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Richard Bruce Gensler

Male 1932 - 2006  (74 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Richard Bruce Gensler was born on 28 Mar 1932 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA (son of Jerome Kermit Gensler and Margaret Musselman); died on 7 Oct 2006 in Florida, USA; was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States.

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    Richard Bruce Gensler passed away October 7, 2006. "Dick," son of the late Jerome Kermit and Margaret (Musselman) Gensler, was born March 28, 1932 in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He attended Western Michigan University. On August 14, 1954 he married Nancy Newton of Grosse Pointe, Michigan. Dick served in the U.S. Army Security Agency from 1952-1955. He had been employed at Fuller Manufacturing Company in Kalamazoo as Chief Engineer, as Manufacturing Manager at Hydreco, and General Manager of Parker Hannifin's Pneumatic Division retiring after 28 years of service. Surviving are his beloved wife, Nancy, of 52 years, their two children, and three grandsons: Mark Richard Gensler and grandson Matheus Pacheco Gensler of Encinitas, CA; daughter Sharon and husband Joel Kloosterman, grandsons Jason Kloosterman, Travis Kloosterman, all of Oceanside, CA. Also surviving are his dear sister Dorothy Jean and husband Cornelius VanderWeele of Naples, FL, and a sister-in-law Suzanne (Newton) Baltzer of Menlo Park, CA. There are nieces, cousins, and a host of friends who were special to him, especially his lifelong buddies dubbed "The Crooked Lake Gang." Dick was a devoted husband, father and grandfather. He will be remembered most for his sense of humor, passion for sailing, the innovative manufacturing machines he designed, and the artistic cartoons and characters he created. Dick had been a Little League umpire, CAD instructor at Kalamazoo Valley Community College, member of the Gull Lake Country Club and Yacht Club, and a Deacon and 50-year member of the First Congregational Church of Kalamazoo, MI. Upon moving to Florida, he became a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Stuart. A memorial service will be held at 11a.m. on Saturday, November 18, 2006 at the First Presbyterian Church of Stuart, officiated by Rev. Douglas LaPointe, after which a luncheon will be served in Fellowship Hall, 1715 NW Pine Lake Drive, Stuart, FL 34994. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the First Presbyterian Church of Stuart or to the Treasure Coast Hospices Foundation, 1201 SE Indian Street, Stuart, FL 34997. A private inurnment service will be conducted at Riverside Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Michigan at a later date.
    Published in the TC Palm on Oct. 15, 2006

    Richard married Nancy Newton on 14 Aug 1954. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Mark Richard Gensler
    2. Sharon Gensler

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Jerome Kermit GenslerJerome Kermit Gensler was born on 14 Sep 1905 in Kalamazoo County, Michigan, USA (son of John Gensler and Maude Jackson); died on 22 Mar 1982 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA; was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States.

    Jerome married Margaret Musselman on 3 Jul 1926 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA. Margaret was born on 24 Feb 1907 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA; died on 5 Oct 1982 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA; was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Margaret Musselman was born on 24 Feb 1907 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA; died on 5 Oct 1982 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA; was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States.
    Children:
    1. Dorothy Jean Gensler was born on 14 Jan 1927 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA; died on 18 Feb 2011 in Boca Raton, Florida, USA.
    2. 1. Richard Bruce Gensler was born on 28 Mar 1932 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA; died on 7 Oct 2006 in Florida, USA; was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  John Gensler was born on 22 Jun 1880 in Dorr Township, Michigan, USA; died in Oct 1962; was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States.

    John married Maude Jackson on 1 Apr 1905 in Marshall, Michigan, USA. Maude (daughter of George Washington Jackson and Cora Belle Chandler) was born in Apr 1881 in Richland, Michigan, USA; died in May 1967; was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Maude Jackson was born in Apr 1881 in Richland, Michigan, USA (daughter of George Washington Jackson and Cora Belle Chandler); died in May 1967; was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States.
    Children:
    1. 2. Jerome Kermit Gensler was born on 14 Sep 1905 in Kalamazoo County, Michigan, USA; died on 22 Mar 1982 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA; was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States.
    2. Dorothea J. Gensler was born on 7 Jun 1903 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA; died on 3 Jul 1984 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA; was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States.


Generation: 4

  1. 10.  George Washington JacksonGeorge Washington Jackson was born on 22 Feb 1854 in Hope Township, Michigan, USA; died on 5 Sep 1935 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA; was buried in East Cooper Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, USA.

    George married Cora Belle Chandler on 1 Sep 1878 in Cooper Township, Michigan, USA, and was divorced in Yes. Cora (daughter of Freeman Chandler and Elizabeth Mary Pennock) was born on 9 Aug 1860 in Cooper Township, Michigan, USA; died on 29 Nov 1919 in Battle Creek, Michigan, USA; was buried in East Cooper Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 11.  Cora Belle ChandlerCora Belle Chandler was born on 9 Aug 1860 in Cooper Township, Michigan, USA (daughter of Freeman Chandler and Elizabeth Mary Pennock); died on 29 Nov 1919 in Battle Creek, Michigan, USA; was buried in East Cooper Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, USA.
    Children:
    1. 5. Maude Jackson was born in Apr 1881 in Richland, Michigan, USA; died in May 1967; was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States.
    2. Marcia Mae Jackson was born on 11 Aug 1884 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA; died on 9 Jul 1948 in Battle Creek, Michigan, USA; was buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan, United States.
    3. Jenie Betha Jackson was born on 30 Apr 1893 in Hickory Corners, Michigan, USA; died on 20 Aug 1934 in Detroit, Michigan, USA.
    4. Hazel Waive Jackson was born on 28 Apr 1897 in Cooper Township, Michigan, USA; died on 17 Feb 1965 in Blue Island, Illinois, USA; was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States.
    5. Marshal Edward Jackson was born on 19 Dec 1898 in Michigan, USA; died on 12 Oct 1978 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA; was buried in Prairie Home Cemetery, Richland, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States.