Died July 1, 2007. Mr. Branch worked for the state as a data processing manager. Mr. Branch enjoyed genealogy and was a favorite uncle to his nieces and nephews. Beloved husband of Purita; dear brother of Robert (Janet) and Clair (Joyce) Branch. Predeceased by parents, Clair & Christine Branch. Funeral mass Thursday 11AM (in state 10:30AM) at St. Michael Catholic Church, 40501 Hayes Road, Sterling Heights 48313. Visitation Tuesday 3PM-9PM at Resurrection Funeral Home, 40800 Hayes Road, Clinton Twp., 48038. Memorial contributions to the American Cancer Society or St. Michael’s Church.
Published in the Kalamazoo Gazette on 7/3/2007.

Age 65, died July 1, 2007. Funeral Mass Thursday 11:00 a.m. (in state 10:30 a.m.) at St. Michael Catholic Church, 40501 Hayes Rd., Sterling Heights, 48313. Visitation Tuesday 3-9 p.m. at Resurrection Funeral Home, 40800 Hayes Rd., Clinton Twp., 48038. Memorial contributions to American Cancer Society or St. Michael’s Catholic Church.

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Dick Branch maintained the Kalamazoo Co. MIGenWeb site from 2000-2007. He enjoyed working on the Kalamazoo Co. website and it showed in the excellent work that he did. He constantly worked to better the site, checked his sources well and tried his best to make the pages load faster for the researcher.

Dick was a friend to all who knew him. He was always lending a helping hand with tips, ideas and sending out other county coordinators information that he had found for their websites. It takes a very special person to be that dedicated to his own work and that of others. Dick was that special person and he will be missed by all who knew him.
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