Maurice L. Greenfield

Maurice L. Greenfield, age 86 of Hastings, passed away Wednesday, December 9, 2009 at Pennock Hospital. He was born in Otsego, MI on January 22, 1923 to LaFloy and Inder (Nettles) Greenfield. He lived most of his life in the Hastings area. Maurice graduated from Hastings High School in 1940. He married Patricia J. Calkins on September 26, 1942 in Hastings, MI. He was a barber during World War II at Fort Custer in Battle Creek. He worked most of his life as a printer in the following areas; Howell, MI, Beaumont, TX, Mt Pleasant, MI, Midland, MI, Port Huron, MI, and Monroe, MI and retired after almost 30 years from the Battle Creek Enquirer. He was president of the local International Printers Union for over 12 years. Mauri drove school bus for the Hastings area schools for 25 years and Barry County Transit. He had an Associate Real Estate License. He attended the First Baptist Church in Hastings, since 1955, where he sang in the choir, taught Sunday school, Boys club and was also a deacon. Mauri and Pat had three children, Kenneth Maurice (Linda) Greenfield, Gene Lawrence (Sandra) Greenfield and Jody Sue (Stan) Stockham, seven grandchildren; Brandon Kenneth, Angela Elisabeth, Nicole Patricia, Theodore Gene, Twins; Tara Louise and Patti Kristine and Tracy Marie. He also had eight great-grandchildren. \r
Memorials may be made to Love Inc, 305 S. Michigan, Hastings, MI 49058. Visitation will be held Friday 1:00pm until service time at the Church. Funeral services will be held Friday December 11, 2009 at 2:00pm at the First Baptist Church in Hastings. Arrangements are by the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. You may leave a message or memory to the family at(girrbachfuneralhome.net).