Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Beach, Farrell V. December 21, 2016
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Ionia Sentinel Standard-Fri. Dec. 23, 2016

FARRELL V. BEACH 1932-2016
Farrell V. Beach went to his heavenly home Dec. 21, 2016. He was 84 years old
Farrell was 
born in Perrysburg, Ohio on June 27, 1932, only son of Lyle and Verla Mae Beach.

He served in the Armed Forces as a Corporal in the European Theater after World War
II in 
Germany during the Korean conflict and was honorably discharged in 1953. Farrell
spoke 
fluent German. After the service, he lived in Saline, MI where his parents had a
business 
and married Marilyn J. Walker and was married for 45 years. He went to work for
Michigan 
Bell telephone and retired after 33 years of service. Farrell was a Mason in the
Masonic 
Lodge, active and passionate about the union, fine guns, good bird dogs, hunting and

fishing, and was the co-leader of the original Swinging Gaits 4-H Saddle Club.
Together, 
they had 3 daughters; Bonnie (Tom) Beach-Listerman, Amanda "Gussie" (Doug) Powell, 
and Jean Beach and one grandson, Ryan Powell. In 1971, the family moved to Muir and
he 
remained involved in the horse activities with his girls and 4-H for many years.

In his senior years he lived in Florida and enjoyed riding his motorcycle. He moved
back to 
Ionia in 2015 and has been a resident at Heartland Health Care for the past year in

declining health.

Cremation has taken place and there will be no services. The family would appreciate
your 
thoughts and prayers and in the spirit of the season ask you to pay it forward to
someone 
with an act of kindness. A celebration of his life and graveside services at North
Plains 
Cemetery will be in the spring of 2017. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory
can be 
made to the Ionia County 4-H Horse Committee-Farrell Beach to be used for awards for
the 
Fair classes and the Citizenship award in memory of him. Arrangements are entrusted
to 
Lehman Funeral Homes. Online condolences may be made at 
www.lehmanfuneralhomes.com



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