Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Albert, Robert J. 2008 ************************************************ 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: Marilyn Ransom mlnransom@chartermi.net July 5, 2013, 1:39 pm The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, February 15, 2008 Robert J. “Bob” Albert, 85, of Belding died Wednesday afternoon Feb. 13, 2008 at Metron of Belding. Bob was born near Belding on July 17, 1922 the son of Theodore and Margaret Feyan Albert. He graduated from Belding High School with the class of 1940. Bob was a longtime member of St. Mary Catholic Church, active in the Hole Name Society and member of the National Rifle Association. For many years Bob owned his own excavating business in the Belding area. He had a true love of family, especially his grandchildren and enjoyed deer hunting. Bob also had a true love of nature, the changing seasons and enjoyed taking his grandchildren for walks in the woods. He was married on Feb. 10, 1945 at St. Patrick Church to Mary Bieri and she survives along with their children, Barb (Marv) Smith of Westphalia, John (Sherry) Albert of Greenville, Sharon (Bill) Sutherland of Belding, Kathy Albert and Randy Preston of Grand Ledge, Beth (Dave) Quinley of Novi and Diane (Tim) DeBoer of Alto. Bob is also survived by 17 grandchildren, nine great- grandchildren, his sister and brother-in-law, Kate and Jim Byrne of Ionia, his sister-in-law Virginia Albert of Belding and several nieces and nephews. Bob was preceded by his parents; his brothers Leo, Harold and Joe and his sister Marion. A Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Mary Catholic Church with Fr. Fred Brucker presiding. Interment will be in St. Mary Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at John- Feuerstein Funeral Home with a rosary prayed at 8 p.m. Memorial contributions may be given to St. Mary Catholic Church or for a Mass. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/a/albert21322nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb