This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: HENSON, HOLMES, AHLBERG, LAMB, FLETCHER, ZUGEL, JENKINS, UPSON Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/QFB.2ACE/1659 Message Board Post: HENSON, Charles E. Prairieville Passed away September 1, 2005. Mr. Henson was born July 3, 1922 in Kalamazoo; the son of Harry and Doris (Holmes) Henson. A veteran serving our country during World War II, Mr. Henson was a staff Sargent in the army and fought in the Battle of the Bulge and in Normandy. On September 9, 1946 in Middlebury, Indiana; he married Helen Ahlberg and she preceded him in death in 2004. Retiring in 1984 from Delton Public Schools, Charles was a custodian and bus driver. A farmer all of his life; raising Hereford cattle, Charles has lived in the Delton area since 1962 and was a member of the VFW. He enjoyed fishing, snowmobiles, mushroom hunting, and loved to hunt; never missing a deer season. He is survived by his daughters: Linda (Richard) Lamb of Kalamazoo and Sharon (Craig) Fletcher of Carefree, AZ, a brother: Wayne (Betty) Henson of Kalamazoo, three grandchildren: Kelly Zugel, Ryan (Erin) Lamb, and Kristin (Chet) Jenkins, six grandchildren: Tyler, Conner, Bryce, Ashton, Teagan an! d Elaina, and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother: Clark Upson. The family will receive friends Tuesday 6-8:00 PM at the WILLIAMS-GORES FUNERAL HOME Delton where funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, September 7, 2005, 11:00 AM, Pastor Jeff Worden officiating. Interment Prairieville Cemetery. Memorial contributions to American Heart Association or Borgess Visiting Nurse and Hospice will be appreciated. Published in the Kalamazoo Gazette from 9/3/2005 - 9/4/2005. (Posted by a volunteer-no family connection)