Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Beauchamp, Marvin John 2008
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Ionia Sentinel Standard, 14 Aug 2008

Marvin John Beauchamp, 71, of Ionia, died Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2008, at his home.

He was born Oct. 9, 1936, in Escanaba, Mich., to Orvis A. and Mercedes (Fahey)
Beauchamp.  He grew up in Iron Mountain, Mich., graduated from Iron Mountain
High School and received his medical technology degree from Elkhart University.
 He moved to Ottawa, Ill., where he married the former Joyce Jarvis of Lapeer,
Mich., on Aug. 5, 1961.  They moved to Ionia, where he began employment at Ionia
State Hospital Oct. 1, 1962.  He continued working as head of the medical
laboratory there until he retired from Riverside Correctional Facility Jan. 31,
1990.  He also worked as a state licensed paramedic for Roetman Ambulance and
for the Dept. of Corrections.  He began his second career in real estate sales
with Carr Agency from 1990-2007.  Marin enjoyed golf, fishing, working in his
yard and visiting with friends and neighbors, but most of all enjoyed spending
time with his family and precious grandchildren.  This “yooper’s” love for his
adopted hometown of Ionia was evident in his community involvement with
organizations such as American Red Cross and American Heart Association
(CPR/First Aid Instructor), Ionia Area Hospice Board of Directors/Chairperson,
Kiwanis Club, Jefferson School PTG, Ionia Band Boosters, United Way of Ionia
County (various Board positions), YMCA, Ionia County Memorial Hospital Home
Health Care Advisory Board, City of Ionia Zoning Board and Tax Board of Review,
Ionia County Board of Realtors and Ionia County Ambassadors organization.  He
was a long-time volunteer with the Boy Scouts of America, serving as District
Commissioner and as a Woodbadge Trainer and Scoutmaster with the Grand Rapids
and Kalamazoo Councils.  One of his proudest accomplishments was receiving the
B.S.A. Silver Beaver award in October of 1984.

Surviving are his wife, Joyce; daughters Lisa (Aaron) Tyler of Muskegon and
Laurie (Lee) Carpenter of Wayne, grandchildren, Nicholas, Hannah and Lindsay
Tyler and Katie and Kristie Carpenter; his niece Debi (Beauchamp) Riches of
Colorado and nephew Mike Beauchamp of Minnesota, and their families.  He is also
survived by brothers-in-law Bill (Linda) Jarvis, Bud (MaryBeth) Jarvis, Dale
(Nancy) Jarvis, Ralph (Sandi) Jarvis, David (Belinda) Jarvis and sister-in-law
Mary (Gerry) Powell, several nieces, nephews, great-nieces and nephews, and
cousins.  He was preceded in death by his parents, brother Dennis Beauchamp and
father-and-mother-in-law, Elmer and Laura Jarvis.

A celebration of his life will be Friday, Aug. 15, 2008, 1 p.m. at Lake Funeral
Home in Ionia with Pastor Cliff Allen officiating.  The family will receive
friends and relatives Thursday 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home.  Interment
Balcom Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to
United Way of Ionia County or Ionia Area Hospice or the charity of your choice.


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