Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Beckhorn, Harold Gilbert June 8, 1948
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Sentinel-Standard - Tuesday, June 8, 1948

                   Death of Harold G. Beckhorn
Harold Gilbert Beckhorn, 28, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Beckhorn of 705 
Lafayette street, died at the Ionia County Memorial hospital shortly before 
noon Tuesday.

He was removed to the hospital last Saturday after an illness of a week. He had 
been in ill health since he was a child.

He attended the Ionia public schools except for a time when he was nine years 
of age when he underwent major surgery at the University of Michigan hospital.

For a number of years he had been employed at the Kress Grocery at the corner 
of Morse and Lincoln avenue, and since August, 1945, was employed in the 
mechanical department of the Ionia Daily Sentinel-Standard.

Active in Ionia softball circles, Mr. Beckhorn served for several years as 
president of the Ionia Softball association and this year was manager of the 
Trojan Athletic Wear softball team in the Ionia softball league. He had acted 
as treasurer of the association in the past and had assisted as umpire on a 
number of occasions.

Survivors besides the parents are two sisters, Mrs. Anita Reynolds of Ionia and 
Mary at home; two brothers, Robert and Kenneth of Ionia; and his paternal 
grandparents, Mrs. and Mrs. Harvey Beckhorn, 455 Lafayette street.

Funeral services will be conducted Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the 
Boynton funeral home. The Rev. J. Lee Lewis, pastor of the Ionia Baptist 
church, will officiate. Burial will be at Highland Park cemetery.


                       SATURDAY - JUNE 12, 1948

                          HAROLD G. BECKHORN
Services for Harold G. Beckhorn, 28, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank  Beckhorn, 705 
Lafayette street, were held from the Boynton funeral home Friday afternoon at 
2:30 o'clock. Dr. J. Lee Lewis, pastor of the First Baptist church, read the 
service interment was in Highland Park cemetery

His bearers were Frederick Gellendin, Richard Coates, Harry Coates, William 
Coates, Faye Beebe and Robert Hamblin.

Mrs. Millie Gordon, Mrs. James Wright and Mrs. Purl Johnson were in charge of 
the floral arrangements.

The Trojan softball team of which Mr. Beckhorn was manager and the men from the 
mechanical department of the Ionia Sentinel-Standard, where he was employed 
attended the service in a body.

Attending the services from away were Mr. and Mrs. William Coates of Flint, Mr. 
and Mrs. Rudolph Heether of Detroit, Fred Marquette of Durand, Mrs. William 
Todd, Fred Todd, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Coulson and Mrs. Dora Barker of Grand 
Rapids, Mrs. Marie McCarn of Evart, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wright and daughters and 
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Shetterly of Lansing, Mrs. Glen Ackerson and Mrs. Delbert 
Johnson of Palo, Mrs. Herbert Attenberger of Muir, Mr. and Mrs. Vern Huey of 
Jackson and Mr. and Mrs. Otto Orwig of Six Lakes.

Mr. Beckhorn died at the Ionia County Memorial hospital shortly before noon 
Tuesday. He had been a patient there since Saturday after being ill for a week. 

Additional Comments:
Services: 11 June 1948
Highland Park cemetery #C-4

b. Apr. 6, 1920, son of Frank James Beckhorn & Emily Mary (Coates)

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