Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Plank, John Daniel 2002
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Greenville Daily News , Nov 2002

John Daniel “Dan” Plank, 76, longtime Greenville businessman and insurance
agent, passed away Wednesday morning, Nov. 6, 2002, at United Memorial Health
Center, Greenville.  He was born June 27, 1926, in Oak Park, Ill, the son of
Cyril Adams and Dorothy Wrench Plank.

A proud American patriot, Dan entered the U.S. Army at the age of 15?.  He
fought in both World War II and the Korean Conflict.  He attended Ferris State
College and also took extensive courses in insurance throughout his career,
earning both his real estate broker’s license and CPCU.  Dan was a longtime
associate of Kemp Insurance Sure Agency in downtown Greenville.  He was active
in local politics, serving several terms on the Greenville City Council and as
president of the Rotary Club.  An outdoorsman, Dan enjoyed golf, sailing,
hunting and fishing.  He also was a licensed private pilot and was active in
many other civic and professional organizations.
	
He was preceded in death by his parents and a son, John Daniel Plank Jr., in
February 1983.  He is survived by his wife, Mary L. Plank of Greenville; his
children, Kirke and Elaine Plank of Janesville, Wis., Carol Plank and Patty
Guagliardo of New York, Molly Plank-Runkel and David Runkel, Tina Plank and Doug
McLemore, all of Westland; his mother-in-law, Marie Walkington of Greenville; a
sister, Mary Geiger of Greenville; brother-in-law, Fred and Jane Walkington of
Alma; sisters-in-law, Judy Adams of Rockville, Md., Madeline Christensen of
Grand Rapids; brother-in-law, Ronald and Lela Christensen of Sheridan; five
grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.

An ecumenical funeral service is 1 p.m. Saturday at St. Charles Catholic Church,
Greenville, with the Rev. Father Fred Brucker of St. Charles Catholic Church and
the Rev. Dr. Harry R. Johnson of First United Methodist church officiating. 
Private interment is in Rest Haven Memory Gardens, Belding.  Envelopes for
memorial contributions to the Education Foundation of Greenville or Big Brothers
are available at Brown-Teman & Christiansen Funeral Home, Greenville, where the
family will receive relatives and friends from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday.


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