All Obituaries

Doris M. Willingham, 85, of Fennville, passed away Saturday, January 25, 2020 at her home under hospice care. She was born March 22, 1934 to Dorwin and Clara (Reinstra) Hayes in Pullman. Doris graduated from Fennville High School with the Class of 1952. She married Billie J. Willingham on May 1, 1956 at the First Congregational Church in South Haven. They shared 60 years in marriage before Billie’s passing in 2016. Doris taught for two years. She worked at SE Overton in South Haven and...

Baby Ruth Price, 72, of Buchanan, Michigan, passed away Friday, January 24, 2020 at the South Haven Nursing and Rehabilitation Community in South Haven. She was born December 10, 1947 to John and Nellie (Turnbo) Morgan in Niles, Michigan. Baby wore many hats and worked in various jobs including as factory worker, cleaner, and a nurse’s aid for several year. She enjoyed art and drawing. She loved her family dearly who was the joy in her life. She is preceded in death along with her...

Charles “Chuck” David Pratt, 58, of South Haven, passed away Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He was born December 18, 1961 to Jack P. and Janice L. (Poindexter) Pratt in South Haven. Chuck graduated with the class of 1980 from South Haven High School and went on to work in manufacturing at Double J Molding. He married Margie Washegesic on December 23, 1991 and they shared 29 years of marriage before his passing. Chuck...

Sebouh H. Keorkunian, 70, of South Haven, passed away Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at Ascension Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He was born June 7, 1949 to John and Margaret (Sanikian) Keorkunian in Amman, Jordan. Sebouh was a man of many trades and worked as a skilled machinist, licensed contractor, pilot, and as a security guard at Bittersweet Ski Resort. He married Deborah Faller on January 10, 1970 in Chicago, Illinois and they shared 50 years of marriage before his...

  Mary Louise Haner, 76, of Free Soil, passed away Tuesday, January 21, 2020 at her home at the Lighthouse Assisted Living in Bangor. She was born to Carl and Eunice (Beckwith) Dehn on March 22, 1943 in Harrietta, Michigan. Mary married Raymond Eugene Haner, Sr. on June 3, 1960. They shared 47 years in marriage before his passing. Mary was a very active and contributing member of the United Pentecostal Church in Free Soil and South haven. She enjoyed scrapbooking, quilting, and...

Rose Phyllis Holbach, 89, of North Muskegon, formerly of South Haven, passed away Thursday, January 16, 2020 at the Mercy Health Saint Mary’s Hospital in Grand Rapids. She was born February 1, 1930 to John and Concetta (Speciale) Chiarello in Benton Harbor. She married Peter Holbach, Sr. on December 23, 1954. They shared 36 years of marriage before his passing in 1990. She enjoyed completing word search puzzles, playing games like BINGO and poker, crocheting and making ceramics. She...

Jean Ann Rigozzi, 68, of Bangor, passed away Friday, January 16, 2020 at her home. She was born October 15, 1951 to Evert and Dorothy “Dottie” (Beiers) Wheeler in South Haven. Jean graduated from South Haven High School with the Class of 1970. She worked as a security guard at Bohn Aluminum for several years. She also worked as a meat cutter at the Save-A-Lot in South Haven. She was an artist and enjoyed crocheting, knitting, and needle point. But most of all, Jean loved yacking...

My beautiful son Antonio F Warner (Tony) unexpectedly passed last night January 11, 2020 in South Haven, Michigan. Tony was born in Bellflower, California, June 2, 1986. Tony was a resident of West Covina, California until October 2017 when he moved with his family to South Haven, Michigan. Tony attended the Azusa Unified’s Valleydale Visually Impaired program, studied at Mount San Antonio College, Walnut CA and worked at the San Gabriel Valley Training Center. After moving to South...

Brandy Marie Sutherland Newton, 42, of Covert, passed away Saturday, January 11, 2020 at South Haven Nursing and Rehabilitation in South Haven. She was born November 17, 1977 in Rock Springs, Wyoming to John Sutherland II and Brenda (Snyder) Mezak. Brandy enjoyed and loved her children very much. Creatively minded, she enjoyed crafting, especially with glitter and crocheting. Brandy’s favorite holiday was Christmas.   She is preceded in death by her father, John...

James Joseph Lambert, 83, of South Haven, MI, formerly of Orion, IL, passed away January 9, 2020 at his home in South Haven under hospice care. James was born on November 12, 1936 in South Haven, MI, the son of Frank Lambert and Irene (Kendall) Lambert. James was a 1954 graduate of South Haven High School and a Korean War veteran (United States Navy).   Survivors include his sister, Janet LaVean, Highland, MI, children with Judith (Auensen) Quake: Cary Lambert, Holland, MI,...