Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Hershberger, Robert J. April 26, 2004 ************************************************ 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: Marilyn Ransom mlnransom@chartermi.net May 17, 2010, 6:08 pm The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, Tuesday, April 27, 2004 Robert J. Hershberger, aged 72, of Lake Odessa, passed away Monday morning, April 26, 2004 at Blodgett Hospital in Grand Rapids. Bob was born in Lake Odessa on February 7, 1932 to Howard and Anna (Sovis) Hershberger. He graduated from Lake Odessa High School in 1951 and proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean war from 1952 to 1954. He retired from Keeler Brass in 1994 after 39 years of service in Lake Odessa and Grand Rapids. Bob is survived by Nancy, his loving wife of 49 years; children Barbara (Tim) Johnson, Roberta Heinze; brother, Ken (Margo) Hershberger; sister, Kaye Essner; and many other loving relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents; an infant daughter; and Nancy's parents, Kenneth and Dorothy Smith. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday at the Koops Funeral Chapel in Lake Odessa. The funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday at the Koops Funeral Chapel. Burial will be in Clarksville Cemetery. The family has suggested that memorial contributions may be made to the Lakewood Community Ambulance, Jackson-Mutschler VFW Post 4461 Scholarship Fund, or the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/h/hershber4349nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.8 Kb