This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: WHL44 Surnames: LILIENSTEIN, ANSEVICS, LILIENSTEINS, OLMSTEAD, LESLIE, MURNIEKS, PISARSKI, BAILEY Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.kalamazoo/22407/mb.ashx Message Board Post: LILIENSTEIN, Janis (John) K. Of Schoolcraft Janis passed away Tuesday evening, February 26, 2008 at Bronson Methodist Hospital. He was born March 9, 1939 in Saldus, Latvia, the son of the late Alfreds and Wilhelmina (Ansevics) Liliensteins. Janis came to the United States with his family in 1950. After graduating from South Haven High School and attending Western Michigan University, Janis graduated from Cleary College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in accounting. In 1976, he started work at Brown Company (now Georgia Pacific) and retired after 30 years. Janis was a member of the Latvian Ev. Lutheran United Church, Kalamazoo Latvian Association, Daugavas Vanagi, and Student Fraternity Concordia Valdemarija. Surviving are three children, Andrea and her husband, Michael Olmstead of Kalamazoo, Racheal and her husband, Jason Leslie of Kalamazoo and Robert Lilienstein of Chicago, IL; four grandchildren, Charlotte and Andrew Olmstead, and Harmony and Olivia Leslie; brother, Teodors of California; two sisters, Baiba and her! husband, Peter Murnieks of California and Silvija and her husband, Richard Pisarski of Holland; his former spouse, Brenda Bailey and several nieces, nephews, and cousins. Funeral services for Janis will be at 10:00 AM on Saturday at the Latvian Ev. Lutheran United Church, 122 Cherry Hill Street, with Rev. Biruta Puike and Rev. Leons Viksne, officiating. As an expression of sympathy, memorial contributions may be directed to Garezers (a Latvian camp for Janis' grandchildren), Kalamazoo Latvian Association, Daugavas Vanagi, and Latvian Ev. Lutheran United Church. Arrangements have been entrusted to Langeland Family Funeral Homes, Memorial Chapel, 622 S. Burdick Street. www.langelands.com 269-343-1508 Published in the Kalamazoo Gazette on 2/28/2008. (Posted by a VOLUNTEER-NO family connection) Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.