Max V. "Lefty" Hamacher

MAX HAMACHER, 79

General Motors

HOLLAND, Mich. -- Mr. Max V. "Lefty" Hamacher of Holland, Mich., a winter resident of Lake Wales, died of heart failure Monday (March 20, 2006) at home. He was 79.

Born in Kalkaska, Mich., on Feb. 15, 1927, he became a winter resident of Lake Wales 16 years ago, coming from Holland. He was a cutter grinder for General Motors Corp. in Wyoming, Mich. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. He attended the Alturas United Methodist Church.

Mr. Hamacher is survived by his wife, Ruth Hamacher; daughters, Cathy Crane, Moran, Mich., and Kim Harring, Holland; four grandchildren; and two greatgrandchildren.

Services will be held in Michigan.

Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 21475, St. Petersburg, FL 33742, or the Alturas United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 66, Alturas, FL 33820.

Marion Nelson Funeral Home of Lake Wales.