This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: RASTOSKEY, STOZICKI, BROWN, CHAMBERLAIN, BAHR, MANION, OBERT Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/QFB.2ACE/1688 Message Board Post: RASTOSKEY, Samuel J. Of Hickory Corners Passed away October 28, 2005, in Kalamazoo. Samuel was born on April 13, 1925 in Mather, PA, the son of John R. and Mary (Stozicki) Rastoskey. In 1947, he worked at the Marshall Air Field, where he owned a PT 17 Steirman bi-plane airplane. Sam enjoyed flying but after becoming a father he thought it would be too dangerous and sold the plane to purchase a baby bed. A dairy farmer for many years in the Hickory corner area, he also drove a school bus for thirty-one years for Kellogg schools and later Gull Lake schools, a job he loved. Sam also enjoyed gardening and riding motorcycles, especially his Harley. On April 10, 1949, in Kalamazoo, he married Ardith Brown, who survives. Other members of his family include children: April (Mike) Chamberlain of Delton, John (Michelle) Rastoskey and Samuel C. Rastoskey of Hickory Corners and Randy (Teresa) Rastoskey of Delton, a sister: Eleanor Bahr of Kalamazoo, twelve grandchildren, twenty great-grandchildren and several nieces and neph! ews. Sam was preceded in death by his parents and sisters: Rose Manion and Ann Obert. The family will receive friends Tuesday 2:00 to 4:00 and 6:00 to 8:00 pm at the WILLIAMS-GORES FUNERAL HOME Delton where funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, November 2, 2005 at 1:00 pm, Pastor Jeff Worden, officiating. Interment at East Hickory Corners Cemetery. Memorial contributions to a charity of ones choice will be appreciated. Published in the Kalamazoo Gazette on 10/30/2005. (Posted by a volunteer-no family connection)