Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Albert, Brenda L. (Hayward) 1997 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sandy Heintzelman sheintz@iserv.net December 4, 2009, 7:06 pm Ionia Sentinel-Standard, Monday, September 8, 1997, page 2A Ionia - Brenda L. Albert, 37, of South Ionia died late Saturday evening, Sept. 6, 1997 at her home after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born Feb. 26, 1960 in Pontiac, the daughter of Charles and Marcella Hayward. She was educated and graduated from Waterford Township High School in 1978. She came to Grand Rapids 11 years ago and was a department manager for Amway Corp. in Catalogue Inventory until her illness. She was married to Leo. F. Albert on May 23, 1996 in Ionia. She attended SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Ionia and loved to write poetry and dancing. She is survived by her husband, Leo; her children, Christopher Thompson (13), Laura Thompson (7) and her miracle baby, Kevin Albert (1); her husband’s children, Chad Albert (12), Brad Albert (11) and Travis Albert (10), all of Saranac; her mother, Marcella Hayward of Waterford; three sisters, Linda (Jerry) Hayward-Austin of Clarkston, Lorna (Michael) Wilton of Ortonville and Ann (Dana) Green of White Lake; two brothers, Charles (Linda) Hayward of Clarkston and Russ Hayward of Waterford; her mother-in-law, Virginia Albert of Belding; and numerous other friends and relatives including nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts, uncles and brothers and sisters-in-law. A special thank you goes to Helping Hands Home Nursing and Amway Corp. for all of their assistance and to all others for their prayers and givings during her illness. Funeral Mass will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at SS. Peter & Paul’s Catholic Church with Father Melvin Fox presiding. Interment will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery in Belding. Visitation will be on Tuesday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Rich St. Chapel of Cook Funeral Home. There will be a Eulogy and Prayer Service on Tuesday at 8:15 p.m. at the Cook Funeral Home, with Dave Jewell officiating. Memorial contributions may be given to Helping Hands Home Nursing - Hospice or the childrens education trust fund, envelopes available at the Cook Funeral Home or at the Church. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/a/albert1562nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.6 Kb