Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Bird, Esther G. "Teddy" (Coan) 2008
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Greenville Daily News, 3 Oct 2008

Esther G. “Teddy” Bird, 88, of Fort Myers Beach, Fly., died Wednesday morning,
Oct. 1, 2008, at the home of her son in Gowen.  Esther was born Feb. 29, 1920,
in Gladwin, the daughter of Edward and Grace Carpenter Coan.  Esther was married
on Aug. 1, 1938, in Angola, Ind., to Samuel “Dick” Bird.  He preceded her in
death on March 5, 1996.  She was also preceded by her parents; her sister,
Bernice; and two brothers, Max and Bob.

During her working years, Esther was the court officer for the Friend of the
Court in Ionia County.  For many years, Esther and Dick had a large strawberry
farm by Belding.  She was a past member of the First United Methodist Church,
where she had served as Junior Choir Director.  She enjoyed travel, reading and
crossword puzzles.  Esther had a true love of family and friends and a grace,
style and a zest for life that was a blessing to her family and all those who
knew her.

She is survived by her children, Richard and Duchess Bird of Port St. Lucie,
Fla., Robert and Yvonne Bird of Marne, Joann and Chuck Leipham of New Smyrna
Beach, Fla., John and Robby Bird of Spring Lake and Kevin, Carol Bird of Gowen;
her grandchildren, Becky Arbogast, Ben Riedel, Heather Bird, Stephen Bird, Ryan
Bird, Shelley Leipham, Greg Leipham, Jen Leipham, Meagan Bird, Matt Bird, Jacob
Bird and Amanda Bird; nine great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Barb Fisher and
Ruth Long.

Funeral and committal services will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Johnson-Feuerstein
Funeral Home, Belding, with Pastor Ken Harger officiating.  Private interment
will be in Greene Cemetery.  Visitation will be one hour before the service. 
Memorial contributions may be given to the Belding Library or Spectrum Health
Hospice.


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