Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Beland, Henry B. August 8, 2012 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Nan Wheaton Wheaton wheaton1624@yahoo.com February 20, 2015, 2:42 pm Lakewood News - Sat. Aug. 11, 2012 Henry B. Beland, 93, of Lake Odessa, passed away Wednesday, August 8, 2012 at Green Acres Independent Living in Ionia. He was born November 29, 1918 in Loda, Illinois to Henry A. and Rosa (Cogswell) Beland. At 5 years of age the family moved to Sunfield, Michigan. Henry graduated from Sunfield High School where he played all sports and was on the debating team. He graduated Salutatorian of his class ad then attended Davenport University in Grand Rapids. Henry married Beulah Kime in May 1943 and she preceded him in death on February 22, 2012. He was a member of Farm Bureau, Grange, Lions Club, served on the Board of Directors of Union Bank, President of Lake Odessa Co-Op Association, served on the Odessa Township Board and Board of Review and was a member of Lake Odessa Central United Methodist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Beulah; two sisters and one brother. Surviving is his son, Dallas Beland of Lake Odessa; daughter Sandra Bennett of Midland; five grandchildren; eight great grandchildren; sister, Rosa Fleetham. Private family graveside services will be conducted at Lakeside Cemetery in Lake Odessa at a later date. Memorial contributions may be directed to Hospice of Lansing/Ionia, 4025 Legacy Parkway, Suite 200, Lansing, MI 48911. To share a memory of Henry, please visit www.koopsfc.com. Arrangements entrusted to Koops Funeral Chapel - Lake Odessa. Additional Comments: Obituary also appeared in Grand Raids Press, Sat. Aug. 11, 2012. and Ionia Sentinel-Standard, Aug. 9, 2012. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/b/beland29934nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb