- Date Of Birth: February 4, 1933
- Date Of Death: May 27, 2009
- State: Michigan
LA COSS, Mr. Theodore R., Jr. Paw Paw, Michigan Died Wednesday morning May 27, 2009. Theodore was born February 4, 1933 in Kalamazoo, Michigan a son of Theodore R. and Daisy Root LaCoss, Sr. During the Korean War, he served with the U.S. Army. He had been a lifelong Kalamazoo area resident and was employed with the Doubleday Company for 24 years before retiring. Theodore was also a member of the Schoolcraft American Legion; and the Portage Moose Lodge #88.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and an infant sister, Norma Jean. On December 6, 1952, he was united in marriage to Olive E. Howe LaCoss who survives. Also surviving, 4 children, Debra David Dolph of Kalamazoo, Diane Steven Root of Portage, Dale Susan LaCoss of Plainwell, and Daniel Lori LaCoss of Kalamazoo; 7 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren; 2 brothers, Jack Dorothy LaCoss of Portage and Gerald Doris LaCoss of Almena; 2 sisters, Beverly Gaylen Stecker of Florida and Connie Harry Loy of Paw Paw; a sister-in-law, Harriet Smith of Kalamazoo; an uncle, Kenneth LaCoss of Lawton; an aunt, Dora Horton of Mesick, MI; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins.
