Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Bennett, Edgar Hobart 1982
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The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, Monday, August 2, 1982

Edgar Hobart Bennett, 74, of Lawton Street, Ionia, died Saturday at 
Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids.  He was born in Berlin Township, Ionia 
County, September 22, 1907, to Charles and Alma (Pickens) Bennett.  He 
attended rural schools, graduating from Lake Odessa High School.  He was a 
meat cutter for Hoopmans Market, Ionia.  He served in World War II in the New 
Guinea and  Philippines campaigns.  He was discharged in 1945.

He married Iva Aikens, June 10, 1950 in St. Johns.  They lived on Lawton 
Street since their marriage.  He worked at the Ionia State Hospital for 
several years before retiring in 1970.  He was a member of the Sheridan VFW 
Post and a member of the VFW Cooties organization.

He is survived by his wife Iva; a step-son, Gerald Aikens, of Ionia; a 
daughter, Mrs. Don (Marilyn) Long, of Grand Rapids, two grandchildren, and one 
niece, Mrs. Gene (Suzanne) Hauter, of Clare.  A sister, Lorene Petersen, 
preceded him in death in 1980.

Funeral services will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. from the Leddick Funeral Home with 
Rev. Ron Dow of First Christian Church officiating.  Burial will be in Balcom 
Cemetery.  A memorial has been established for the Michigan Heart 
Association.  Contributions may be left at the funeral home.  The family will 
be at the funeral home Monday from 2-4:00 and 7-9 p.m.


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