PUFFER, Russell Gordon

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• Milit-Beg: 22 Feb 1943, Kalamazoo, MI

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

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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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Died:
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.

Russell married ANGELL, Lotus Marigold on 25 Mar 1942 in Dowagiac, MI. Lotus (daughter of ANGELL, Milford Earl and SOPER, Margaret Ruth) was born on 22 Dec 1922 in Kalkaska County, MI; died on 4 Aug 2011 in Traverse City, MI. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]