1934
Olive
2011
Olive E. LaCoss
August 9, 1934 — January 9, 2011
LA COSS, Mrs. Olive E.
Paw Paw, MI Died Sunday afternoon January 9, 2011 at her residence with her family at her side. Olive was born August 9, 1934 in Kalamazoo, Michigan a daughter of Harold and Mary Vandenberg Howe. She had been a lifelong Kalamazoo and Paw Paw area resident and was employed with the Shakespeare Company for 32 years, retiring in 1996. Olive was also a member of the Portage Moose Lodge #88 and Rebekah Lodge years ago. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Theodore R. LaCoss, Jr. on May 27, 2009; 2 sisters, Carol Vandenberg and Leila Moore; 2 brothers, Robert and Leo Howe; a sister-in-law, Mary Howe; and a brother-in-law, Donald Smith. Olive is survived by 4 children, Debra David Dolph of Kalamazoo, Diane Steven Root of Portage, Dale Susan LaCoss of Plainwell, and Daniel Lori LaCoss of Kalamazoo; 7 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren; a brother, Holroyd Howe of Portage; 2 sisters, Virginia Brown of Troy, AL and Harriet Smith of Parchment; 6 brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Jack Dorothy LaCoss of Portage, Gerald Doris LaCoss of Paw Paw, Bev Gaylen Stecker of Florida, Connie Harry Loy of Lawton, Joann Howe of Evart, MI, and Edward VandenBerg Of Ludington, MI; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins. A memorial service will be held 11 o'clock Saturday at the Centre Avenue Church of God, 1917 East Centre Ave. Friends may meet the family one hour prior to the service at the church. Private burial will take place at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Visiting Nurse Association Hospice Program. Arrangements were made by the Langeland Family Funeral Homes, Memorial Chapel, 622 S. Burdick St. www.langelands.com . 343-1508.
Paw Paw, MI Died Sunday afternoon January 9, 2011 at her residence with her family at her side. Olive was born August 9, 1934 in Kalamazoo, Michigan a daughter of Harold and Mary Vandenberg Howe. She had been a lifelong Kalamazoo and Paw Paw area resident and was employed with the Shakespeare Company for 32 years, retiring in 1996. Olive was also a member of the Portage Moose Lodge #88 and Rebekah Lodge years ago. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Theodore R. LaCoss, Jr. on May 27, 2009; 2 sisters, Carol Vandenberg and Leila Moore; 2 brothers, Robert and Leo Howe; a sister-in-law, Mary Howe; and a brother-in-law, Donald Smith. Olive is survived by 4 children, Debra David Dolph of Kalamazoo, Diane Steven Root of Portage, Dale Susan LaCoss of Plainwell, and Daniel Lori LaCoss of Kalamazoo; 7 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren; a brother, Holroyd Howe of Portage; 2 sisters, Virginia Brown of Troy, AL and Harriet Smith of Parchment; 6 brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Jack Dorothy LaCoss of Portage, Gerald Doris LaCoss of Paw Paw, Bev Gaylen Stecker of Florida, Connie Harry Loy of Lawton, Joann Howe of Evart, MI, and Edward VandenBerg Of Ludington, MI; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins. A memorial service will be held 11 o'clock Saturday at the Centre Avenue Church of God, 1917 East Centre Ave. Friends may meet the family one hour prior to the service at the church. Private burial will take place at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Visiting Nurse Association Hospice Program. Arrangements were made by the Langeland Family Funeral Homes, Memorial Chapel, 622 S. Burdick St. www.langelands.com . 343-1508.
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