Benzie County MI Archives Photo Tombstone.....LaRue, Alan W. 
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Cemetery:           Benzonia Township Cemetery, MI.
Name:               Alan W. LaRue

Date Of Photograph: October 18, 2006
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Alan W. LaRue  b.Nov. 8,1926 - d.July 3, 1999
S1  US  NAVY
WORLD  WAR  II
Plaque on back of LaRue  Stone
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Traverse City Record Eagle - July 1999
Alan W. LaRue - Died July 3, 1999
BENZONIA - Alan W. LaRue, 72, of Benzonia, died Saturday at University of 
Michigan Hospital following lung reduction surgery.
Born Nov. 8, 1926, in Iron Mountain, he was the son of Wilfred J. and Rose 
(Boyer) LaRue. On Jan. 22, 1971, he married Kathryn Krause.
Alan served in the U.S. Navy during World War II on the U.S.S. Kopara and 
U.S.S. Topica YMS 269. He was the founder of LaRue Marie Carpentry in St. Clair 
Shores and Betsie Bay Marina in Elberta. After retirement he founded West 
Michigan Vending. His work as a boat builder and shipwright, along with 
restoration of antique boats and cars, flying and showing his horses, were a 
lifelong passion.
He is survived by his wife; daughter, Aimee (Gary) Eller of Shelby Township; 
stepchildren, Connie (Jim) Fry, Constance (Mark) Schumacher, Marilyn (Dale) 
Blum, Evanne (Mark) Hepler, Charles (Karen) Schneider, John Schneider and 
Michael (Jennifer) Laurie; two sisters, Louella Hutchenson and Elaine Hill; 
several grandchildren; great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, brother, Gerald and sister, Leota 
Meyers.
Friends may meet with the family from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the Perry Chapel, 
McElduff Funeral Homes in Benzonia. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday 
at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Benzonia Township Cemetery.
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U.S. Veterans Cemeteries, ca.1800-2006  
Name: Alan W Larue 
Service Info.: S1 US NAVY WORLD WAR II  
Birth Date: 11/08/1926  -  Death Date: 07/03/1999 
Cemetery: Benzonia Cemetery  
Cemetery Address: Earl Wiggins 8063 Love Road Benzonia, MI 49616  
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