Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Beach, Marilyn "Mitch"June (Walker) August 5, 2022
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                                  BEACH

Marilyn June (Walker) Beach was welcomed into heaven very peacefully from home 
on August 5, 2022 with the help of Hospice, surrounded by her daughters and GSD 
Tess. She was 89 years old. 

She was born Oct. 30, 1933 in Ann Arbor, MI to Amanda and Gottlieb Walker.She 
attended schools in Saline and graduated in 1952. 

She married Farrell Beach in 1954 and they had 3 daughters;Bonnie (Tom 
Listerman) Gussie (Amanda-Doug Powell) and Jeannie and one grandson,Ryan Powell 
They were married for 45 years. 

Marilyn worked hard and was busy her entire life. She was a bookkeeper in a 
dress shop and worked in the mail room at Argus Cameras after high school, a 
Mothee, drove a school bus in the 1960's in Washtenaw County, and delivered bake 
goods for her Father's bakery. 

In 1971, the family moved from Saline to Muir. There she was instrumental in 
rebuilding and running a horse farm and family business which still is 
successful today and raised Angus Cattle for the next 20 years. She got her last 
GSD puppy when she was 80 years old. She drove tractors and cleaned horse stalls 
well into her 80's. 

Marilyn, "Mitch" had a passionate energy that was hard to match or quantify. She 
held strong to her faith and made sure her 3 daughters had a strong foundation 
in theirs as well. She had a lifelong love of horses, especially Arabians, 
German Shepherd Dogs and kids. She was an avid gardener and loved her 
chickens.She was an accomplished horsewoman herself but found the most joy in 
helping and watching her 3 daughters excel in the horse show ring. She helped 
dozens of 4-H kids with their horse projects by starting and leading the 
Swinging Gaits 4-H Club in Ionia County for decades and help build the horse 
barns on the fairgrounds. She will be remembered as a matriarch and advocate tor 
animals and  children.

Cremation has taken place and there were no scheduled services per her request. 
There will be  a celebration of lIfe at a later date. Arrangements in care of 
Lake Funeral Home in Ionia .Online condolences may be made at 
www.lakefuneralhomes.com.

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