Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Atherton, Richard (Jack) M. 1993 ************************************************ 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 mransom311@gmail.com June 10, 2015, 6:26 pm The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, Tuesday, September 14, 1993 Richard (Jack) M. Atherton of Portland, 83, died on Sunday in Portland. He was born in Clinton County on September 8, 1910, the son of William and Hattie Somers Atherton. He was a veteran of World War II, a life member of the Portland Ldoge No. 31 F. & A. M., and worked at TRW until his retirement. He is survived by his wife, Martha; one sister, Gertrude Bennet of Eaton Rapids; and several nieces and nephews. The family will be at the Neller Chapel on Tuesday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Masonic services will be 8 p.m. on Tuesday by the Portland Lodge No. F. & A. M. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. on Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the funeral home, with the Rev. Stephen J. Burkhart officiating. Burial will be in North Eagle Cemetery. Casket bearers will be Marvin Thrasher, Leo Murphy, Wayne and Gregory Gladding, Max Hinds, and Leon Brokaw. Graveside services will be conducted by the Portland V.F.W. Post No. 4090. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/a/atherton30761nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb