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James MacKeller
Born: 6/4/1930
Died: 10/20/2010
Age: 80
Community: Kalkaska, MI
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James Carlton MacKeller, of Kalkaska, passed away at his home on Wednesday evening after a valiant battle with lung cancer. As he wished, he was surrounded by his loving family.
James was born on June 4th 1930 in Belding, MI. He was stationed in Kobe, Japan during the Korean War while serving in the US Army. It was during this time he and his twin brother, John, met Yoshiko. Known as Cathy, she fell in love with the shy twin, Jim. There they married and had their first son, Leo. After serving his country Jim returned to Kalkaska and his family where they built their home. Over the next few years they added to their home and their family. Jim worked in the oilfield for many years and retired from the 1098 Laborers' Union. After he retired, Jim enjoyed fishing, gardening and traveling with his family. He took great pride in spending time with his family and handcrafting gifts for them.
Jim was preceded in death by his parents Arthur and Mildred, his brothers Wendel and William, his sister Suzanne. He is survived by his twin brother John of Grand Haven, MI, brother Wayne of North Carolina, his wife Cathy, their children Leo MacKeller (Tami), Suzanne Adler (Gary), Edmund MacKeller (Dawn), Cindy Nelson, 6 grandchildren-Eileen, Heather, Shawn, Aaron, Renee' and Nathan, and 4 great grandchildren-Victoria, Kira, Braedyn and Adam.
Visitation will be Friday evening from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm with funeral services to be held Saturday at 11:00 am at the Wolfe-O'Neill Funeral Home in Kalkaska. Family invites friends to celebrate Jim's life and share memories with a meal after the graveside service at a location to be announced.
Arrangements were made by Wolfe-O'Neill Funeral Home, our family serving yours.
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| Date: 10/22/2010 at 5:00 PM |
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| Funeral Service |
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10/23/2010 |
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11:00 AM |
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Wolfe-O'Neill Funeral Home
106 S. Cherry St.
Kalkaska, MI 49646-7936Get a Map to this location...
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Kim Hough |
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