Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Berry, Joseph 1945
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Belding Banner-News 15 Feb 1945

Dr. Joseph Berry, aged 71 years, for the past 25 years a resident of this city
and a native of Otisco township, was found dead in his bed, in his room in the
Hubble building on N. Pleasant street, Friday at about noon.  Death was
attributed to a heart attack.

Dr. Berry had been in poor health for some time and was at the city hospital for
treatment a short time before he returned to his home two weeks ago.  He was a
graduate of the local schools and later graduated from the University of
Michigan.  He practiced medicine at Newberry, this state, for some time and was
regarded as an exceptional doctor, with a future as a surgeon of outstanding
ability and skill, when his health broke and he was compelled to give up his
practice.  About 25 years ago he returned to this city to make his home.  He had
had a room in the Hubble block for the past three years.

Friday morning other residents of the building noticed that Dr. Berry had not
been around and about noon Burr Marr, Frank Welch, Hugh Sinkey and Howard
Williams decided that they would enter the doctor’s room.  Frank Welch entered
the room and discovered the doctor dead in his bed.  Death apparently came
quietly as there was no evidence of a struggle.

The body was taken to the Fales-Huffman funeral home where funeral services were
held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock, with Rev. H.S. Ellis officiating and burial
was in Otisco cemetery.  Pallbearers were Harry Johnson, Ray Ford, Frank
Antcliff and Bert Gregg.

Only near surviving relative is Edwin Thompson, Greenville automobile dealer,
who is a nephew.


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