Harry Sauer
March 3rd, 1938 - August 29th, 2002
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Harry's Obituary
Harry Sauer, 64, of Benton Harbor, died peacefully Thursday,
August 29, 2002, at his home. A Celebration of Life Service
will be held at 11:00 A.M. Tuesday at St. Matthew?s
Lutheran Church, Colfax & Kline-Benton Harbor, MI, with
Rev. Paul S. Naumann officiating. Burial will follow at
Riverview Cemetery. Friends may call on Monday from 5:00
to 8:00 PM at Starks & Menchinger Family Funeral Home,
2650 Niles Rd., St. Joseph. Memorials may be made to
St. Matthew?s Lutheran Church, of which he was a member
of, or the American Heart Association. Friends wishing to
share a memory on line may do so at
www.starks-menchinger.com.
Mr. Sauer was born on March 3, 1938 in Volhynia, Poland to
Erich and Martha (Varkojis) Sauer. He graduated from St.
Joseph High School in 1959.
On June 20, 1992 he married the former Judith Foster in
Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Harry was Owner and operator of
Riverside Tool & Die, in Riverside and retired in March 2000.
Harry enjoyed soccer and was a member of the St. Joe
Kicker?s Club since 1957.
Harry is survived by his wife Judith; his daughter Emily
(Will) Callari, of Springlake, N.J.; Step daughter Brenda
(Lane) Rochester of Seneca, S.C.; Step sons- Ronald Blurton
of Benton Harbor, Bryon (Sarah) Blurton of St. Joseph,
Christopher (Susan) Brown of Nashville, TN; six
grandchildren- Kayla Blurton of Benton Harbor, Nicholas and
Brittany Bowser, of Seneca; Lane, Abigail, and Benjamin
Rochester of Seneca; brothers-Helmut (Gisela) Sauer of
Seabrook, N.H. and Heinz (Anne) Sauer of Germany. He was
preceded in death by his father Erich.
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