Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Bennett, Ira 1917 ************************************************ 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: Sandy Heintzelman sheintz@iserv.net June 5, 2010, 1:01 pm Ionia Daily Sentinel, 25 & 28 Mar 1917 Ira Bennett, aged 84 years, died at his home in Berlin township at 10 o’clock Thursday night, having been ill only since Sunday. Deceased was one of the pioneer settlers of the county, coming to Berlin when that vicinity was a wilderness over 50 years ago, and living there continuously since. He was born in New York state and was one of a family of 11 brothers; three of whom survive him, Niles and Theodore Bennett, who live south of Ionia, and Eugene Bennett of LaSalle, N. Y. Mrs. Bennett died about eight years ago. ---- Funeral services for Ira Bennett were largely attended at the Wesleyan church Sunday. The bearers were four nephews. Interment was in Balcom cemetery. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/b/bennett5254nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.3 Kb