BUSINESS LEADER AND FURNITURE

STORE MAGNATE ART VAN

ELSLANDER-- IS DEAD AT AGE 87.

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24 HOUR NEWS 8'S MARVIS

HEERING IS LIVE IN STUDIO

CONTROL WITH THIS NEWS JUST

COMING DOWN IN THE PAST FEW

MINUTES-- MARVIS..

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MARVIS:..EMILY-- OFFICIALS AT

HIS NAMESAKE ... THE FURNITURE

GIANT ART VAN--- CONFIRMED HIS

DEATH ON THEIR FACEBOOK PAGE--

HIS ELDEST SON SAYING, QUOTE

"MY FAMILY IS HEARTBROKEN BY

THE LOSS OF OUR FATHER."

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AGAIN-- VAN ELSLANDER WAS 87.

IT'S NOT CLEAR WHERE HE DIED-

NOR THE CAUSE.ACCORDING TO OUR

DETROIT AFFILIATE, VAN

ELSLANDER OPENED HIS FIRST

STORE BACK IN 1959 ON GRATIOT

AVENUE IN DETROIT.TODAY-- THE

COMPANY OPERATES 100 STORES

THROUGHOUT THE MIDWEST.OUTSIDE

OF HIS HUGE FURNITURE STORE--

ART VAN ELSLANDER IS

REMEMBERED FOR HIS GIVING..HE

AND HIS COMPANY SPONSORED MANY

EVENTS HERE IN WEST MICHGIAN--

INCLUDING THE ANNUAL SANTA

PARADE.

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MARVIS:..FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS

ARE NOT YET CONFIRMED, WE'LL

KEEP YOU UPDATED ON THOSE