Richard Bruce Gensler

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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]

1. Mark Richard Gensler
2. Sharon Gensler

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]

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]

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]