John Michael Cochensparger

1919 - 2005  (86 years)

• Name	John Michael Cochensparger  [1]
  Birth	24 Mar 1919	Noble Twp., Branch Co., Michigan, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	3 Apr 2005	Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., Michigan, USA   [1]
  Obituary	5 Apr 2005  [2]
  	Sturgis Journal
  Burial	Bronson, Branch Co., Michigan, USA   [1]
  		Headstone of John Cochensparger
  Person ID	I8990	Rumsey/Ballou Family Tree
  Last Modified	13 Nov 2011

  
  

  Father	Arthur Cochensparger,   b. 7 Apr 1895, Michigan, USA d. 11 May 1955 (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Verba Dell Rumsey,   b. 7 May 1901, Noble, Branch Co., Michigan, USA d. 10 Mar 1974, Bronson, Branch Co., Michigan, USA (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	20 Feb 1918	Bronson, Branch Co., Michigan, USA   [3]
  Family ID	F3216	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alice Irene Kanouse   d. 1988
  Marriage	3 Mar 1951  [1]
  Children	1. John Arthur Cochensparger   2. Susan Cochensparger
  Family ID	F3235	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Dec 2008

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 24 Mar 1919 - Noble Twp., Branch Co., Michigan, USA Death - 3 Apr 2005 - Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., Michigan, USA Burial - - Bronson, Branch Co., Michigan, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S636] Jean Rumsey, Descendants of Simon Rumsey, (Jean Rumsey), SR136(15-37). [S636] Jean Rumsey, Descendants of Simon Rumsey, (Jean Rumsey), SR136(15-37). John M. Cochensparger STURGIS -- John M. Cochensparger, age 86, of Sturgis, formerly of Bronson, died late Sunday, April 3, 2005, at the Battle Creek VA Hospital following a several-week illness. John was born March 24, 1919, in Noble Township, son of John A. and Verba (Rumsey) Cochensparger and had lived in Bronson and Sturgis all of his life. He worked for the former LA Darling Company in Bronson for 32 years until the company closed in 1968. He then worked at Sturgis Company/GF Business Forms from 1969 to 1984. A U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, John served at the Great Lakes Navy Training Center in Illinois, the submarine base in Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands, aboard the USS Acubens (AKS-5) and the United States Naval Base in New Guinea and finally in the Asiatic/pacific Theatre from 1942 to 1945 as a Ships Cook First Class. He was a life member of the American Legion Post 259 and the VFW Post 5003, both in Bronson. John loved fishing, hunting, gardening, cooking, playing cards and spending time with his family and his animals. John married Alice Irene Kanouse-Ball on March 3, 1951. Alice died in 1988. Surviving are his sons and daughters-in-law, Larry and Leasa Ball of Bronson and John and Robyn Cochensparger of Sturgis; son Steven Ball of Colon; daughter Phyllis Ball of Coldwater and daughter and son-in-law, Susan and Roger Ritchie of Bronson; 21 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandchild; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife Alice; his brother Dale Cochensparger of Bronson, and a grandson, Steven O'Neal Ball Jr. The family will receive friends from 4-7 p.m. today at the Kolcz Funeral Home in Bronson, where memorial donations may be made to the Bronson Post of the American Legion. Funeral services celebrating the life of John M. Cochensparter will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with Pastor Doug Carr of the Gateway River of Life Church officiating. Interment will follow in Bronson Cemetery with full military honors conferred by the Bronson Posts of the American Legion and VFW. [S636] Jean Rumsey, Descendants of Simon Rumsey, (Jean Rumsey), SR136(1-14).