In a post called “Who Was Hank Waruf, Kalamazoo Gunsmith?” I wrote about the husband of my great-great-grandmother’s sister, Carrie (Paak) Waruf. The couple owned the resort Ramona Palace and Ramona Park, as well as many cottages and their own home, at Long Lake in Portage, Michigan.
In my files I found the brochure for Henry Waruf’s (Walraven) funeral.
Henry Waruf’s wife Carrie and my GGGrandmother Alice Paak DeKorn had a sister named Mary. One of Mary’s daughters was Genevieve. She was married to Frank Tazalaar. Here are Henry and Frank together (with a little dog).
I get the impression from some of our photos that Hank Waruf was a man other men wanted to hang around .
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I’ve written about the place and the people here:
The Family Kalamazoo 
You have such a wealth a family materials!!
This is very true!!
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I don’t think I’ve ever seen a program for a funeral before. Is that a common practice?
It’s not actually a program though those are also common. This type of brochure is still being used by Langeland for their funerals. All the funerals I’ve been to there have been Protestant and Jewish.
Interesting. Maybe it’s just not a New England thing. Or maybe I have just been lucky enough not to have to attend too many funerals. Since most Jewish funerals take place the day after the person died, there’s probably no time to prepare a brochure like that.
Yes, there is time because Langeland’s does it. They just put a rush on it. However, a lot of the funerals don’t take place until 2-3 days afterward because people have to travel to Kalamazoo.
I have similar brochures for some of my relatives who have passed. I think that is was common to have this type of brochure in Pennsylvania.
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