Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Berndt, Emerson J. 2006
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The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, Thursday, October 26, 2006
Emerson J. Berndt, age 93 of Big Bay, died Tuesday afternoon, October 24, 2006 
at the D.J. Jacobetti Home for Veterans in Marquette.  Mr. Berndt was born on 
May 12, 1913 in Green Bay, Wisconsin to the late Louis and Ada (White) 
Berndt.  He was a graduate of Saranac High School in Saranac, Michigan. 

He served his country in the Seabees during World War II in Okinawa and the 
Guadalcanal. After the war, he became proprietor of Emery’s Auto Sales and 
Service in Ionia.   Emerson lived in Big Bay for over 30 years and was a 
member of Community Presbyterian Church. He was a life master of the National 
Rifle Association. 

He is survived by a daughter, Louise Berndt; granddaughter, Eleanora Rosin; a 
sister, Alma Cahoon; also nieces, Jean Burton and Alaina Trout.  His wife, 
Gertrude Morris Berndt preceded him in death in 2002.

Funeral services will be held at the Community Presbyterian Church in Big Bay 
on Tuesday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. William Payne officiating.  Burial will 
take place in the Powell Township Cemetery. Visitation will take place at the 
church one hour prior to the service on Tuesday.  In lieu of flowers, 
memorials can be made in Mr. Berndt’s memory to the Yellow Dog Watershed 
Conservancy, Big Bay, MI 49808.  The Canale-Tonella Funeral Home of Marquette 
is assisting the family with arrangements.


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