Calhoun-Barry County MI Archives Obituaries.....Castleman, Douglas H. December 16, 2007 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Robin Ellis -- December 24, 2007, 6:19 pm Battle Creek Enquirer Dr. Douglas H. Castle- man, age 84, a longtime Hastings resident, and more recently of Battle Creek, died quietly at the Battle Creek Lifespan Good Samaritan Hospice Sunday, December 16, 2007. Born in Sandusky, Ohio. He attended Sandusky Schools and graduated in 1941. He then went on to Ohio Wesleyan University, until he went in the Army during WWII, where he was a surgical Tech in Panama. Upon returning, he went to Ohio State University Medical School. Doug later went back to the University of Michigan to specialize in anesthesia. He was an avid fisherman and enjoyed painting water colors. He had been a past president of the Thornapple Arts Council and past member of Hastings Kiwanis and Rotary Clubs. He loved people and especially enjoyed the socialization and his time at Northpointe Woods in Battle Creek. Doug was preceded in death by his second wife, Joyce (Hubbard) Castleman, parents Helen and Henry, and a sister, Elenor (Castleman) Panning. Friends can meet with the family on Thursday from 5 - 7 p.m. at the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. Memorial services will be held Friday, December 21, 2007 at 5:00 p.m., with visiting beginning at 4:00 p.m. at Girrbach Funeral Home. Memorials can be made to Lifespan Good Samaritan Hospice, 5470 Glenn Cross Rd., Battle Creek, Michigan 49015 or Dr. Douglas H. Castleman memorial Scholarship Fund. Arrangements are by the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. You may leave a message or memory to the family at (girrbach funeralhome.net). Additional Comments: I am not related. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/calhoun/obits/c/castlema2667gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb