Entered God's loving arms Saturday, April 24, 2010, age 78. Loving husband of Elsie. Tender-hearted dad of Ginger (Jeffrey) Schaap, Jeannine (Mark) Grabowska and Rachel (H.K.) Bougher. Fun-loving grandpa of Isaac (Anna) Erickson, Benjamin Schaap, Rebecca (Michael) Raether, Christina and Aaron Grabowska, Diana, Abbyann and Allyson Bougher. Great-grandpa of Kevin, Tanner, Courtney and Blake. Dear brother of Roselyn (Al) Poff. Further survived by many nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends. Preceded in death by his parents, and siblings Marvin, Jerry, Judith Larson and Kenneth Howard. Visitation at the Funeral Home Friday, April 30, 4-7 PM. Visitation at POPLAR CREEK CHURCH, 17770 W. Cleveland Ave., Saturday at 10-11 AM. Funeral Service at 11 AM. Procession to Highland Cemetery. John retired from Allen-Bradley with 43 years of service. He was active in church ministries, including jail evangelism for over 40 years. After retirement John's passion for genealogy research, reading, music and sharing his knowledge with others flourished. John, you (and your emails), will be greatly missed.