Age: 63
LaFORGE, Walter Francis
Walter Francis LaForge passed away on March 7, 2013 at the age of 63. Walter was born on August 28, 1949, in Marshall, Michigan, the son of James Edward LaForge, Sr. and Virginia May Bramble. He was raised in Marshall and attended Marshall High School until enlisting in the United States Army, and is a Vietnam veteran. After serving in the Army, he worked various jobs including retiring from Stryker Instruments. He is survived by his wife Bessie May LaForge, his mother, Virginia, his six Siblings, Millie LaFrance, Ginny Hitching, Kathy Gray, Margaret Sabre, John LaForge, and Jim LaForge, Jr. His three sons, Robert, Mark, and Walter LaForge, Jr. Four step-children, Steven, Gary, and Lewis Lull, and Nancy Douglas. Also several nieces, nephews, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. There will be a graveside service with military honors on Thursday, March 21, 2013 at 11:15 a.m. at the Fort Custer National Cemetery in Battle Creek, Michigan.