This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: BUCHANAN, MARTING, ETTER, MARSHALL Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/QFB.2ACE/1667 Message Board Post: BUCHANAN, Virginia Age 71 of Delton Passed away September 20, 2005 in Dorr. Virginia was born May 23, 1934 in Lima, OH; the daughter of Lawrence and Gertrude (Martin) Etter. A 1952 graduate of St John's High School in Delphos OH, Virginia married Lewis Buchanan in 1954 and he preceded her in death on March 27, 1979. A former member of St. Ambrose Catholic Church, Delton, she was also a member of the Delton VFW Auxiliary Post 422. An avid golfer, Virginia also enjoyed puzzles, playing cards and reading. She will be fondly remembered for her famous homemade potato salad , and she especially loved her children and grandchildren. She is survived by her sons: Lewis II (Julie), Michael (Lisa) , David (Cindy), Robert, and John (Laura), a daughter Kathy (John) Marshall, a brother: Lawrence Etter Jr., nineteen grandchildren and one niece and two nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and her special friend and companion Bob Fiandt. The family will receive friends Thursday, 2-4:00 and 6- 8:00 PM at the WILLIAMS-GORES FUNERAL HOME DELTON where the rosary will be prayed at 7:00 PM. Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Friday, September 23, 2005, 11:00 AM at St. Ambrose Catholic Church, Delton, Fr. John Grathwohl celebrant. Interment Prairieville Cemetery. Memorial contributions to Wings of Hope Hospice will be appreciated. Published in the Kalamazoo Gazette on 9/21/2005. (Posted by a volunteer-no family connection)