Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Adams, Nola Olive 2014
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The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, Saturday, October 18, 2014


Mrs. Nola Olive Smart Hugenroth Adams, 96, of Edmore, passed away October 3, 
2014 at Spectrum Health Butterworth Campus.  She was born September 22, 1918 in 
the town of Sands in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula to James Ebenezer and Clara 
Belle (Hayes) Smart.  Nola grew up in the Marquette area and attended Graveraet 
High School in Marquette.  She was one of the first Candy Stripers in the area 
hospital under President Roosevelt’s work program.  
 
Nola worked many years sewing interiors for automobiles at the Ionia 
Manufacturing Company.  Then, in her spare time while she was working full-
time, Nola and nine other factory workers formed the Ionia Credit Union – each 
putting up $1.00 for a starting pot of $10.00.  Nola served as its Treasurer 
and the Credit Union still exists today. 
 
Nola was known as the local Mitten Lady, knitting thousands of pairs of 
mittens, and sewing and doing many crafts through the years.  She was a foster 
grandmother for more than 15 years in the Belding School System for the 
elementary grades.

Nola was preceded in death by her husbands: Anthony Norbert Hugenroth and Frank 
H. Adams;  son, Norbert Joseph Hugenroth (who passed six days after Nola’s 
death); five stepsons: The Adams Boys – Patrick, Larry, Terry, Steve, 
Doug “Mick”; grandson, Todd William Ashbaugh; great grandson, Rocco Hines; 
daughter-in-law, Betty Louise; her brothers and sisters: Fred, Bob, Clara, 
Violet, Eleanor and Shirley.

Surviving are her children: Jim and  Bonnie Mae (Hugenroth) Ashbaugh of Edmore, 
MI, Patrick James and Wendy Hugenroth of Belding, MI; five step sons: The Adams 
Boys - Jim, Richard, Phil, Bud, and Bill Adams; many grandchildren and many 
great great- grandchildren; and her two sisters: May and Goldie.

A Memorial Service for Nola will be held on Saturday, October 25, 2014 at Noon 
at Brigham Funeral Chapel, Edmore with Pastor Ken Harger officiating.  A 
visitation will be held from 11 a.m. to Noon at the Chapel.  In lieu of 
flowers, please consider your local Hospice or Nola’s Family.


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