John A. Enders

John Adam Enders Sr. BENTON HARBOR — John Adam Enders Sr., 74, formerly of Benton Harbor and Fountain, Mich., passed away Saturday, Feb. 1, 2003, at Foote Hospital in Jackson, Mich. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at the First Assembly of God, 3084 Niles Road, St. Joseph, with Pastor Dan Miller officiating. Military Rites will be conducted by Coloma American Legion Post 362, Hartford American Legion Post 93, VFW Post 1137 of Benton Harbor and VFW Post 6803 of Watervliet. Cremation will follow the service with burial of ashes in Millburg Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Starks & Menchinger Family Funeral Home, 2650 Niles Road, St. Joseph. Memorials may be made to the First Assembly of God. Friends wishing to share a memory or sign the guestbook online may do so at www.starks-mench inger.com Mr. Enders, also known as “The Dutchman” was born on Sept. 26, 1928, in Benton Harbor to Donald and Crystal (Tyler) Enders. John served and was honorably discharged from the United States Marine Corps. He was employed as a truck driver for Leco Corp. from 1973-1990, and by Mason County Fruit Packers from 1990-1999. John was a member of the First Assembly of God where he formerly was a Sunday school teacher and a member of the choir. He was an avid outdoorsman, a trait which he passed on to his family. Mr. Enders is survived by his children — John A. “Bump” (Nancy) Enders Jr. of Sodus, Jody (Joe) Rutherford of Walnut Cove, N.C., Michael A. (Lori) Enders of Benton Harbor, Jeffery R. (Mary Sue) Enders of Coloma, Timothy (Julie) Enders of Monument, Colo., Tamara (Mark) Hamelink of Effingham, S.C.; his wife of 42 years, Barbara Enders; 15 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; two brothers — Paul (Fran) Enders of South Haven and Ken (Karen) Enders of Muskegon, Mich.; and one sister, Eleanor (Gene) Tanke of Pinconning, Mich. John was preceded in death by his parents; an infant daughter in 1949; and a brother, Donald Enders.