Donald Orvell Hosted

Donald Orvell Hosted

Male 1915 - 1991  (76 years)

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  • Name Donald Orvell Hosted 
    Born 24 Jul 1915  White Pigeon, Saint Joseph County, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Census 1920  White Pigeon Township, Saint Joseph County, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    as Orvel Hosted, son, in the household of John Hosted 
    Census 1930  White Pigeon Township, Saint Joseph County, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    as Donnald O. Hosted, son, in the household of John W. Hosted 
    Residence 1935  Lagrange County, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Census 1940  Van Buren Township, Lagrange County, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    as Donald Hosted, head of household, orchard farmer, residence in 1935 LaGrange County, Indiana 
    Newspaper 23 Aug 1956  [5
    The Payne Reflector and Press Review (Payne, Ohio), 23 August 1956, p5 

    • Leeth Family Reunion
      The Leeth family reunion was held Sunday, August 19, at the Antwerp Park at Antwerp, with an attendance of over eighty.
      The officers elected for next year's reunion are: President, John M. Leeth of Payne; vice president, Jesse Leeth of White Pigeon, Mich; and Secretary-treasurer, Mrs. Dan Adams of Elkhart, Ind.
      Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Donald Lee and children and Mr. and Mrs. Dave Leeth and daughter of Haviland; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Leeth and children and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Leeth of Lewisburg, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lee and children of Van Wert; Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Leeth and children, Richard, Dawn and Garnet, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Leeth, Mr. and Mrs. Arlo Leeth and children, Pamela and Angie, Mr. and Mrs. Orley Leeth and son, Roger, all of White Pigeon, Mich.; Mr. and Mrs. Lafie E. Leeth and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Carter of Paulding; Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Shelley of Schoolcraft, Mich.; Mr. and Mrs. Ira Leeth of Kalamazoo, Mich.; Mr. and Mrs. Glen Jackson of Sturgis, Mich.; John L. Leeth and Mr. and Mrs. Don Adams of Elkhart, Ind.; Mrs. Edna Jewell of Bristol, Ind.; Mr. and Mrs. Earl Leeth, Sr., Mr. and Mrs. Basil Leeth, Mr. and Mrs. John M. Leeth, Jim, Ella and Linda Howard, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Griswold, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd V. Smith, all of Payne; Mrs. Mae Connor of Omaha, Nebraska; Nora Cromley, Gus Walkenstine of Antwerp; Mrs. Hetty Hosted, Mr. and Mrs. Argo Hosted and children of Richland, Mich., Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Bedwell and children of Dayton, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. Donald Hosted of Ypsilanti, Mich.; Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Hosted of Sturgis, Mich.; and Mrs. M. M. Leeth of Payne.
      The reunion next year will be held in Elkhart, Ind.
    Obituary Newspaper unknown  [6

    • Donald O. Hosted
      BALDWIN, Mich. — Donald O. Hosted, 76, Rt. 2, ABC St., died Nov. 8, 1991, at the Reed City Long Term Care Facility, following a one-month illness.
      He was born July 24, 1915, in White Pigeon, a son of John F. W. and Hetty L. (Leath) Hosted.
      On Dec. 31, 1939, he married Charlene R.. Kennedy, in South Bend, Ind.
      He lived in Baldwin since 1968, coming from the Ypsilanti/Ann Arbor area. He had lived most of his earlier years in White Pigeon. He was a U.S. Army Air Force veteran, serving in World War II. He was a graduate of Sturgis High School, later attending the University of Michigan. He was employed by: the Ford Motor Co.; the Physicists Research Co. as a supervisor; the Micrometrical Co. as a supervisor; and the Bendix Corp., all in the Ypsilanti/Ann Arbor area. He also was the owner and operator of Club 37, Baldwin, from 1968-72. He was a real estate broker since 1955. Upon retirement, he worked for the United States Forestry Service. He was a member of the Phoenix Masonic Lodge 13, Ypsilanti, and the Loyal Order of the Moose, 705, Reed City. He was a charter member of the Recreation Eagles Club, Lake, Mich.; a Golden Eagle of the Eagles Lodge 1314, Sturgis, and an honorary member of the P.B. Club, Detroit. He was a life member of the Amvets Club 120, Mesick, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Peacock, and the American Legion, LaGrange, Ind. He was active in school programs and the Boy Scouts. He enjoyed hunting, traveling and golfing with his wife.
      Surviving are his wife; one daughter, Joyce Johnson, Baldwin; one son, Donald D. Hosted, West Branch; six granddaughters; Tonya Nelson, Ypsilanti, Kimberely Hosted and Twyla Hepner, both of Gary, Ind., Cathie Harrington, Sturgis, Amy Hosted, Sterling, and Tracie Johnson, Baldwin two grandsons' Donald Hosted and Jonathan Hosted, both of West Branch; two great=grandson; two brothers, Argo B. Holstead, Bayonet, Fla., and Wallace C. Hosted, Newport Richie, Fla.; several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; one son, William Charles (Bill) Hosted, who died in July 1981; one sister, Leoma Bedwell; and one brother, Arnold R. Hosted.
      Services are at 3:30 p.m. today a the Farrand Funeral Home, White Pigeon, with the Rev. Charles Visthum, White Pigeon United Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be in White Pigeon Cemetery. Graveside services will be conducted by the White Pigeon Masonic Lodge 104 F&AM.
      Memorials may be directed to the Baldwin United Methodist Church. Envelopes are available at the funeral home.
    Buried Nov 1991  White Pigeon, Saint Joseph County, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Address:
    White Pigeon Township Cemetery 
    Died 8 Nov 1991  Reed City, Osceola County, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Address:
    Reed City Long Term Care Facility 
    Person ID I11869  TangledRoots
    Last Modified 2 May 2021 

    Father John Frank W. Hosted,   b. 12 Aug 1885, Sherman Township, Saint Joseph County, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jul 1950, Lagrange, Lagrange County, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Mother Hettie Locaster Leeth,   b. 26 Jan 1886, Harrison Township, Paulding County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Oct 1976, Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Married 14 Oct 1908  White Pigeon Township, Saint Joseph County, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2370  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart