1916 - 2003 (86 years)
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Name |
Jennie Harmsen |
Born |
17 Dec 1916 |
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA [1] |
Gender |
Female |
Obituary |
- Died unexpectedly at her home on Saturday, February 15, 2003. Jennie was born December 17, 1916 in Boston, MA, the daughter of John and Jennie Harmsen, and had been a resident of Kalamazoo since 1925. Jennie was a retired secretary at Beimer Printing Company. She was a former member of Zion Lutheran Church and the Moose Lodge #88. She enjoyed bowling and golfing on several leagues. She was preceded in death by her husband, Theron G. Balch; her daughter, Sandra J. Deau; and her partner for twelve years, Encil "Slim" Cline. Surviving are two daughters, Sharon (Robert) Burgess, and Colleen Brown, both of Kalamazoo; a son, John Balch of Woodbridge, VA; six grandchildren: Tina (Leigh) Baxter of Muncie, IN, Terry Peer of Kalamazoo, Marion (Robert) Graham of Lake Wales, FL, Connie Caruso of Parchment, Andrea (Dwayne) Duncan of McGuire A.F.B. New Jersey, and Benjamin Balch of Woodbridge, VA; twelve great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren. Celebration of life service will be held Wednesday 4:00 p.m. at
BETZLER
FUNERAL HOMES
Stadium Drive, West of US-131
375-2900
Cremation will follow services with private interment in Mt. Home Cemetery. Please visit Jennie's personal web page at www.lifestorynet.com where you can read her life story, share a memory, or make a memorial donation on-line.
Published in the Kalamazoo Gazette on 2/18/2003. (posted by a volunteer-no family connection)
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Died |
15 Feb 2003 |
Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA [1] |
Person ID |
I6542 |
My Family Tree |
Last Modified |
9 May 2005 |
Family |
Theron Gerald Balch, b. 19 Dec 1903, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA , d. Jun 1965, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA (Age 61 years) |
Married |
Dec 1937 |
Indiana, USA |
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Children |
| 1. Sandra Jean Balch, b. 27 Apr 1938, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA , d. Sep 1968, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA (Age 30 years) |
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Last Modified |
30 Apr 2020 |
Family ID |
F2790 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Sources |
- [S359] Obit for Jennie Balch, Sharon Burgess, (Life Story Funeral Home).
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