Age 63, passed away on Sunday, September 26, 2010 surrounded by his loving family. Jerry loved to hunt and enjoyed Nascar. His greatest love was his family and he had many friends. He retired from Electrolux Corporation in 2006 after 40 years of service. Jerry is survived by his wife,...
Age 97, passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, October 12, 2010. Mary was born on February 16, 1913 in Sumner Township, Gratiot Co. the daughter of Nelson and Nora (Benedict) Long. She graduated from Ionia High School. She was a long time member of the Portland United Methodist...
Age 76, passed away on Wednesday, October 20, 2010. Marilynn was born on April 30, 1934 in Lansing, Michigan, the daughter of Ellsworth and Alburkie (Johnson) Dubois. She was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary V.F.W. Post #1075 in Harrison. She enjoyed knitting, crocheting, camping and was very devoted to...
Age 86, passed away surrounded by his family on October 20, 2010. Bernie was born January 29, 1924 in Sheridan, Michigan the son of Otto and Mabel (Phelps) Greenhoe. He was the head of security at Joker Marchant Stadium "Detroit Tigers" in Lakeland, Florida for the past 24 years. He...
Age 91, passed away on October 23, 2010. He was born in Portland, MI, the son of Ray and Anna Cross and graduated from Portland High School. He joined the Navy in World War II where he served in the Pacific Theater. Upon his return to Portland, he was employed...
Age 70, passed away on November 5, 2010. Linda was born on January 22, 1940 in Ionia, the daughter of Francis and Meta (Wendland) Zander. She enjoyed traveling to Florida, arts and crafts, reading, and jigsaw puzzles. Linda married Louis Agostini and they shared 51 wonderful years together. She was...
Age 80, passed away peacefully at home on November 10, 2010. Joyce was the daughter of Glen and Rose (Kosbar) Marsh. She worked at the Chrysler Trim Plant for many years and belonged to the Chrysler UAW. She was a member of the Ionia Women of the Moose. Source link
Dorothy E. Neller was born on March 17, 1912 in a log cabin on Cutler Road to George and Carrie Josephine (Fuller) Snow. She attended country school through the eighth grade and graduated from Portland High School, Salutatorian of her class in 1930. Dorothy met Harvey Neller at Epareth League...
Age 17, passed away on Tuesday, November 30, 2010. Bruce was born on March 6, 1993 the son of Joshua Hall and Christina (Cooper) Cottrell. Bruce attended Portland High School and was a member of the football team. He was rookie of the year for Backwoods BMX. After graduation, Bruce...
William A. "Bill" Franch died on December 11, 2010. Bill was preceded in death by his mother, Evelyn A Franch, a life long resident of Ionia Co., an avid horsewoman and school teacher in Ionia Co. for 30 years who died on July 3, 1992 and his father William Franch...
Age 74, passed away on Tuesday, January 4, 2011. She was born on July 30, 1936 in Orleans the daughter of Henry and Elizabeth (Schramm) Heppe. Mildred was a life long farmer who loved her dairy farm. She enjoyed gardening and she especially loved life and her family. Mildred was...
Although death is a natural part of life, the harsh reality of its touch on our lives is heart rendering. What are left behind are the memories that we will cherish for whatever time we have left in life. I'm finding that as I write this, the words seem flat...
Age 84, passed away on Monday, February 7, 2011. She was born on December 6, 1926 in Palo, Michigan the daughter of Lewis and Nevene (Moore) Hatinger. She married the late Vernon W. Heppe on August 2, 1947. Mrs. Heppe spent over 50 years working along with her husband on...
Age 68, passed away with her children by her side on Sunday, February 20, 2011. Shirley was born on August 14, 1942 in Detroit, Michigan. She enjoyed watching the Detroit Tigers, Nascar, woodworking, and traveling. She retired from the Michigan Department of Corrections and was a member of the Sault...
Age 63, passed away on Tuesday, March 29, 2011. He was born on June 14, 1947 in Flint the son of William and Catherine Gatlin. Randy was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving during the Vietnam War. He enjoyed and was an expert woodworker, he also loved being outdoors...
Mrs. Montgomery passed away on May 1, 2011 at the age of 94. She was at home with her family while receiving care from Ionia Area Hospice. Fern was born on January 2, 1917 in Mecosta County to Robert and Mamie McCoy. Fern married Charles Snyder Montgomery on October 15,...
Age 85, passed away on Tuesday, May 24, 2011. She was born on September 2, 1925 in Danby Township the the daughter of Harry and Myrtie (Martin) Wilcox. Frances was a member of the Portland United Methodist Church and worked at the Chrysler Trim Plant in Lyons. She was preceded...
Mrs. Ruth C. Lampman passed away on May 26, 2011 at her home. She was born in Elm Hall, Michigan on June 29, 1920 the daughter of Bird and Valerie (Ball) Woodard. Ruth was the only child by Bird and Valerie Woodard. Ruth graduated from Ionia High School in 1938....
Age 71, passed away on Monday, August 22, 2011. Dorothy was born on January 10, 1940 in Lansing the daughter of James and Elsie (Wolf) Carpenter. Dorothy graduated from Portland High School in 1957 and from the Sparrow Hospital School of Nursing. She was a Paramedic Instructor at Lansing Community...
Age 64, passed away at his home surrounded by his family on Friday, September 2, 2011. He was born on December 16, 1946 the son of Forrest Sr. and Opal (Underhill) Shattuck. Forrest enjoyed tinkering on things, story telling, coin collecting and fishing. He Loved his family dearly. He is...
Preceded in Death By Parents, Louis & Evelyn Birr; brother, Allen Birr Survived By Sisters, Betty Birr, LuAnn (Bob) Hallin; brother, Paul (Nicki) Birr; niece, Marie (Christian) Hallin; nephew, Jeremy Bush; great-nieces, Skylah Davis, Anastasia Jaworski, Victoria Jaworski; many friends and relatives Source link
Roger “Buzz” Omdahl, 79, of East Grand Forks, MN, died on November 10, 2018, in his home under the care of Altru Hospice. Roger Lee Omdahl was born January 3, 1939 in Warren, MN to Alvin and Lillian (Knight) Omdahl. He attended school in Warren before graduating from high school...
In loving memory of Christopher Patrik Fandel passed away on October 8, 2011 at the age of 21. Christopher was an aspiring singer driven for the future. He enjoyed helping others, building things, fishing, and working on cars. He leaves behind his parents Noreen and Lawrence Fandel; grandparents Seiko (Ken)...
Age 64, passed away on Tuesday, November 15, 2011. He was born on August 25, 1947 in Lyons, MI the son of Mathias and Cornelia (Simon) Schrauben. Mr. Schrauben was an avid tractor puller and enjoyed restoring old tractors. Ken was a mechanic and is retired from the Ionia County...
Nancy passed away on Sunday, November 20, 2011. She was born in Lansing, MI the daughter of George and Helen (Legget) Edgar. She was an avid antiques, estate sales and auction enthusiast, enjoyed her winters in Puerto Rico with family and friends, and adored her grandchildren. She was preceded in...
Age 81, passed away on Friday, November 25, 2011. She was born on January 27, 1930 in Portland the daughter of Forrest and Mary (Wheeler) Stiffler. Barbara was a member of the First Baptist Church, #324 Operating Retiree Club and the V.F.W. Post #4090 Ladies Auxiliary. She enjoyed traveling, reading,...
Age 84, passed away peacefully on December 5, 2011. He was born on August 10, 1927 in Sunfield the son of Merle and Lila Sayer. John worked for 50 years as a John Deere mechanic at Welch Hardware in Sunfield and then Lich Farm Service in Portland. He enjoyed square...
Age 53, passed away on December 11, 2011. Debra was born on June 13, 1958 in St. Johns the daughter of William and Connie (Farley) Platte. Source link
Age 35, passed away on February 9, 2012. He was born on December 19, 1976 in Grand Rapids, MI the son of Donald and Betty (Wilson) Barker. Joseph enjoyed music, playing in his bands, and liked listening to older music, listening at an early age to Kenny Rogers and Johnny...