- Date Of Birth: April 19, 1925
- Date Of Death: December 16, 2015
- State: Michigan
Joe N. Crain died Wednesday afternoon December 16, 2015.
Joe was born April 19, 1925, in Montpelier, Indiana a son of Forrest and Georgia (Ellis) Crain.
He grew up in Sturgis, Michigan. During WWII, he served with the U.S. Navy. He received a BS degree from Western Michigan University and also played on their JV basketball team. He had been a Kalamazoo area resident since 1952 and was employed with Michigan Mutual Insurance for 34 years, retiring in 1985. Joe enjoyed fishing, watching the WMU football and basketball games, was a long-time member of the YMCA was also a member of the Kalamazoo Elks Lodge.
On June 11, 1949, he was united in marriage to Nola J. (Hagenbuch) Crain who survives.
Also surviving, is a daughter, Susan (Jack) Kreling of Kalamazoo; 2 grandchildren, Andrew Kreling of Chicago and Jill Kreling of Portland, OR; and a cousin, Val (Sue) Milholland.
