Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Barber, John March 28, 2004 ************************************************ 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 May 17, 2010, 5:19 pm The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, Tuesday, March 30, 2004 John Barber, 75, of Portland, passed away Sunday, March 28, 2004. He was born on June 22, 1928 in Portland the son of Melbern and Grace (Meyers) Barber. Mr. Barber was an avid hunter and fisherman and enjoyed his worm farm, turning it from a hobby to a business. Surviving are his wife of 56 years, Jean; children, Kay (Fred) Werner of Portland, Vicki (Robert) Sandborn of Lansing, and John (Suzy) Barber of Portland; six grandchildren, Teresa (Phil) Keefer, Rebecca Werner, Fred (Nickie) Werner, Stacey (Steve) Tropf and Kristi and Dustin Barber; eight great grandchildren; several nieces. Memorial visitation will be held at from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, March 31, 2004 at the Schrauben-Lehman Funeral Home, 210 E. Bridge St., Portland. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Heartland Healthcare Center or Portland Emergency Services Department in memory of John Barber. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/b/barber4306nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb