Russell KLAPCHUK

23 NOV 1919 - 14 MAY 1991

• BIRTH: 23 NOV 1919, Michigan
• DEATH: 14 MAY 1991, Dowagiac, Cass County, MI

• MARRIAGE: 17 OCT 1948, Cass County, Michigan

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[N20768] Summary
Russell Klapchuk was born on 11/23/1919 and passed away at 71 years old. Russell's Reputation Score was 3.75. Russell's last home was located in Dowagiac, MI. Other names that Russell had previously used included Russell M Klapchuk

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Imperial celebrating 50th anniversary
Founded in 1962 in downtown Dowagiac by Carol’s father, Russell Klapchuk, who died in 1991.

What:
Imperial Furniture (269/782-5020), which started in 1962 in downtown Dowagiac making mattresses and box springs about where Zeke’s salad bar is today. Imperial Bedding moved to its current two-acre site at 57530 M-51 South in Pokagon Township 10 years later, about the time Ed graduated in 1972. It grew four times.

Who:
Founded by current owner Carol Springsteen’s father, Russell Klapchuk, and his wife, Eleanor, who was a nurse. They lived in an apartment over his bar on Beeson Street. He surprised his family when he returned from a hunting trip and announced his new line of work. The Klapchuks, who had four children, relocated to Indian Lake. “We kids all helped” tuft mattresses with buttons, which, like handles, went away with fire retardant laws.