Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Belcher, Edward F. Jr. January 21, 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 25, 2015, 12:02 am Ionia Sentinel-Standard - Wed. Jan. 25, 2012 Edward F. Belcher Jr., 82, of Saranac, passed away Jan. 21, 2012. He was born Oct. 25, 1929 in Ionia, the son of Edward F. and Sarah E. (Rice) Belcher Sr. He married Eula Helen Gann, Aug. 23, 1951 in Texas. Edward served in the Army Air Corp and later the Air Force as a career airman doing tours in Vietnam, Korea, Guam, Thailand and Japan until retiring in 1973 as a Master Sergeant. Edward then went to work at Attwood Brass in Lowell, where he was a supervisor until retiring. He was a member of the Saranac American Legion 175, Ionia VFW, Ionia Moose Lodge, Retired Veterans Association, Disabled Veterans Association, Noncommissioned Officers Association, the Air Force Retirement Association and the Elks Club. Edward is survived by his loving wife, Eula Helen Belcher of Saranac; sisters, Thelma Applegate of Coopersville, Betty (Wayne) McKay of Grand Rapids, and Sylvia Belcher of Grand Rapids; special friends Ron and Linda Boehm; and his grandchildren, Amanda Herbstreith, Jennifer Boehm and Devin Boehm. He is also survived by several nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his parents. Memorial services will be held a11 a.m. Saturday at Saranac Community Church with Pastor Becky Poor officiating. Anyone wishing may make memorial contributions to the Saranac American Legion. Arrangements by Lake Funeral Home in Saranac. Online condolences may be made at www.lakefuneralhomes.com. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/b/belcher29958nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb