Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Neeb, Louis December 4, 2009 ************************************************ 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: Nan Wheaton wheaton1624@yahoo.com September 28, 2013, 1:50 pm Hastings Reminder - Sat. Dec. 12, 2009 LAKE ODESSA, MI – Louis Neeb of Lake Odessa went to be with his Lord and Savior December 4, 2009. He was born February 8, 1934 in Blissfield, Mich. to Ray and Ethel (Allerding) Neeb. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ray and Ethel Neeb and special friends, LaVerne Grunwald and Jim Hickey. Louie is survived by the most important thing in his life, his family. They are his wife of 55 years, Anne Sheffield Neeb, whom he married December 11, 1954 in Hastings; children Douglas (Diane) Neeb, Timothy (Lisa) Neeb, David Neeb and Teresa Neeb; grandchildren, Craig Neeb, Scott and Tiffany Neeb, Michelle and Chris Blough, Staci and Randy Neff, Allison and Brianna Neeb; great- grandchildren, Dekota Blough, Jacob Neff and Gizele Neeb; sister Gloria (Leon) Sutherland; nieces, nephews; cousins, Dorothy Taggart and Merla Neeb ;special friends, Roger Daniels, Char Grunwald and family; special animal friend, Jake. He was an avid University of Michigan fan and a fan of the Detroit Lions. He started little league football in Woodland in the late sixties and coached for many years. He also played some pro football for a year after he graduated high school. He retired from the State of Michigan, Department of Corrections after 30 years. He enjoyed building houses, woodworking, motorcycle riding, his Mustang convertible and traveling. He traveled through most of the United States, Mexico, Europe and the Caribbean. His most favorite activity was having extended family get-togethers to enjoy everyone who mattered to him the most. Louis and his family hosted a German Exchange Student, Antje Woelk, for a year and she became special to him. He was a member of Grace Lutheran Church in Hastings for many years and just recently changed his membership to St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Caledonia. His faith was very important to him and he practiced it faithfully. Funeral services were held on Thursday, December 10, 2009 at Grace Lutheran Church in Hastings. Interment followed in Woodland Memorial Park in Woodland. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions to the building funds at Grace Lutheran Church or St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Caledonia would be greatly appreciated. Please share a memory with Louis’ family at www.lauerfh.com. Arrangements were by the Lauer Family Funeral Homes-Wren Chapel, 1401 N. Broadway in Hastings. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/n/neeb22482nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.9 Kb