Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Bigelow, Velda (Klingman) (Birchard) 1995
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Hastings Banner, 1995

Graveside services were held at Lakeside Cemetery here on April 7 for Velda 
(Klingman) Bigelow of Midland, who died at the age of 105 after many years of 
living at the Kings’ Daughters home.  She provided licensed child care for many 
years at her home on Fifth Avenue.  Many days a dozen children had loving care 
from her and her husband, Clare.

While living in Lake Odessa after several years of working in a Lansing bank 
during Mr. Bigelow’s working years in the automotive industry, Mrs. Bigelow was 
a member of Central Church, the Eastern Star, The DAR, Past Matrons group.  At 
Midland she was a circle member in a Presbyterian church, Aldersgate UM Church, 
Kings Daughters and Sons.

She had been married to Frank Birchard in 1908 and to Clare Bigelow in 1935.  
She is survived by daughter Edna Walker, grandchildren Raymond and Helen 
Walker, Ruth and Ronald Klump of Midland, and Lois and Richard Watts of 
Fairport, NY.  She was preceded in death by two sisters, four brothers, son-in-
law Harry Walker and granddaughter Mary Walker, and both husbands.

Funeral services were held at the Wilson-Miller funeral home in Midland on 
Friday morning.

Local chapter officers were notified of the afternoon interment, enabling 
Worthy Matron Laurel Garlinger, Worthy Patron Clayton Boyce and Chapter 
Secretary Letah Boyce to Attend.

[Transcriber's Note:  There is a notation on the obituary card which says that 
her name was Verda.]


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