Frank J. Lassen

Frank J. Lassen of Kalamazoo, Michigan, died

Tuesday, April 3, 2007

in

Kalamazoo

. Mr. Lassen was born

August 3, 1920

in

Lapeer

,

Michigan

, the son of the late Frank C. and Beatrice Lassen. After graduation from high school in 1939, Frank moved to

Royal Oak

. He was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII serving in the 12

th

Army Postal Headquarters in the European Theatre of Operations. He received a European Theatre of Operations ribbon with four bronze stars for participating in four European Campaigns,

Northern France

,

Ardennes

,

Rhineland

and

Central Europe

. After his service in the U.S. Army, Frank attended

Kalamazoo

College

and the

University

of

Detroit

, graduating from the

University

of

Detroit

in June 1949 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting. On

June 15, 1946

, Frank married the former Nina E. Luttenbacher. In October 1982, Frank retired from Fruehauf Corporation in

Detroit

,

Michigan

after 33 years in Accounting and Auditing. Shortly thereafter, Frank and Nina moved to

Kalamazoo

to be close to their daughter, Julie. Frank was a

member of the Fellowship of Christian Magicians and had a ministry in youth groups and nursing homes in the local area. He was also a member of the First Baptist Church of Plainwell. Surviving are his wife Nina and daughter, Julie Horton; also, one brother, Donald C. (

Virginia

) Lassen of Zionsville, Indiana; and two sisters, Marjorie Auclair of

Florida

and Shirley Clark of

Oklahoma

. Friends may meet the family from

4

to

6 P.M.

Saturday at the

Winkel Funeral Home,

Otsego.

Funeral services will be held at

11:00 A.M.

Monday at the First Baptist Church of Plainwell, Rev. Keith Heyn officiating. Burial with Military Honors at

Fort

Custer

National

Cemetery

,

Augusta

will be at

2:30 P.M.

Monday. Memorial gifts may be made to Kalamazoo Youth for Christ.

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