James Phillip Lange, 73, of Kalkaska, went to be home with the Lord on Jan 11, 2007, at Kalkaska Memorial Health Center-LTC. He was born on Feb 2, 1933, in Saginaw, the son of the late Arthur B and Matilda (Kessel) Lange.
James was a veteran that served our country in the Navy during the Korean War and was in the Reserves for 18 years. He married Barbara Schimpf on Sep 29, 1977, in Saginaw. Together they moved to Kalkaska in 1991 and spent the winters in Gulf Shoes, AL. James loved God and family, butterflies, fireworks, and the Navy. He was a member of the American Legion Sherwood-Beebe Post #480 and New Hope Community Church.
James is survived by his beloved wife; his children, James Phillip Lange Jr of Grand Rapids, Pamela (Steven) Lewis of Boyne Falls, Jeffrey (Susan) Lange of Alanson; step children, Kimberly (Mike) Sullivan of Sanger, TX, Wendy Suppes of Saginaw, and Timothy (Jill) Suppes of Bellaire; his seven grandchildren, Tory, Vanessa, Jessalyn, Devon, Noah, Carter, and Cody; and one great grandson, Bleu; his siblings, Harriett (Charles) Armstrong of Bridgeport and Bernie (Shirley) Lange of Saginaw.
Preceding James in death were his parents; and two sisters, Rosemary and Lois.
A memorial service honoring his life was held on Sun, Jan 14 at Wolfe-O'Neill Funeral Home with Pastor Tim Manzer of New Hope Community Church officiating.
