Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Badder, Ethel Mae 2007 ************************************************ 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 August 31, 2010, 5:57 pm The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, Tuesday, October 23, 2007 Ethel Mae Badder, age 63, of Ionia, passed away Oct. 20, 2007 in Grand Rapids. She was born Feb. 18, 1944 in St. Johns the daughter of Edward and Dorothy (Weber) Melvin. She was a 1962 graduate of Pewamo Westphalia High School. She attended SS Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Ionia and was a past member of the Ionia Moose Lodge, Red Cross Volunteer, Humane Society supporter and a regular blood donor. She was a big Elvis fan. Ethel is survived by her mother Dorothy Melvin of Ionia; children, Bryan and Mary Badder of Grand Rapids, Brenda Badder of Ionia, Rebecca Chambers of Texas and Bethany Helmes of Florida; brothers, Charles Melvin of South Carolina, Terrence Melvin of Lansing and Tim Melvin of Lake Orion; sister, Catherine and Gregory Kemp of Ionia; grandchildren, Justin, Lynell, Robert, Janelle and Alyssa. She was preceded in death by her father Edward in 1967, infant son and brother Jeffery in 1968. A memorial service will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday at SS. Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Ionia with Father Melvin Fox officiating. The family will receive friends and relatives Tuesday 6 to 8 p.m. at Lake Funeral Home in Ionia with a scripture service at 8 p.m. In lieu of flowers you may make memorial contributions to Ionia County Animal Shelter. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/b/badder9234nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb