O'Dell, Gerald Lloyd October 15, 1933 -April 20, 2009 Gerald Lloyd O'Dell, 75, Dowagiac, Mich., passed away at Lakeland Hospital in Niles, Michigan, following an illness. Gerald was born on Oct. 15, 1933, in Green Bay, Wis., to the late Carl and Mabel (Brown) O'Dell. He is survived by his wife, Joanne Gorniak, Dowagiac, Mich.; a son, Mike (Mei-Ling) O'Dell, Mundelein, 111.; two granddaughters, Caitlyn and Eugenia, Chicago; his stepdaughter, Becky (Jim) Mollet, Green Bay, Wis.; two step-granddaughters and Joanne's children, Laurinda (Art) Marin (Gorniak), Thomas (Mary), Gorniak, and Timothy (Kathy) Gorniak and 13 of Joanne's grandchildren. Gerald is also survived by two brothers, Kenneth (Joyce) O'Dell and Patrick (Dolly) O'Dell, both of Green Bay, Wis.; and a sister, Karen (Dennis) DeMuth, also of Green Bay. Gerald is preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Bud O'Dell and Glen O'Dell; and two sisters, Dorthee Soldner, Jeanne Huser. His hobbies included reading, and he was an avid reader of military history, watching birds in the yard, and was a big fan of the Green Bay Packers. He also enjoyed attending the reunions for the U.S.S. Cone Association. He was known by those closest to him as "Digger O'Dell". A time of visitation will be at 10 a.m. with a memorial service following at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, April 24, 2009, at Johnson Funeral Home, 3847 Prairie Ave, Brookfield, Illinois, 60513. Following the service will be an entombment at Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Hillside, HI. Memorial contributions may be made in Gerald's memory to the American Lung Association, 1301 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20004 or to the Disabled American Veterans, 3725 Alexandria Pike, Cold