Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Beach, Ronald D.  June 10, 2017
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Ionia Sentinel Standard-Fri. June 16, 2017

RONALD BEACH 1921-2017
Ronald D. Beach, 95, passed away June 10, 2017. He was born in Ionia, Michigan, 
on October 26, 1921.

He spent the majority of his life in Ionia, except for when he served with the 
Coast Guard during WW II. In 2012, he came to Raleigh, North Carolina to live 
with his daughter and be near family, after his beloved wife of 67 years, 
Dorothy Marie Beach, passed away.

Ronald is the father of Judy (Paul) Hoffman of Raleigh and Steve (Betty) Beach 
of Fort Meyers, FL; grandfather of Jeff (Anna) Beach, Allison (Andy) Halataei, 
Ashley (Travis) McElheny, Mandy (Brian) Lidgard, Jennifer (Paul) Briggs, Sarah 
(Lee) Hilts, Rachel (Brian) Peeler, and Joseph P. Hoffman; great grandfather of 
Garrett, Mason, Andrew, Jane, Daniel, Ronald, Lorraine, Viktor, Masha, Klaudia, 
Laina, Tess, Brock, Ava, Owen, Aiden, and Cole; and sister Velma Courser of 
Ionia, Michigan.

He was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Ionia for 78 years, 
serving as a Trustee and member of the Finance Committee and Pastor Parrish 
Committee. He worked for 44 years at the Mitchell Bentley Company, some of those 
years driving back and forth to Owosso, Michigan. He was an avid sportsman; 
playing baseball, fishing, hunting, bowling, and golfing. Ronald was a big U of 
M fan and loved his Tigers. In his retirement years Ronald volunteered in his 
community by working at the soup kitchen, popping popcorn at the Ionia Theater, 
and enjoying winning golf tournaments with his wife Dorothy. He loved to play 
cards and give love and attention to his children, grandchildren and great-
grandchildren. He made friends wherever he went and will be greatly missed.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday June 17, at 12 p.m. at his home 
church, First United Methodist Church in Ionia.He will be laid to rest with his 
wife at Balcom Cemetery following the service. The family will receive friends 
on Friday, June 16, from 2-6p.m. at Lake Funeral Home of Ionia and Saturday 11 
a.m. until time of service. Online condolences may be made at 
www.lakefuneralhomes.com

The family request flowers be sent to Lake funeral Home of Ionia or Memorial 
contributions in Ronald's be made to first United Methodist Church in Ionia. 

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