Wilbur "Jack" Fuller
Aug. 16, 1918 - April 4, 2014
BRIDGMAN - Wilbur "Jack" Hastings Fuller, 95, of Bridgman, passed away Friday, April 4th, at Lakeland Regional Medical Center, St. Joseph.
Funeral services will be held 11 AM Wednesday, April 9, 2014, at Harbert Community Church, 6444 Harbert Road, Harbert, MI, with Reverend Jay Fast officiating. Friends may meet with the family on Tuesday from 5-7 PM at Pike Funeral Home, Boyd Chapel, 9191 Red Arrow Hwy., Bridgman. Burial will be at Oak Grove Cemetery, LaPorte County, IN. As an expression of sympathy, memorial contributions may be given to Hospice at Home, 4025 Health Park Lane, St. Joseph, MI 49085; or Harbert Community Church, 6444 Harbert Road, Harbert, MI 49115.
Jack was born August 16, 1918, in Hobart, Indiana, the son of the late John and Golda (Hastings) Fuller. On June 3, 1942, he married Bette Jean Watson, and she preceded him in death on December 22, 2010.
Jack was a WW II U.S. Army veteran serving in both the European and Pacific theaters.
Together with Bette in 1951 they started Jack & Jo's Variety Store in Rolling Prairie, IN, and in 1955 moved to Bridgman where they owned and operated the Ben Franklin Store for the next 28 years. Jack was a lifelong fan of traditional jazz. He took his family across the country to attend jazz fests, distributing copies of his CD recordings of traditional jazz. His life mantra became "every day each life should include a laugh, a hug, and a bit of jazz."
Survivors include a son, Rick (Anna Kozak) Fuller; six grandchildren: Doug Anderson, Kevin (Lori) Anderson, Teresa Castagna, Ross (Betsy) Gilmore, Heather Gilmore, and Calli (Antonio) Fuller-Chagoury; twelve great-grandchildren, two great-great-granddaughters; and his sister, Beryl Fuller. Jack was also preceded in death by a daughter, Betty Gilmore in 2006; and his brother, Ted Fuller.
Published in South Bend Tribune on Apr. 6, 2014
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Birth Cert:
Name: Wilbur Hastings Fuller
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 16 Aug 1918
Birth Place: Hobart, Lake, Indiana, USA
Father: John Fuller
Mother: Golda Hastings
Certificate Number: 42512
Contributor: Brenda Horton
Wilbur "Jack" Fuller
Aug. 16, 1918 - April 4, 2014
BRIDGMAN - Wilbur "Jack" Hastings Fuller, 95, of Bridgman, passed away Friday, April 4th, at Lakeland Regional Medical Center, St. Joseph.
Funeral services will be held 11 AM Wednesday, April 9, 2014, at Harbert Community Church, 6444 Harbert Road, Harbert, MI, with Reverend Jay Fast officiating. Friends may meet with the family on Tuesday from 5-7 PM at Pike Funeral Home, Boyd Chapel, 9191 Red Arrow Hwy., Bridgman. Burial will be at Oak Grove Cemetery, LaPorte County, IN. As an expression of sympathy, memorial contributions may be given to Hospice at Home, 4025 Health Park Lane, St. Joseph, MI 49085; or Harbert Community Church, 6444 Harbert Road, Harbert, MI 49115.
Jack was born August 16, 1918, in Hobart, Indiana, the son of the late John and Golda (Hastings) Fuller. On June 3, 1942, he married Bette Jean Watson, and she preceded him in death on December 22, 2010.
Jack was a WW II U.S. Army veteran serving in both the European and Pacific theaters.
Together with Bette in 1951 they started Jack & Jo's Variety Store in Rolling Prairie, IN, and in 1955 moved to Bridgman where they owned and operated the Ben Franklin Store for the next 28 years. Jack was a lifelong fan of traditional jazz. He took his family across the country to attend jazz fests, distributing copies of his CD recordings of traditional jazz. His life mantra became "every day each life should include a laugh, a hug, and a bit of jazz."
Survivors include a son, Rick (Anna Kozak) Fuller; six grandchildren: Doug Anderson, Kevin (Lori) Anderson, Teresa Castagna, Ross (Betsy) Gilmore, Heather Gilmore, and Calli (Antonio) Fuller-Chagoury; twelve great-grandchildren, two great-great-granddaughters; and his sister, Beryl Fuller. Jack was also preceded in death by a daughter, Betty Gilmore in 2006; and his brother, Ted Fuller.
Published in South Bend Tribune on Apr. 6, 2014
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Birth Cert:
Name: Wilbur Hastings Fuller
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 16 Aug 1918
Birth Place: Hobart, Lake, Indiana, USA
Father: John Fuller
Mother: Golda Hastings
Certificate Number: 42512
Contributor: Brenda Horton
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