James Lemmer

James "Jim" August Lemmer, went peacefully into the arms of Jesus at his lifelong home on August 3, 2021. He was born June 13, 1926 at the family farm and raised there, which became Jim and Marian's homestead after they wed on October 25, 1947. With a few additions and modifications along the way, they raised their family of four children, and Jim lived the rest of his life there. This homestead would become the infamously manicured 18-acre Lemmer Field, where friends and family gathered for snowmobile races in the winter and little league practice in the summer. Jim served in the US Navy from 1944-1946 on the USS Williams during World War II and survived a typhoon in the South Pacific. He was a tenor and treasurer with the Singing Crusaders Male Chorus for many years, and was an avid golfer and bowler, playing in leagues since 1949. Jim was proud of his grandchildren and especially enjoyed supporting them in all sporting events-it was always a pleasure for them to see Grandpa cheering them on. Jim was preceded in death by his parents; sisters, Joyce Brown and Jean Brooks; and infant brother, John Lemmer. He is survived by his loving wife of 73 years, Marian Jean (Kalee) Lemmer; children, Doug (Mary) Lemmer; Dennis (Amy) Lemmer; Donn (Sharron) Lemmer; Debra (Brian) Youngblood; 11 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren with one on the way in January; brother, Joel (Jan) Lemmer; and brothers-in-law, John Brooks and Bill Kalee. A funeral service will be held Saturday, August 7, 2021 at 11:00am at Prairie Edge Christian Reformed Church, 9316 Oakland Drive, Portage, MI 49024, where the family will greet friends one hour prior from 10-11:00am. A luncheon will immediately follow the service, with a graveside service at 2:30pm at South Portage Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Kalamazoo Christian School Association or the Singing Crusaders Male Chorus. Please visit Jim's personalized online guestbook at https://www.langelands.com