Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Bever, Helen I. (Hesterly) 2015 ************************************************ 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 October 16, 2017, 7:04 am Ionia Sentinel Standard, 13 May 2015 Helen I. Bever, age 91, of Lake Odessa passed away on Monday, May 11, 2015. Helen was born on March 7, 1924, to Chester and Clara (Leopard) Hesterly. She was a graduate of Lake Odessa High School, where she played on the first women’s basketball team. In 1947 Helen married her soul mate Dean Bever and he preceded her in death. Her family meant everything to her and she treasured spending time with them especially the grand babies. She enjoyed the Monday morning coffee group at Meyers Bakery, playing Bingo at Emmerson Apartments, watching Detroit Tigers baseball and Spartan Basketball. Survivors include: daughters Linda Malloy, Judy Wells and Sue (Brian) Pinkston, six grandchildren, 19 great children and one great-great grandchild, sisters Beulah (Max) Bradley and Iris Zook along with many nieces and nephews. Those preceding Helen in death are: parents, husband, son-in-law Jeffery, granddaughter Darcy, sisters Fern Nielsen and Bernice Clum. Visitation for Helen will be held on Friday, May 15, 2015 from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. at the Lakewood United Methodist Church, 10265 E. Brown Road, Lake Odessa, MI 48849. Services will be held on Saturday, May 16, 2015, at 11 a.m. at the Lakewood United Methodist Church. Interment will take place at Lakeside Cemetery, Lake Odessa, MI. Donations in Helen’s name can be made to Lakewood United Methodist Church, Trillium Woods Hospice Home or Donor’s Choice. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/b/bever6761gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb