Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Bartlett, Florence Opal (VanHouten) (Mrs. George Homer) September 25, 1977
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Ionia Sentinel Standard - Sept. 26, 1977
              FLORENCE OPAL BARTLETT

   LAKE ODESSA- Mrs. Florence Opal Bartlett, 78, or 1323 Pleasant Street, Lake
Odessa, died Sunday in 
Pennock hospital, Hastings, where she had been a patient for two months.

   She was born October 9, 1896, in Lake Odessa, the daughter of Ray and Lelah
McDiarmid Van Houten and 
was a life-long resident of the area.

   She graduated from Lake Odessa high school in 1915 and served as
secretary-treasurer of the class reunion 
since 1940.

   Married on March 16, 1922 , to George Homer Bartlett, he preceded her in death
August 7, 1977. Mrs. 
Bartlett was a 50 year member of Lakeside Grange, Ionia County Pomona Grange,
Lakewood United 
Methodist church, United Methodist Women and the 3 x 4 club.

   Surviving are three sons, Roger of Minneapolis, Gerald of Whitehall, and Dale of
East Lansing; one daughter, 
Mrs. George (Virginia) Schreckengost, of Youngstown, Ohio. Also surviving are a
daughter-in-law, Mrs. Wlbert 
Peppel of East Lansing, a sister, Mrs. Gaylia Rathbun, and a step-brother, Bernard
Dalley , both of Lake 
Odessa.

   Other survivors; a step-sister, Mrs. Todd (Gladys) Murphy of Lansing; two
sisters-in-law, Mrs. Maude Kinney 
of Eaton Rapids and Mrs. Marjorie Bartlett of Detroit; twenty grand children and one
great grand daughter, a 
niece and a nephew.  Three children preceded her in death, Martin Earl, Marjorie
Elaine in infancy, and Lyle in 
1970.

   Services will be Wednesday at 2 pm from Lakewood United Methodist church, Rev.
Charles Dunbar and Rev. 
George Schreckengost officiating.  Burial will be in Lakeside cemetery.  The family
will be at Pickens-Kooops 
funeral chapel Tuesday from 7-9 pm.  A memorial fund has been established for
Pennock hospital.

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