Melvin Earl Modderman died May 4, 2011.
Melvin Earl Modderman Mel Modderman was born Nov. 13, 1940 in Coopersville, Mich., on a farm owned by his grandparents. He attended Coopersville schools and graduated from Coopersville High school in 1958. He attended The University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. While at University of Michigan he joined the ROTC. After graduating he joined the Army and stayed for 29 years. Mel served in Vietnam and was awarded the Bronze Star. While in the Army he attended Baylor University, St. Mary's University and George Washington University obtaining two masters and a doctorate degree in Healthcare Administration.
Mel's military career included a tour in Germany and several assignments in positions in Army Medical Personnel and Policy in Washington D.C. In San Antonio he taught in and then directed the Army-Baylor Master's Degree Program in Health Care Administration. He was a wonderful mentor for many graduate students. He also taught in the HCE Master's program at Webster University. In 1990 he moved with his family to Fort Knox as the DCA of Ireland Army Hospital. After life in the Army he served as the CEO for Lincoln Trail Hospital for eight and a half years before returning to Ireland Army Community Hospital as the head of Tri-Care and eventually Managed Care where he tirelessly worked to provide health care until his retirement in 2008.
He was an elder in the Presbyterian Church. He loved and served God by loving and serving the community through the church, through the Community Health Clinic of Hardin and LaRue Counties, Helping Hand, Fort Knox chapter of Core Committee and others, loving others as God had loved him.
In 1967 he met Sue Evans. They married in September 1969, and together they raised three sons. Although Mel spent his life working in health care, he spent his free time working in his yard, helping out with various charities and visiting with friends and family.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Ray and Alberta; and his older sister, Marjorie.
He is survived by his wife of 41 years; three sons, Scott and wife, Mandi, of Rowlett, Texas, Christopher and wife, Jeanne, and grandson, Zyler of Portland and Geoffrey and wife, Jessie, of Cincinnati; his brother, Richard and wife, Joyce, of Grand Rapids, Mich.; his sister, Norrie and husband, Lon Gottschalk, of Davis, Calif.; and an extended family of loving sisters and brothers-in-law and many nieces and nephews.
The funeral is at 11 a.m. Monday, May 9, at First Presbyterian Church of Elizabethtown. He will be inurned at Arlington National Cemetery.
Visitation is at 10 a.m. Monday and continues after the service at the church. There will be a lunch with visitation continuing until 3:30 p.m. at the church. Friends will be encouraged to call at the family's home from 5 to 7 p.m.
The family recommends memorial donations be made to First Presbyterian Church of Elizabethtown, The Community Health Clinic of Hardin and Larue Counties, or The Melvin E Modderman Memorial Scholarship Fund.
Melvin Earl Modderman Mel Modderman was born Nov. 13, 1940 in Coopersville, Mich., on a farm owned by his grandparents. He attended Coopersville schools and graduated from Coopersville High school in 1958. He attended The University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. While at University of Michigan he joined the ROTC. After graduating he joined the Army and stayed for 29 years. Mel served in Vietnam and was awarded the Bronze Star. While in the Army he attended Baylor University, St. Mary's University and George Washington University obtaining two masters and a doctorate degree in Healthcare Administration.
Mel's military career included a tour in Germany and several assignments in positions in Army Medical Personnel and Policy in Washington D.C. In San Antonio he taught in and then directed the Army-Baylor Master's Degree Program in Health Care Administration. He was a wonderful mentor for many graduate students. He also taught in the HCE Master's program at Webster University. In 1990 he moved with his family to Fort Knox as the DCA of Ireland Army Hospital. After life in the Army he served as the CEO for Lincoln Trail Hospital for eight and a half years before returning to Ireland Army Community Hospital as the head of Tri-Care and eventually Managed Care where he tirelessly worked to provide health care until his retirement in 2008.
He was an elder in the Presbyterian Church. He loved and served God by loving and serving the community through the church, through the Community Health Clinic of Hardin and LaRue Counties, Helping Hand, Fort Knox chapter of Core Committee and others, loving others as God had loved him.
In 1967 he met Sue Evans. They married in September 1969, and together they raised three sons. Although Mel spent his life working in health care, he spent his free time working in his yard, helping out with various charities and visiting with friends and family.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Ray and Alberta; and his older sister, Marjorie.
He is survived by his wife of 41 years; three sons, Scott and wife, Mandi, of Rowlett, Texas, Christopher and wife, Jeanne, and grandson, Zyler of Portland and Geoffrey and wife, Jessie, of Cincinnati; his brother, Richard and wife, Joyce, of Grand Rapids, Mich.; his sister, Norrie and husband, Lon Gottschalk, of Davis, Calif.; and an extended family of loving sisters and brothers-in-law and many nieces and nephews.
The funeral is at 11 a.m. Monday, May 9, at First Presbyterian Church of Elizabethtown. He will be inurned at Arlington National Cemetery.
Visitation is at 10 a.m. Monday and continues after the service at the church. There will be a lunch with visitation continuing until 3:30 p.m. at the church. Friends will be encouraged to call at the family's home from 5 to 7 p.m.
The family recommends memorial donations be made to First Presbyterian Church of Elizabethtown, The Community Health Clinic of Hardin and Larue Counties, or The Melvin E Modderman Memorial Scholarship Fund.
Melvin Earl Modderman died May 4, 2011.
Melvin Earl Modderman Mel Modderman was born Nov. 13, 1940 in Coopersville, Mich., on a farm owned by his grandparents. He attended Coopersville schools and graduated from Coopersville High school in 1958. He attended The University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. While at University of Michigan he joined the ROTC. After graduating he joined the Army and stayed for 29 years. Mel served in Vietnam and was awarded the Bronze Star. While in the Army he attended Baylor University, St. Mary's University and George Washington University obtaining two masters and a doctorate degree in Healthcare Administration.
Mel's military career included a tour in Germany and several assignments in positions in Army Medical Personnel and Policy in Washington D.C. In San Antonio he taught in and then directed the Army-Baylor Master's Degree Program in Health Care Administration. He was a wonderful mentor for many graduate students. He also taught in the HCE Master's program at Webster University. In 1990 he moved with his family to Fort Knox as the DCA of Ireland Army Hospital. After life in the Army he served as the CEO for Lincoln Trail Hospital for eight and a half years before returning to Ireland Army Community Hospital as the head of Tri-Care and eventually Managed Care where he tirelessly worked to provide health care until his retirement in 2008.
He was an elder in the Presbyterian Church. He loved and served God by loving and serving the community through the church, through the Community Health Clinic of Hardin and LaRue Counties, Helping Hand, Fort Knox chapter of Core Committee and others, loving others as God had loved him.
In 1967 he met Sue Evans. They married in September 1969, and together they raised three sons. Although Mel spent his life working in health care, he spent his free time working in his yard, helping out with various charities and visiting with friends and family.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Ray and Alberta; and his older sister, Marjorie.
He is survived by his wife of 41 years; three sons, Scott and wife, Mandi, of Rowlett, Texas, Christopher and wife, Jeanne, and grandson, Zyler of Portland and Geoffrey and wife, Jessie, of Cincinnati; his brother, Richard and wife, Joyce, of Grand Rapids, Mich.; his sister, Norrie and husband, Lon Gottschalk, of Davis, Calif.; and an extended family of loving sisters and brothers-in-law and many nieces and nephews.
The funeral is at 11 a.m. Monday, May 9, at First Presbyterian Church of Elizabethtown. He will be inurned at Arlington National Cemetery.
Visitation is at 10 a.m. Monday and continues after the service at the church. There will be a lunch with visitation continuing until 3:30 p.m. at the church. Friends will be encouraged to call at the family's home from 5 to 7 p.m.
The family recommends memorial donations be made to First Presbyterian Church of Elizabethtown, The Community Health Clinic of Hardin and Larue Counties, or The Melvin E Modderman Memorial Scholarship Fund.
Melvin Earl Modderman Mel Modderman was born Nov. 13, 1940 in Coopersville, Mich., on a farm owned by his grandparents. He attended Coopersville schools and graduated from Coopersville High school in 1958. He attended The University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. While at University of Michigan he joined the ROTC. After graduating he joined the Army and stayed for 29 years. Mel served in Vietnam and was awarded the Bronze Star. While in the Army he attended Baylor University, St. Mary's University and George Washington University obtaining two masters and a doctorate degree in Healthcare Administration.
Mel's military career included a tour in Germany and several assignments in positions in Army Medical Personnel and Policy in Washington D.C. In San Antonio he taught in and then directed the Army-Baylor Master's Degree Program in Health Care Administration. He was a wonderful mentor for many graduate students. He also taught in the HCE Master's program at Webster University. In 1990 he moved with his family to Fort Knox as the DCA of Ireland Army Hospital. After life in the Army he served as the CEO for Lincoln Trail Hospital for eight and a half years before returning to Ireland Army Community Hospital as the head of Tri-Care and eventually Managed Care where he tirelessly worked to provide health care until his retirement in 2008.
He was an elder in the Presbyterian Church. He loved and served God by loving and serving the community through the church, through the Community Health Clinic of Hardin and LaRue Counties, Helping Hand, Fort Knox chapter of Core Committee and others, loving others as God had loved him.
In 1967 he met Sue Evans. They married in September 1969, and together they raised three sons. Although Mel spent his life working in health care, he spent his free time working in his yard, helping out with various charities and visiting with friends and family.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Ray and Alberta; and his older sister, Marjorie.
He is survived by his wife of 41 years; three sons, Scott and wife, Mandi, of Rowlett, Texas, Christopher and wife, Jeanne, and grandson, Zyler of Portland and Geoffrey and wife, Jessie, of Cincinnati; his brother, Richard and wife, Joyce, of Grand Rapids, Mich.; his sister, Norrie and husband, Lon Gottschalk, of Davis, Calif.; and an extended family of loving sisters and brothers-in-law and many nieces and nephews.
The funeral is at 11 a.m. Monday, May 9, at First Presbyterian Church of Elizabethtown. He will be inurned at Arlington National Cemetery.
Visitation is at 10 a.m. Monday and continues after the service at the church. There will be a lunch with visitation continuing until 3:30 p.m. at the church. Friends will be encouraged to call at the family's home from 5 to 7 p.m.
The family recommends memorial donations be made to First Presbyterian Church of Elizabethtown, The Community Health Clinic of Hardin and Larue Counties, or The Melvin E Modderman Memorial Scholarship Fund.
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