Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Barker, Jerome Joseph October 18, 2012
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Ionia Sentinel-Standard - Sat.  Oct. 20, 2012

Jerome Joseph Barker of Pewamo, a loving and supportive husband, father, 
grandfather and great-grandfather, passed away peacefully surrounded by his 
family on Oct. 18, 2012m at the age of 95. He was born on August 13, 1917 in 
Westphalia, the son of Mary (Fernholz) and Louis Barker.

Jerome graduated from Pewamo High School in 1935, was a loyal and faithful 
employee of Davarn Equipment Sales for 45 years. He was a Pewamo and Lyons 
Township fireman for 38 years and was Fire Chief for 35 years. He served as 
Clerk for the Village of Pewamo for 41 years.

Jerome married Helen Bengel on Aug. 27, 1941, and they were married 56 years, 
before she preceded him in death on Feb, 1, 1997. Also preceding him in death 
were his daughter, Janet Cook in 2009; son-in-law, Mike Cook in 1999; brothers, 
Ralph (Dorothy) Florian (Ange), Bob, and Elmer Barker; and sisters-in-law, Jean 
Bengel, Marie Bengel and Marie Manning.

Surviving are his three sons, Jim Barker of Ann Arbor, Bill (Doris) Barker of  
Pewamo, and Tom (Rita) Barker of DeWitt; two daughters, Judy (Dave) Roach, and 
Cindy (Mark) Wohlfert, both of Westphalia; 20 grandchildren; 23 great 
grandchildren; sister, Alberta (Dick) Thelen of Lansing; brother, Marvin 
(Sandy) Barker of Ionia; sisters-in-law, Kathleen Barker of Pewamo, and 
Lorraine Barker of Lansing; and brothers-in-law, Julius Bengel, and Bernard 
Bengel, both of Westphalia.

The family would like to thank Green Acres of Ionia, and the Laurels of Fulton 
for their wonderful care during his last days, and throughout the past seven 
years.

The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m., Monday, Oct. 22, 
2012 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Pewamo, with Rev. Charlon O. Mason 
presiding. Rite of Committal will follow at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, 
Pewamo. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at 
the St. Mary's Funeral Chapel, 210 N. Westphalia St., Westphalia. Rosaries will 
be prayed at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Sunday.

Complete arrangements are entrusted to Lehman Funeral Homes, Portland.

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