John Holmes
June 17th, 1926 - December 4th, 2007
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John's Obituary
John Wesley Holmes, 81, of South Haven died Tuesday, December 4 at Metro Health of Grand Rapids.
He was born June 17, 1926 in South Haven, Michigan to Elwyn and Ethel (Galbreth) Holmes. John serves his country in the U.S. Marine during World War II and Korean Conflict. John worked as a welder at Bohn Aluminum retiring in 1989. He enjoyed hunting and fishing.
He is preceded in death along with his parents by a son – Randy Holmes.
He is survived by two sons – David Holmes of Pullman, Michigan and Dennis (Claudia) Holmes of Spring Lake, Michigan. One daughter – Linda Holtzclaw of Greenville, Michigan. Step-son – Thomas (Tia) Moroney of Ada, Michigan. One brother – Harry Holmes of South Haven, Michigan. Many grand and great grandchildren also survive.
Visitation will be Saturday, December 8 from 1 – 2 at the Filbrandt Family Funeral Home. Funeral services will begin at 2:00 P.M. at the funeral home with Pastor Glenn Shelton officiating. Kindly share your thoughts and memories on the family’s online guest book at www.FilbrandtFFH.com.
The family is being helped by the Filbrandt Family Funeral Home of South Haven 637-0333.
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