Obituaries

BERNARD, Ivalo P. (Snyder), age 88; born Apr. 17, 1917, in Ann Arbor, Mich.; died May 16, 2005, in South Bend, Ind. She was a member of the Pioneer Memorial Church, Berrien Springs, Mich.

Survivors include her son, Carl; daughters, Karen Pearson and Susan Shuler; four sisters; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were conducted by Pastor Esther Knott, and interment was in Prattville (Mich.) Cemetery.

BLOOD, Richard E., age 74; born Sept. 6, 1929, in Lupton, Mich.; died June 12, 2004, in Dewitt, Mich. He was a member of the St. Johns (Mich.) Church.

Survivors include his wife, Margaret Jean (Schultz); daughters, Sheila Quigley, Dena Minarik, Katrina Bishop, and Bonnie Conrad; sister, Elaine Lintz; 15 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were conducted by Pastor Alan Meis and Elder Olan Thomas, and interment was in Dewitt Cemetery.

BOERNER, Douglas K., age 42; born May 3, 1962, in Milwaukee, Wis.; died Jan. 21, 2005, in Deerfield, Wis. He was a member of the Madison (Wis.) Church.

Survivors include his brother, Fredric.

Memorial services were conducted by Pastor Stephen Stauffacher, with private inurnment.

BUTE, Cheryl A. (Benson), age 58; born Feb. 9, 1946, in Milwaukee, Wis.; died Jan. 20, 2005, in Madison, Wis. She was a member of the Watertown (Wis.) Church.

Survivors include her sons, Daniel, Donald, and Matthew; daughter, Jill Brunk; brothers, Carl and Edward Benson, and Jay Baukin; sisters, Jerilyn Jaggers and Candice Bunting; six grandchildren; and two step-grandchildren.

Funeral services were conducted by Ethan Steinbrenner, and interment was in Evergreen Cemetery, Fort Atkinson, Wis.

CURRY, Edith M. (Hammel), age 89; born Jan. 7, 1916, in Redwood Falls, Minn.; died June 2, 2005, in Flint, Mich. She was a member of the First Flint Church.

Survivors include her daughters, Sharon Frost and Diane Grimaud; sister, Jean Galbraith; four grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were conducted by Pastor Douglas Carlson, and interment was in Flint Memorial Park Cemetery.

DELGADO, Henry G., age 38; born Apr. 10, 1967, in Takoma Park, Md.; died May 12, 2005, in St. Joseph, Mich. He was a member of the Pioneer Memorial Church, Berrien Springs, Mich.

Survivors include his former wife, Karen Johnson; son, Garrett G.; father, Henry; mother, Eva (Roman); and sister, Lisa Hess.

Funeral services were conducted by Pastors John Abbott and Skip MacCarty, and interment was in Rose Hill Cemetery, Berrien Springs.

ERICKSON, Lucille (Smith), age 86; born Sept. 28, 1918, in Poy Sippi, Wis.; died May 4, 2005, in Omro, Wis. She was a member of the Conference Church, Madison, Wis.

Survivors include her daughter, Shannon Cook; foster child, Howard Revels; brother Raymond Smith; and sister, Beth Hanke.

Memorial services were conducted by Elder Richard Habenicht, and inurnment was in Poy Sippi Cemetery.

FORSHEE, Peter, age 60; born Apr. 6, 1944, in Heidleberg, Germany; died Mar. 17, 2005, in St. Joseph, Mich. He was a member of the Pioneer Memorial Church, Berrien Springs, Mich.

Survivors include his wife, Sally Jo Ann (Brittain); son, Charles D.; daughter, Annette M.; and two grandchildren.

Memorial services were conducted by Pastor Dwight K. Nelson, and inurnment was in Rose Hill Cemetery, Berrien Springs.

GARBESON, Kathryn M. (Schultz), age 88; born Feb. 1, 1917, in Bainbridge Twp., Mich.; died May 18, 2005, in Berrien Springs, Mich. She was a member of the Coloma (Mich.) Church.

Survivors include her son, Michael; daughters, Beverly Brady and Karen Beckwith; sisters, Faith Smith, Armis Baginske, and Mary Spivey; 11 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.

Memorial services were conducted by Elder Dan Rachor, with private inurnment.

GAY, Betty J. (Fredericks), age 70; born June 16, 1934, in Huntington, Ind.; died Feb. 23, 2005, in Markle, Ind. She was a member of the Fort Wayne (Ind.) Church.

Survivors include her husband, John R.; sisters, Bonnie L. Burnworth and Jaqueline S. Fisher; and half sister, Barbara N. Hale.

Funeral services were conducted by Pastor Ramon Ulangca, and interment was in Lancaster (Ind.) Cemetery.

HARGASH, Paul, age 86; born Apr. 5, 1919, in Chicago, Ill.; died May 11, 2005, in Saginaw, Mich. He was a member of the Saginaw Church.

Survivors include his son, Paul Jr.; daughter, Sharon Gembrowski; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were conducted by Pastor Robert C. Quillin, and entombment was in Chapel Hill Mausoleum, Freeland, Mich.

HUFF, Richard L., age 75; born May 12, 1929, in Indianapolis, Ind.; died Apr. 28, 2005, in Niles, Mich. He was a member of the Pioneer Memorial Church, Berrien Springs, Mich.

Survivors include his sons, Richard A. Huff and Verner Harper; stepsons, Doug and Dave Herdman; sisters, Alberta Yeoman and Mary Elizabeth Shull; two grandchildren; five step-grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

Memorial services were conducted by Pastor Dwight K. Nelson, and inurnment was in Rose Hill Cemetery, Berrien Springs.

JONES, Joyce M. (Mohlmann), age 81; born Nov. 3, 1923, in Bethel, Conn.; died Apr. 15, 2005, in Berrien Springs, Mich. She was a member of the Pioneer Memorial Church, Berrien Springs.

Survivors include her son, Bruce D.; daughter, Meredith Gray; and two grandchildren.

Funeral services were conducted by Pastor John R. Jones, and interment was in Rose Hill Cemetery, Berrien Springs.

MABIE, Dorothy E. (Cramer), age 94; born Jan. 27, 1911, in Nekoosa, Wis.; died Mar. 10, 2005, in Watertown, Wis. She was a member of the Watertown Church.

Survivors include her son, Donovan L.; daughter, Kathleen Glennie; five grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were conducted by Michael J. Quishenberry, and interment was in Oak Hill Cemetery, Watertown.

MURMANN, Juanita M. (Hewett), age 96; born June 7, 1908, in Duluth, Minn.; died Mar. 29, 2005, in Apopka, Fla. She was a member of the Grand Haven (Mich.) Church.

Survivors include her sons, Richard W. and David Hewett; daughter, Donna M. Peterson; eight grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

Memorial services were conducted by Pastor Richard Peterson and Elder J. Florea, and inurnment was in Robinson (Mich.) Twp. Cemetery.

NEWBERRY, Douglas R., age 56; born Jan. 27, 1949, in Kingston, Ontario, Canada; died Mar. 23, 2005, in Fenton, Mich. He was a member of the Pioneer Memorial Church, Berrien Springs, Mich.

Survivors include his wife, Lois R. (Fechtenburg); son, Bradley D.; daughter, Jennifer R. Mueller; father, Ronald F.; brother, Glenn F.; and sisters, Dianne McMains and Joanne Edgar.

Funeral services were conducted by Pastor Dwight K. Nelson, and interment was in Rose Hill Cemetery, Berrien Springs.

PEBLER, Mildred E. (Bollin), age 92; born Sept. 2, 1912, in Nauvoo, Ill.; died Jan. 31, 2005, in St. Joseph, Mich. She was a member of the Pioneer Memorial Church, Berrien Springs, Mich.

Survivors include her son, George; daughters, Elizabeth Lucas, Mary Harrington, Naomi Paustian, and Joanna Barton; brother, Lawrence Bollin; sister, Beulah Pilkington, 16 grandchildren; many great-grandchildren; and one step-great-grandchild.

Funeral services were conducted by Chaplain Roy Jeffery, and interment was in Rose Hill Cemetery, Berrien Springs.

RILEY, Mabel (Burton), age 89; born Feb. 20, 1916, in Sicota Cty., Ohio; died Apr. 12, 2005, in Niles, Mich. She was a member of the Pioneer Memorial Church, Berrien Springs, Mich.

Survivors include her daughters, Mary Jo Brown, Ruth Ann Dingman, and Cappie Burke; six grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were conducted by Pastor Christopher Noffke, and interment was in Rose Hill Cemetery, Berrien Springs.

RIPPON, May (Moore), age 90; born Dec. 28, 1914, in Perth, Australia; died Mar. 4, 2005, in St. Joseph, Mich. She was a member of the Pioneer Memorial Church, Berrien Springs, Mich.

Survivors include her son, William B.; daughter, Norene M. Clouten; and seven grandchildren.

Memorial services were conducted by Pastors Barry Gane and Esther Knott, with private inurnment.

SWANSON, Gertrude L. (Anderson), age 97; born Aug. 31, 1907, in Duluth, Minn.; died Feb. 19, 2005, in Springfield, Ill. She was a member of the Springfield First Church.

Survivors include her son, Richard; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Memorial services were conducted by Lee Grady, and inurnment will be at a later date in Hinsdale, Ill.

TOMPKINS, Ellen (Cash), age 89; born May 15, 1915, in Jackson, Ga.; died Jan. 13, 2005, in Berrien Springs, Mich. She was a member of the Pioneer Memorial Church, Berrien Springs.

Survivors include her daughter, Barbara Byrd; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were conducted by Pastor Arnold Schnell, and interment was in Rose Hill Cemetery, Berrien Springs.

WILLIAMS, Geraldine O. (Casner), age 81; born Dec. 11, 1923, in Decatur, Ill.; died Apr. 8, 2005, in Decatur. She was a member of the Decatur Sunnyside Church.

Funeral services were conducted by Pastor Larry Clonch, and entombment was in Star of Hope Mausoleum, Graceland Cemetery, Decatur.

WITT, Genevieve (Statlman), age 93; born Oct. 9, 1911, in St. Paul, Minn.; died May 8, 2005, in Flint, Mich. She was a member of the South Flint Church, Burton, Mich.

Survivors include her sons, Gerald L. and Thomas E.; daughters, Patricia A. Ostrander and Francis K. Chambers; sister, Ann Smith; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were conducted by Pastor Leonard Kitson, with private inurnment.