Wesley Dennis Alspaugh, of Cassopolis

Published 9:10 am Wednesday, May 22, 2019

June 19, 1945 — May 20, 2019

Wesley Dennis Alspaugh, 73, of Cassopolis, died peacefully Monday, May 20, 2019, in the comfort of his family’s presence.

He was born June 19, 1945, in Berrien Springs, Michigan, the youngest son of Elsworth and Viola (Shippy) Alspaugh.

Wesley Dennis Alspaugh

Wesley served honorably in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers during the Korean Conflict.

Wesley will be greatly missed by family and friends. He is survived by his wife, Patricia Alspaugh, of Cassopolis; one daughter, Wanda (Andy) Ditson, of South Bend, Indiana; one son, Lonnie Alspaugh, of New Paris, Indiana; one daughter from his first marriage, Kim West, of Goshen, Indiana; six grandchildren, Sierra Alspaugh, Brayden Alspaugh, Autumn Lemak, Andrew Ditson, Dustin (Melissa) West, Brandon (Peggy) Bradford; five great-grandchildren, Jasmin West, Austin West, Zape Bradford, Aiden Bradford, Kyleigh Lozano; one sister, Gayle Hardwood, of Albuquerque, New Mexico; one brother, Vernon Alspaugh, of Marble Hills, Missouri; one sister in law, Joanne Alspaugh, of Watervliet, Michigan; and a host of nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; one daughter, Maria Alspaugh; two brothers, Donald Alspaugh, Roger Alspaugh; and one sister in law, Carol Alspaugh.

Family and friends will gather for a Memorial Service in Dowagiac Seventh Day Adventist Church, 410 Hill Street, Dowagiac, followed by full Military Honors on a date yet to be determined.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Connelly Chapel Wagner Family Funerals, Cassopolis. Please share a memory or a message online: wagnercares.com.