 9, 2022

Danny's life began August 31, 1956, in Lincoln Township, North Carolina. As a young child his family moved to Michigan for work. Danny was a hard working man his entire life. He work as a foreman for Sunrise Farms for 20 years, he also worked in factories and in construction for several years. His last job found him working...

Aug 9, 2022

Donna (Schwarz) Dell, 88, a life-long resident of Bainbridge Township, Watervliet, Michigan, departed this life on August 9, 2022.

The funeral will be held on Saturday, August 13, 2022 at Plymouth Congregational Church at 2 p.m. It will also be live-streamed at https://bit.ly/3Pe3yeP

Viewing will be from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. on August 12,...

Aug 8, 2022

Dorothy was born January 12, 1935, in Hackleburg, Alabama. Dorothy grew up in Hackleburg with her six siblings. On September 30, 1957 she married Vecil Crow and they moved to Zion, Illinois for work. They lived there until retirement when they moved to Algood, Tennessee. In 2007 Vecil died and Dorothy moved to St. Joseph, Michigan to be closer...

Aug 1, 2022

Les' life began March 16, 1939 in Judsonia, Arkansas. During his childhood Les' family moved to Michigan, making Watervliet their home. As a young adult he enlisted during the Vietnam conflict and proudly served his country in the United States Army. After his return, Les continued his service as a member of the National Guard. Les' work as a...

Jul 30, 2022

Fran was born April 20, 1936 in St. Joseph, Michigan. She grew up in the Stevensville area with her three siblings. Fran worked for VM in her adult years for a short period of time. She loved filling her time knitting, shopping, golfing and playing bingo. As much as Fran loved Michigan she also very much enjoyed spending her...

Jul 26, 2022

Rich's life began November 14, 1945 in Brookfield, Illinois. His family were long time residents of Brookfield. Rich's dad started Buresh's Lobster House in Brookfield in 1949 and ran it until Rich took over in 1982. Rich loved running the restaurant for the next several years when he retired in 2000. Rich was very active in the community of...

Jul 26, 2022

Sara's life began March 20, 1987, in St. Joseph, Michigan. She was a lifetime Watervliet resident and loved art both painting and coloring. Her greatest love was caring for her daughters Riley-Lynn and Aubrey.

Sara will be greatly missed by her loving family which includes: her daughters Riley-Lynn, Aubrey Menkhaus and their father Chad; her parents Michael...

Jul 25, 2022

Randy's life began September 30, 1949, in St. Joseph, Michigan. Randy worked for many years as a Melting Supervisor for Bohn Aluminum. He also worked for Watervliet Paper Mill, Dave's Amoco and Ridge and Kramer. He loved to tinker on cars and enjoyed using his handyman skills to fix things around the house or help others. When he wasn't...

Jul 24, 2022

Freddie E. Mitchell, a proud U.S. Navy veteran of Coloma, passed away on Sunday July 24, 2022 at the age of 81. Fred was the son of Lorene & Roy Mitchell, born in Leachville, AR on December 5, 1940, grew up in St. Louis, MO. After serving as a Damage Controlman aboard the USS Bennington during the Vietnam War,...

Jul 23, 2022

Kathy's life began August 1, 1960 in Marion, Ohio. Her dad worked at Whirlpool and they relocated him to St. Joseph when Kathy was a young teenager. Kathy finished growing up in St. Joseph where she graduated high school. In June of 1995 Kathy and her husband Charles purchased Riverside Tavern and she's been proudly serving one of the...