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Richard Marshall Accoe - Class Of 1937 VIEW PROFILE

Richard Marshall Accoe

  

 

Richard Marshall Accoe

July 14, 1920 - March 28, 2008

DOWAGIAC - Richard M. Accoe, 87, began life on July 14, 1920, in Mishawaka, the son of Achiel and Rosalie (Lootens) Accoe. He grew up and had lived in the area his entire life. Richard served his country in the United States Navy at the end of World War II. He was united in marriage to the former Pauline Monhaut on February 19, 1944, in Christ the King Catholic Church, South Bend.

Richard was a dairy farmer and a district manager for the Asgrow Seed Company. He also was an Alta-Genetic Distributor. He served on the Board of Directors of the Michigan Holstein Association and the Cass County Youth Fair Board. He was an FFA and 4-H advisor, and very much enjoyed sharing his knowledge of agriculture with the youth. He was a member of the Dowagiac Elks Lodge #889 where he enjoyed playing pitch and he enjoyed playing bid euchre with his family.

Richard was a parishioner at Holy Maternity of Mary Catholic Church. His loving family includes his wife, Pauline Accoe of Dowagiac; his children, Richard J. "Butch" (Lynn) Accoe of Dowagiac, Katherine (Chris) Orr of South Bend, Michael (Sue) Accoe and David (Joyce) Accoe, both of Dowagiac; 13 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandson; a brother, George (Helen) Accoe of Wakarusa, IN; and a sister, Evelyn (Albert) VanPuyvelde of Moline, IL.

Richard passed away on Friday, March 28th, in Borgess Lee Memorial Hospital. He was preceded in death by a sister, Marie (Joe) Bokon. His family will receive friends on Monday from 5 to 8 p.m. in the McLauchlin-Clark Funeral Home where Father Leo Taubitz will lead a Rosary service at 7:30 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by Father Taubitz on Tuesday at 10 a.m. in Holy Maternity of Mary Catholic Church. Richard will be laid to rest at Mission Hills Cemetery, Niles.

Memorial contributions in his name may be made to the American Heart Association or to the Cass County Youth Fair. Please sign his guestbook and leave a memory of Richard at www.mclauchlin-clark.com.
Published in the South Bend Tribune on 3/30/2008.

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