Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Houserman, Kenneth L. 1944
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Ionia County News, 4 & 11 Feb 1944

PFC. Kenneth Houserman

Final military rites for Pfc. Kenneth Houserman, 23-year-old son of Herman
Houserman of Boston township will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the
Morris funeral home, Saranac.  The Leroy L. Dausman post, American Legion, will
conduct the services.

Pfc. Houserman was killed last Saturday while on maneuvers at Fort Rosecrans,
Calif.  His body will arrive in Saranac late Friday night.

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Funeral for Saranac Soldier Held Sunday

The body of Pfc. Kenneth Houserman, who died from injuries received from a
premature explosion of a large gun at Rosecrans Camp, California, last week, was
brought to Saranac arriving early Saturday morning, accompanied by Pfc. Walter
Michaud as military escort.  Funeral services were held at Morris Funeral Home
Sunday afternoon at two o’clock, Rev. E.H. Humphrey officiating, and burial was
in the family lot in Saranac cemetery.  The American Legion had charge of the
burial rites, Pfc. Walter Michaud and Clifford Scott were honor guards.  Bearers
chosen were Bryce Gale, Charles Topp, John Topp, Gerald Adgate, Paul Boger and
Lyle Derby.

Kenneth Houserman was born December 11, 1920, in Saranac to Herman and Anna
Houserman and died in the service of his country January 20, 1944.  He had
always lived in Saranac until his enlistment 10 months ago.  Graduating from his
high school with the class of 1938 he was associated with his father in business
in town until the father’s retirement and then worked on the farm in Boston
township with his father.

He is survived by his father and one sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Engle, of Ypsilanti;
three brothers, Carl of Berlin township, Claude of Saginaw and Donald of Orange.
 Kenneth was home four months ago on a furlough, returning to his camp in
California shortly after New Years.


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