Claseman, Irvin H.

CLASEMAN, BURGMEYER, BUTZ, KROGMAN

Posted By: Ruth Maring - Volunteer (email)
Date: 10/6/2007 at 09:38:06

Claseman, Irvin H.

Visitation: Was at Karrer-Simpson Funeral Home.
SERVICES: Was at St. Joseph Church. The Rev. Brian Cokonougher officiated.

PORT HURON, Mich. — Irvin H. Claseman, 89, of Port Huron, died Sept. 29 at his home. Burial was in Mount Hope Cemetery.

He was born Sept. 1, 1918, in Clinton to Frank and Naomi Burgmeyer Claseman. He lived in Port Huron since 1962. He married Marilyn Butz on May 28, 1945, in Lafayette, Ind. He graduated from Clinton High School. He received bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Purdue University where he pitched for the baseball team and was a lifetime member of Purdue’s “P” Men’s Athletic Club.He served in the U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.He was a history teacher. He was a coach and athletic director at Cass City High School from 1947 to 1962 and became coach and athletic director at Port Huron Catholic from 1962 to 1971. He taught and coached at Port Huron Central and then at Port Huron Northern until his retirement. He was inducted into the Michigan High School Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame in 1990 and also was a member of the Port Huron Sports Hall of Fame. He played semi-professional baseball with Clinton Bridgeworks and Collis. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies.

Survivors include his wife; one daughter, Judy Claseman of St. Clair Shores, Mich.; one son, Tim Claseman of Corpus Christi, Texas; one grandchild; and one sister, Nadine (Ray) Krogman of Clinton.

Memorials may be made in his name to the Irvin H. Claseman Scholarship Fund for a college student athlete.For guestbook and information, visit karrersimpsonfuneralhome.com.

He was preceded in death by three brothers and one sister.

Death date: Sept. 29, 2007
Published in the Clinton Herald on 10/6/2007