Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Benedict, Gretchen H. 1998 ************************************************ 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: Marilyn Ransom mlnransom@chartermi.net May 30, 2013, 8:01 pm The Lakewood News, Tuesday, June 2, 1998 Mrs. Gretchen H. Benedict, age 85, of Lake Odessa, passed away Thursday, May 28, 1998 at Tendercare South, Lansing. She was born July 30, 1912 in Clarksville, the daughter of Jesse and Jenny (Simkins) Hazen. She married Paul George Benedict in 1935 and he preceded her in death on July 25, 1984. She taught special education at Northville State Hospital, and she taught in Clarksville and Detroit. She is survived by her children, Peter (Bonnie) Benedict of South Lyon, Susan Benedict of New Orleans, Louisiana, Jan Paul (Brenda) Benedict of Charlotte; six grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren. Funeral services were held Monday, June 1, 1998 at Koops Funeral Chapel, Lake Odessa. Reverend John Baumgartner officiated. Interment took place in Lakeside Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the First Congregational United Church of Christ. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/b/benedict20597nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.4 Kb