Life Stories

Werner Vyhmeister Passes to His Rest at 88

   Life Stories | Posted on April 16, 2020
Werner Vyhmeister, a renowned and visionary educator whose service to the Adventist Church spanned almost seven decades in several continents, passed to his rest in California, United States, on March 21, 2020. He was 88. ... read more

Memorial Service for Robert Don Moon Jr.

| Posted on April 2, 2020
The memorial service for Robert Don Moon Jr. will take place online, Sabbath, April 4, beginning at 5 p.m. EST. It will be shown on Facebook Live at the following link: https://www.facebook.com/jmoon1972. Please remember the... read more

Death of Esther Harriott Ottley

   Life Stories | Posted on February 27, 2020
Esther Harriott Ottley, the first person of color and the first woman of color to have graduated with a BA in mathematics from Andrews University, class of 1954, passed away on February 20, 2020. You can read more... read more

Obituary for Beverly Jane Leffler

   Life Stories | Posted on February 21, 2020
Beverly Jane Leffler, 92, of Niles, died Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020, at her home. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 23, at the Niles Westside Seventh-day Adventist Church, with visitation from... read more

Death of Nolan Isaac Perry

   Life Stories | Posted on February 6, 2020
We are saddened to inform the campus of the death of Nolan Isaac Perry, son of Christopher and Jessica Perry and brother to Cece. Christopher, assistant professor, and Jessica, adjunct professor, teach in the Andrews University School of... read more

Obituary for Mary Jane Cunnington

   Life Stories | Posted on January 23, 2020
Mary Jane Cunnington, 97, a long-time resident of Berrien Springs, died Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020, at the Hanson Hospice Center in Stevensville. Born Aug. 15, 1922, Mary was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and... read more

Death of Sandra Richardson

   Life Stories | Posted on November 21, 2019
Sandra Richardson, who worked previously as a staff member at Andrews University, passed away on November 20, 2019. Sandra was married for 61 years to Bill Richardson, the Andrews University College of Arts & Sciences dean from 1999–2006... read more

Death of Robert J. Kloosterhuis

   Life Stories | Posted on November 8, 2019
Robert J. Kloosterhuis, Adventist leader and Andrews alumnus who served as chair of the Andrews University Board for a number of years, died on Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019.  Kloosterhuis, 87, was born in Kalamazoo,... read more