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Claiborne Lisle Galster

Spring Lake, Michigan

1954 - 2024

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Galster, Claiborne Lisle10/29/1954 - 2/15/2024Spring LakeClaiborne Lisle Galster, beloved father, brother, and friend, passed away at 69 in Spring Lake, Michigan, on February 15, 2024. He was preceded in death by his parents, Russell and Cynthia "Big Grandma" Galster. He is survived by his...

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Dear Galster family. This is Bob Kelly. An old family friend from Forestdale. Funny my wife, Cathy and I often drove down Forestdale with my dad who just passed away at 102 last June. We often talked about how my mom and your mom Cynthia used to talk on the phone when they lived right across the street from each other. I remember we still stayed in touch a little bit after we moved to Royal Oak and then you guys moved to the west side of the state, Great memories, I remember many things...

We were 2nd cousins once removed or some such thing. My dad Jerry Leith and Claibornes mom were cousins who grew up together. Our family moved to the West Coast so we never got to meet, but our lives entwined by Aunt Marion, your grammas famous hand knit Christmas stockings. We always looked forward to receiving the Galster Christmas cards from when all you kids in your Jammie´s under the tree til the 70s when you all looked super cool, especially Claiborne to which my sister (Elaine aka...