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- Huron Daily Tribune, 25 Feburary 2022
James Tageson
James Herman Tageson, age 97, passed away peacefully on February 13th, 2022 in Oxford, NC
He was born on March 8th, 1924 in Harbor Beach, Michigan to the late Herman and Mayme Tageson. He and his wife, Eleanor were united in marriage on December 29, 1946.
Jim graduated from Harbor Beach, Michigan in 1943 and enlisted in the United States Navy for the duration of World War II. He served as a torpedo mechanic aboard the destroyer tender, the USS Melville, where he achieved the rank of Torpedo man's Mate second class. His ship saw action off of the landing beaches of Normandy in support of the Allied invasion of Europe on June 6, 1944. Soon after the war, Jim applied for and was selected to train to be a Michigan State Trooper. He completed the course and began his law enforcement career in 1951. He served at several different state police posts around the state including those at Jackson, Bad Axe, Newaygo, and Tekonsha. He achieved the rank of lieutenant in the Michigan State Police before he retired in 1976. During his retirement, he spent time between their homes in Michigan and Florida enjoying golf, woodworking, reading, fishing and hunting. Both he and Eleanor were active members of the Methodist Church in the towns they lived in, both in Michigan and Florida. Our father was a wonderful dad, an excellent role model for his children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. We are all so proud of the military and law enforcement career. He will be missed by all of us who knew and loved him.
James is survived by his daughter Patricia Bassett and son in law David Bassett in Fort Wayne, Indiana, son Kimber Tageson and his wife Jane Tageson in Wake Forest, North Carolina, and son Todd Tageson and daughter in law Chris Short Tageson in Dublin, Ohio. He is also survived by grandchildren Jennifer Myers, Chad Bassett, Elizabeth Bedwin, Matthew Tageson, Cady Tageson, and Hope Tageson, as well as eight great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. He is also survived by his sister Betty Lou Schumacher of Harbor Beach, Michigan.
He was preceded in death by his wife Eleanor on March 13th, 2016, his parents Herman and Mayme Tageson, his brother in law Harold Walsweer and his wife Mae, and brother in law Marcus Schumacher.
A grave side service will be held in midsummer in Rock Falls Cemetery in Harbor Beach, Michigan. The date and time of the service is to be determined. Arrangements are being handled by the Ramsey Funeral Home of Harbor Beach, Michigan.
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