1923 - 1976 (52 years)
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| Name |
PUFFER, Russell Gordon |
| Birth |
11 May 1923 |
Spencer, MI  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| FindaGrave |
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| Milit-Beg |
22 Feb 1943 |
Kalamazoo, MI [2] |
| _COLOR |
11 |
| Death |
14 Apr 1976 |
Kalkaska County, MI [1] |
- Russell G. Puffer, 52 of R. 2, Kalkaska, died at his residence Wednesday. Born to Lloyd and Ruth (Ehl) Puffer in Kalkaska County on May 11, 1923, he was united in marriage to the former Lotus Angell at Dowagiac on March 25, 1942. He was a lifelong resident of the Kalkaska area, a member of the Dowagian Methodist Church, a veteran of WWII and member of the VFW. Surviving him are his wife, Lotus; a daughter, Mrs. Charlotte Jennings of Oregon; a brogher, Guy Puffer of Buchanan; two sisters, Mrs. Oscao (Barbara) Dean of Port Huron and Mrs. Louis (Phyllis) Cervone of St. Clair Shores; five grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Schwartz-Wolfe Funeral Home in Kalkaska. Vernon Lockard of the Spencer Church of Christ will officiate; burial will be at Lodi Cemetery, Kalkaska County.
Friends may call at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be directed to the Michigan Heart Fund; envelopes are available at the funeral home.
Published in the Traverse City Record Eagle, April 16, 1976.
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| Burial |
Kalkaska County, MI |
Address:
Lodi Cemetery |
| Person ID |
I15996 |
Puffers |
| Last Modified |
2 Dec 2023 |
| Father |
PUFFER, Lloyd Oral, b. 1 Nov 1895, Kalkaska County, MI d. 12 Apr 1969, Kalkaska County, MI (Age 73 years) |
| Mother |
EHL, Ruth Edna, b. 4 Sep 1900, Spencer, MI d. 3 Oct 1973, Kearney, MI (Age 73 years) |
| Marriage |
20 Aug 1917 |
Spencer, MI [3] |
| Residence |
1950 |
Niles, MI [4] |
| Family ID |
F2405 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
ANGELL, Lotus Marigold, b. 22 Dec 1922, Kalkaska County, MI d. 4 Aug 2011, Traverse City, MI (Age 88 years) |
| Marriage |
25 Mar 1942 |
Dowagiac, MI [5] |
| Residence |
1950 |
Niles, MI [4] |
| Children |
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| Family ID |
F14406 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
14 Apr 2024 |
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| Notes |
- WWII Veteran, US Army, Tec 5, HQ and HQ Co., 3rd Battalion, Anti-Tank Platoon, returned from Europe Jul 20 1945 aboard the Queen Elizabeth
-- MERGED NOTE ------------
A WWII Veteran, Tec 5, HQ and HQ Co., 3rd Battalion, Anti-Tank Platoon, returned from Europe Jul 20 1945 aboard the Queen Elizabeth
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| Sources |
- [S201] Michigan Deaths, 1800-1995.
- [S303] WWII Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946.
- [S785] Michigan Pioneer Collection.
- [S1403] _1950 United States Federal Census.
- [S753] Michigan Marriage Records, 1867-1952.
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Puffer Genealogy
