William E. LaBurn

William E. LaBurn

William LaBurn Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Jan. 10, 2009.
LA BURN, William E. Of Portage, Michigan Died January 10, 2009. William was born November 20, 1923 in Detroit, MI a son of William and Mae (Black) LaBurn. He served as a Merchant Marine during World War II and was employed for several years as an iron worker for the Reinforcing Iron Workers Union, Local # 426. William was preceded in death by his wife Hilda in 2003 and by 2 brothers James and Kenneth LaBurn and a sister Dorothy Boyd. Surviving are 2 daughters and 1 son, Diane (Frank) Stuckey of Gatlinburg, TN, Rhonda (Rich) Harlow of Plainwell and Bill (Sue) LaBurn of Portage; 7 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; a special niece Ginger (Chuck) Spaniolo of Kalamazoo; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday at 10:30 am at the Langeland Family Funeral Homes, Portage Chapel, 411 E. Centre Ave. with Pastor Chuck Connors officiating. Friends may meet the family on Tuesday from 4-7 pm at the funeral home. Memorial contributions in William's memory may be made to Huntington's Disease, Mid-Michigan Chapter. Please visit www.langelands.com to sign the online register book and leave a condolence to the family.

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