Ionia-Barry County MI Archives Obituaries.....Barcroft, Marguerite B. 2006 ************************************************ 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 11, 2010, 1:30 pm The Ionia Daily Sentinel-Standard, June 2006 Mrs. Marguerite B. Barcroft, age 86, of Freeport, passed away at 8:40 p.m. Monday, June 19, 2006 at Thornapple Manor. Mrs. Barcroft was born June 13, 1920 in Mason, the daughter of Edward and Bertha (King) Judson. She was raised in the Mason area and attended school there. She went on to cosmetology school in Lansing, becoming a licensed beautician. She was married to James Woolman before marrying Lawrence E. Barcroft on September 14, 1963. Marguerite moved to Lake Odessa in 1955 from Mason and opened “Marguerite's Hair Fashions” beauty salon and later opened another beauty salon in Hastings. She and husband Lawrence were engaged in farming on North Hastings Road in Freeport for many years. She retired in the 1980's. She was a former member of Hastings First Presbyterian Church and also attended Pleasant Valley Church. She was a member of Farm Bureau, enjoyed playing bingo and euchre and traveling. Most of all she was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and sister. Her family meant everything to her. Mrs. Barcroft is survived by five sons, Bill (Lori) Barcroft of Hastings, Andy (Bonnie) Barcroft of Delton, John (Anita) Barcroft of Hastings, Lloyd (Jean) Barcroft of Clarksville and Dennis Woolman of Lake City; two daughters, Janet (Stan) Hemminger of Ionia and Amy (Duane) Campbell of Delton; daughter-in-law, Illadelle Barcroft of Hastings; two sisters, Josephine Green of Leslie and Vivian Bloom of Lansing; several grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Preceding her in death were her parents, husband Lawrence on November 22, 1989; granddaughter Jeanette Barcroft, great granddaughter Keri Carlson, brothers Albert and Edward Judson and sister Lucille Kramer. Visitation will be held Thursday, June 22, 2006 at 2 p.m. until the time of service. Services will be held at 3 p.m., Thursday, June 22, at Wren Funeral Home of Hastings with Rev. Willard H. Curtis officiating. Burial will be at the Freeport Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Thornapple Manor. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/b/barcroft7788nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.6 Kb