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Dorothy Marie HOLCOMB
Posted: 31 Aug 2005 6:25PMClassification: Obituary
Surnames: HOLCOMB, LUNDY, ZESSIN, RODERICK, GRIFFITH, PIPER, MEAD
HOLCOMB, Dorothy Marie
Of Paw PawDorothy "Dottie" Holcomb, age 89, died August 16, 2005 at Borgess Nursing Home in Kalamazoo. She was born December 16, 1915 in South Haven, the daughter of Ray Lundy and Martha (Zessin) Roderick. Cremation will take place. A Life Story Graveside Service will be held at a later date in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Paw Paw. Dottie worked her entire life in support of her family, which was her life's focus. She was preceded in death by her husband, Wilbur "Hokie" Holcomb; a daughter, Carol Griffith; and a brother, Irvin Lundy. Dottie is survived by her five children: Stephen (Mary Jane) Holcomb of Kalamazoo, James (Beverly) Holcomb of Nampa, ID, Phillip (Tammy) Holcomb of Paw Paw, Richard (Glenda) Holcomb of Buena Vista, CO, and Martha (Guy) Piper of Dowagiac; a sister, Margery Mead of Arizona; a brother, Clarence (Mary) Lundy of South Haven; ten grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and many nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Betzler & Thompson Life Story Funeral Homes, M40 South of I-94, Paw Paw, 657-3870. To read Dottie's complete Life Story, archive a memory, order flowers or make a memorial contribution to Borgess Nursing Home, please visit her personal web page at www.lifestorynet.com
Published in the Kalamazoo Gazette on 8/19/2005. (Posted by a volunteer-no family connection)
Arrived in US on ship Yorktown at Port of New York on 6/30/1855
Likely moved from mich to Cal between 1885 and 1890
84 yrs old on 1851 census