Ionia-Barry County MI Archives Obituaries.....Kosbar, Donald Lorenz 2003
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The Greenville Daily News, December 2003


Donald Lorenz Kosbar, 75, of Hastings, went to be with his Lord and Savior on 
Tuesday, December 16, 2003.  He was born June 1, 1928 in Ionia, the son of 
Lorenz and Mildred Craft Kosbar.

He married Donnal Englerth on August 16, 1957 at Quimby Methodist Church, 
Hastings.  Together they enjoyed 56 years of marriage.

Don was employed with the Barry County Road Commission for 40 years, retiring 
in 1989.  He farmed his own land for 37 years.  He was a member of First 
Baptist Church of Hastings.  Don enjoyed fishing, hunting, boating and 
traveling with his wife in their motor home.  He was a devoted husband, father, 
brother, grandfather and great-grandfather. 

He was preceded in death by his parents, Lorenz and Mildred Kosbar; 
stepfathers, Claude Gross and Sidney Hull; half sisters, Joann and Rachel; and 
granddaughter, Mardan.

He is survived by his loving wife, Donna Kosbar; sons, Danny and Ruth Kosbar, 
Damon Kosbar, all of Hastings, David and Terri Kosbar of Grand Ledge, Darwin 
and Donna Kosbar of Delton, Donald and Kim Kosbar of Lowell, Dean and Renee 
Kosbar of Hastings; daughters, Deanna and Mark Case of Greenville, Denise and 
Greg Miller of Freeport; sisters, Betty and Tom Kidder of Hastings, Pauline and 
Victor Orsborn of Caledonia; half brothers, Lloyd and Bess Gross, Stewart and 
Diane Gross, all of Hastings; half sisters, Glenda and Dennis Stevens, Joyce 
and Earl Stevens, all of Hastings; stepbrother, Gordon Hull of Hastings; 
stepsister, Genevieve and Howard Allen, Mary Ann and Jim Hummel, all of 
Nashville; 32 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren; and several nieces, 
nephews and cousins.

Funeral services are 11 a.m. Friday at First Baptist Church, Hastings, with the 
Rev. Dan Curry and the Rev. Ken Garner officiating.  The family will receive 
friends and relatives from 2 to 4  and 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at the church.  
Anyone wishing may make a memorial contribution to the Don Kosbar Youth 
Memorial Fund.  Arrangements are by Lake Funeral Home, Ionia.  


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