Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Bishop, Vern M. (Mr.) September 7, 1955
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Lake Odessa Wave - September 5, 1955
VERN BISHOP DIED WEDNESDAY
   Vern M. Bishop, 63, passed away Wednesday afternoon, September 7, at Pennock
hospital where he had 
been a patient for five day with a heart ailment.
   A native of Allegan county he was the son of Myron and Orpha Bishop and had been
a resident here for 38 
years coming here from Richland.
   He purchased the dairy business of Alhe Tolies and in 1920 added the ice business
which he operated until 
the business was discontinued in 1943.  He sold the dairy to hie brother, Charles
bishop 10 years before he 
sold the ice business.
   At the time of his death he was a building engineer at the Keller Brass Co. where
he had been employed for 
about five years.
   Mr. Bishop was a member of the I.O.O.F. lodge.
   Surviving are his wife, Leafy, one daughter, Mrs Kenneth (Gloria) Swift; one son,
Merl of Grand Rapids, an 
employee of the Peoples National bank for 20 years, one sister, Mrs. Inez Pillips of
Dewitt; five brothers, 
Hubert of Battle Creek, Charles and Percy of Allegan, Lloyd of Kalamazoo and William
of Coloma and four 
grandchildren.
   Funeral services were held Saturday at 2 at the Pickens funeral chapel with
burial in Lakeside cemetery.
   Rev. A. J. Pitman officiated.

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