Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Lulofs, Dennis J. 1968
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Ionia Sentinel - Febuary 23, 1968
Word has been received of the death of Spec 4 Dennis J. Lulofs, 20, who was 
killed Saturday in Vietnam.  He was the son of Garrit Lulofs of route 2, Door 
and the foster son of Rev. and Mrs. William Williams of Alaska, near 
Clarksville.  Spec Lulofs lived with the Williams family from a few days old 
until he was seven.  At that time he went to live with his father and remained 
there until his graduation from Wayland high school in 1965.  He again returned 
to the Williams' home until he went into service August 11, 1966.  

He received his basic training at Ft. Knox, Ky., and Ft. Bragg, North 
Carolina.  In May of 1967 he was transferred to Vietnam as a gunner on a 
helicopter with the 187th assault helicopter company in Tay Ninh area.

Surviving in addition to his father and foster parents are two sisters, Mrs. 
Marian Gilder of Dorr and Delores Lulofs of Grand Rapids; three foster 
brothers, Donald, William and John Williams of Clarksville; three foster 
sisters, Mrs. Beverly Menter of California, Mrs. Carmen Curtis and Mrs. Mary 
Gage of Clarksville.

The body will be returned to Cook Funeral home, Byron Center.

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