Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Hogan, Richard Edward June 8, 1970
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The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, Tuesday, June 9, 1970
Richard Edward Hogan, 45, died early Monday morning at his residence at Ionia 
hotel, 122 North Dexter.  He had lived there since returning from California 
in 1969.

Born in Ionia January 9, 1925, he was the son of Edward and Margaret Duffy 
Hogan and attended Ionia schools.

He served with the army in World War II in the European theater with the first 
division and was in the Normandy invasion.  He was wounded in France, June 19, 
1944 and was awarded the Purple Heart and one Bronze Star.

Following discharge from the service in 1946 he worked for the Banhagle 
Brothers in construction work.  In 1967 he moved to California where he was 
also engaged in construction work, returning to Ionia last fall.

Surviving are a son, Dennis M. Hogan of Grand Rapids, four brothers, Fancher, 
James and George all of Ionia, Robert of Grand Ledge; four sisters, Mrs. J. D. 
Cook of Jackson, Mrs. Charles Fancher of Mulliken, Mrs. Ralph Galbraith and 
Mrs. Sheldon Davenport both of Lansing.

Funeral services will be Thursday at 1 pm at Boynton-Leddick funeral home.  
Rev. Chester Erickson of Zion United Methodist church will officiate and the 
interment will be at Highland Park cemetery.

Family will be at the funeral home Tuesday and Wednesday from 7 until 9 pm.

**Ionia Sentinel-Standard, Friday, 12 June 1970

Rev. Chester Erickson of Zion United Methodist church officiated at funeral 
services Thursday for Richard Edward Hogan who died Monday.  Interment was at 
Highland Park cemetery.

Bearers were Roger Candiff, Douglas, Thomas, George and Gary Hogan and Michael 
VanOrder.

The American flag was folded by William Crowley and Carl Seabrook and 
presented to the son, Dennis Hogan of Grand Rapids.  Otto Horrocks was in 
charge of the boys playing taps, Steve Ralph, Taps, and Ron Gladding, echo.


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