Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Batchelor, Gerald E. January 13, 1980
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Lake Odessa Wave-January 17, 1980

GERALD E. BATCHELOR
IONIA-Mr Gerald E. Batchelor, 61, of Jermyne Street, Ionia, died Jan. 13, 
near Carson City.

He was born on July 12,1918 in Lowell, the son of Frank and Leah Wicks 
Batchelor. The family moved to Lake Odessa, and he graduated from Lake Odessa 
High School.

He married Marie Ginenaugh on March 28, 1941, in Hannibal, MO. He entered the 
service in 1941 and served with the United States Army.

Mr Batchelor was discharged in 1945 and returned to Lake Odessa, where he 
remained until moving to Ionia in 1949.

He worked in construction for 20 years, and worked for the last 11 years as a 
engineer at Integrall Engineering, Ionia.

Mr Batchelor is survived by  his wife, Marie; two sons, Gerald of Lowell and 
Raymond of Saranac; one daughter, Mrs Edward (Judy) Batema of Grand Rapids; 
and six grandchildren.

Also surviving are one brother, Theo of Rochester; and three sisters, Mrs 
Elmer (Ila) Swanson of Lowell, Mrs Emerson (Frances) Staler of Lake Odessa 
and Mrs Carl (Aileen) Goetz of Venice, Fla.

Funeral services were held at the Leddick Funeral Home with the Rev. Ronald 
Dow of the First Christian Church officiating.

Burial was in Sunset Memorial gardens and a memorial fund has been 
established to the cardiac care unit of the Ionia County Memorial hospital.


Additional Comments:
WW II Army Veteran

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