John MacKeller's Obituary
John Carl MacKeller, age 89. Passed on Sunday Sept 29, 2019 at home.
John and twin brother Jim were born to Mildred (Reynolds) MacKeller and Art MacKeller on June 4, 1930 in Kalkaska, MI.
John served in the Army from 1947 to 1950 in Japan. John just became a member of the American Legion in August and was a member of the SAL in Grand Haven. John is part of the ‘Cold War Veterans’ that are being honored by the American Legion.
In 1950 he married Ruth Krumlauf in Kalkaska, MI.
John worked for over 20 years at the Grand Haven Eagle Ottawa Leather Company.
He was a gifted person who could make wood crafts ‘Lawn Ornaments’ and give them out at Christmas time for family members and friends. Years earlier John and Ruth would take the family camping. That is why all the kids and grandkids are to this day RV campers. He loved going to eat at the Rendezvous restaurant and he enjoyed being with family and friends. John and his wife Ruth would travel to Arizona for the winter months where his daughter and family live.
He was blessed to have lots of family and friend come and visit him during his illness.
We want to thank all the Drs. and staff at NOCH and the NOCH Hospice care ‘In Home Nursing and Drs.’ You all have no Idea how much all of us appreciate what your skillful health care knowledge has done for our family.
John will be greatly missed by his brother George ‘Wayne’ MacKellar, Son, David MacKellar of Spring Lake; Son, Daniel (Janet) MacKeller of GH; Daughter, Lynda (Terry) Bloomquist of AZ; Son, Randy MacKeller of Marne, MI; Son, Donald (Christine) MacKeller of GH; Son, Chris (Angela) MacKeller of GH, 15 Grandkids, 29 Great Grandkids and 6 Great Great Grandkids.
He is preceded in death by his parents, his wife Ruth MacKeller, his siblings Jim MacKeller, Bill McKellar, Wendell McKellar, mother in-law Hattie Banninger, Daughter in-law Charlene (Peters) MacKellar, 2 great grandsons; Drew Stille and Sabastian MacKeller.
A memorial service will be 11:00 AM Thursday, October 10, 2019 at The VanZantwick Chapel of Sytsema Funeral & Cremation Services, 620 Washington Ave, Grand Haven, MI 49417 with Chaplin Duane Smith officiating. Friends may meet the family one hour prior to the service. Interment will be in Lakeshore Cemetery. Memorial contributions in memory of John may be given to Hospice of North Ottawa Community. please sign the family’s online guestbook at www.sytsemafh.com.
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