Wesley E. Horsfall

HORSFALL, Wesley E.
Of Kalamazoo Wesley passed away Sunday morning, March 24, 2013 at his home. He was born December 18, 1923 in his family's farm in Scotts, the son of the late Walter and Emily Maude Gray Horsfall. Wesley grew up the youngest of eight children on the family farm and attended Scotts Schools. One of Wesley's first jobs was selling milking machine equipment with his brother, William, to Illinois farms. During World War II, he worked at Willow Run Bomber Plant building B-24s, where he met Marie Ernst. They were married on April, 3, 1934 in Olney, IL, until her passing on July 29, 1984. On November 29, 1985, he married the former Betty Worrell West in Kalamazoo. Wesley was employed by James River Corp. for 27 years until his retirement in 1986. Surviving are his wife, Betty Horsfall; two children, Darryl Karen Horsfall of Scotts and Janet Michael Fitzpatrick of Kalamazoo; three grandchildren, Sondra Steven Pletcher of Dorr, Sara Spencer Champion of Scotts and Eric Katie Fitzpatrick of Kalamazoo; five great-grandchildren, Jeremy and Caleb Pletcher, Kaitlynn and Gage Champion and Emma Fitzpatrick; step-children, Connie Jack Hayward, Monty Marcia West and Martha Cook; and several step-grandchildren, step-great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews and cousins. Preceding him in death were his first wife, Marie Horsfall; his parents, Walter and Maude Horsfall; three brothers, William, S. Carleton, and R. Stanley Horsfall; and four sisters, Lorraine Webster, Marguerite Fenwick, Marjorie Hayward and Lucille Horsfall. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 1:30 PM on Wednesday, March 27, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 936 Lake Street, with Msgr. Michael Hazard officiating. Interment will follow in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Friends may visit with the family from 4-8 PM on Tuesday TODAY at Langeland Family Funeral Homes, Memorial Chapel, 622 S. Burdick Street. Memorial contributions may be directed to St. Joseph Catholic Church.