Funeral services for Warren Ham, age 84, of Clinton Township MI, formerly of Lemmon, SD will be at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, April 21, 2008 at the Prince of Peace Chapel of the Evanson Jensen Funeral Home in Lemmon. Pastor Florence Hoff will officiate with burial to follow at the Greenhill Cemetery in Lemmon. Visitation will be one hour prior to the funeral.


WARREN WILSON HAM was born on January 23, 1924 in Hoven, SD to Robert H. and Mary (Schaich) Ham. Warren was the youngest of 15 children and grew up on the family farm near Hoven. He graduated from Bowdle High School in 1942. Following graduation, Warren went to Seattle and worked in a shipyard and later for Boeing Aircraft. He returned to SD where he was reunited with a high school acquaintance, Lucille Eisenbeisz. They were married in 1945 in Bowdle, SD and lived on a nearby farm. They moved to Aberdeen where Warren worked in the parts department at a car dealership. He attended Northern State Teachers College and graduated with honors.


After graduating, Warren, Lucille and his parents toured the western United States and Mexico. He and Lucille moved to Hot Springs, SD where he taught and later moved to Herreid, SD where he became the superintendent of Herreid schools. During his teaching summers, Warren and his family would travel to Columbia University in New York City, where he completed his Master's Degree and graduated with high honors. During this time he and Lucille began their family and were blessed with a son and daughter. They moved to Pierre, SD where Warren worked as the highway comptroller. Warren and his family moved to Rapid City, SD where he worked for Martin Marietta and was then transferred to Denver, CO. Later, they moved to Michigan where Warren worked for LTV Aerospace.


Warren retired to Clinton Township, MI. He enjoyed hunting pheasants, working on cars and raising and selling long haired Dachshunds with his wife Lucille. He and Lucille celebrated 64 years together. Warren was a very intelligent man and enjoyed reading and watching sports, especially basketball. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather who will be greatly missed.


Warren passed away Wednesday, April 16, 2008 at the Henry Ford Macomb Hospital in Clinton Township, MI.


Grateful for having shared in his life are his wife of 64 years, Lucille, Clinton Township, MI; daughter, Carmen (Dwight) Ham-Oswald, Sterling Heights, MI; daughter-in-law, Darla Ham, Macomb, MI; three grandsons, Darren (Jennifer) Ham, Charlotte, NC, Justin and Ryan Oswald, both of Sterling Heights, MI and numerous nieces and nephews.

Warren was preceded in death by his parents, a son, Lawton Ham, four sisters and ten brothers.