Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Betz, Elvin F. April 8, 2011 ************************************************ 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: Nan Wheaton wheaton1624@yahoo.com April 22, 2013, 6:44 pm Ionia Sentinel Standard - April 12, 2011 Elvin F. Betz of Ionia, age 86, passed away on Friday, April 8, 2011. He was born on August 31, 1924 in Monroe, the son of James and Leona (Boldt) Betz. Mr. Betz graduated from Eastern Michigan University in 1950 and Wayne State University in 1957. Her served in the Army during WWII and was the Assistant Principal at Ionia High School from 1972-1985. Elvin was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church and was the former president of M.A.R.S.P, Ionia Chapter. He worked as a Track Official for the Michigan High School Athletic Association for 30 years and volunteered his time for the Commission on Aging. He was preceded in death by his parents and sister Irene Betz of Monroe. Surviving are his wife of 64 years, Phyllis; 3 sons, Dennis (Sue) Betz of Dexter, MI, Philip (Debra) Betz of Grand Rapids, MI and Gary (Nancy) Betz of Ionia, MI; 5 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren; brother, Ivan (Shirley) Betz of Griffin, Ga; sister, Patricia Ryan of Corryton, TN. The memorial Service will be at 11 a.m., Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Ionia. Interment will follow at Balcom Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5 to 8 p.m., Tuesday at the Schrauben-Lehman Funeral Home, 220 Rich St., Ionia. For those desiring, memorial contributions may be made to St. John’s Lutheran Church. Arrangements are entrusted to the Schrauben-Lehman Funeral Homes. Online condolences may be made at www.schraubenlehman.com File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/b/betz19802nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb