Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Morlok, Richard C. 2002 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sandy Heintzelman sheintz@iserv.net August 17, 2011, 12:06 pm Hastings Banner, 2002 Richard “Dick” C. Morlok, age 76, of Woodbury, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2002. Dick was born in Woodland Township, Barry County on Jan. 12, 1926 to William F. and May (Gregg) Morlok. He attended Lake Odessa High School until he was drafted into the United States Army in 1944 where he served until 1946 with the 86th Ordnance Heavy Automotive Maintenance Company in Italy. Dick married June Elaine Hampel on June 8, 1951. He was employed by Mitchell Bentley for 15 years, and retired from Oldsmobile in 1997 as a journeyman pipe fitter in Plant 2. Dick is survived by June, his loving wife of 51 years; his daughters, Lorrie (David) Casarez and their son, Taylor Casarez of Hastings, and Cydee Hesche and he daughter, Holly Hesche, both of Saranac; his sister, Florence Brandt of Hastings; his cousins, the remaining Morlok quadruplets of Lansing; his brothers and sisters-in-law, Bruce (Evelyn) Hampel of Rodney, MI, Keith (Priscilla) Hampel, Joy Blakely, and Linda (Charles) Begerow; and many nieces, nephews and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents; his mother and father-in-law, Ted and Marian Hampel; his sister, Erma Flory; his brother-in-law, Clare Blakely; and his cousin, Wilma Morlok. A service of committal was held on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2002 at the Koops Funeral Chapel. Burial took place at Woodland Memorial Park. Memorial contributions may be made to the donor’s favorite charity. Arrangements were made by Koops Funeral Chapel. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/m/morlok16547nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb