Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Bivins, Margaret C. (Estaub) January 17, 1954
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Belding Banner-News  Thurs. January 21, 1954

            Rites Wednesday At St.Joseph's For Mother of Nine.

Mrs.Fred Bivins, of 927 Charles street, this city, passed away Sunday morning at 
1:45 o'clock at St.Mary's hospital in Grand Rapids after an illness of six days. 
A year ago on Feb. 10 she suffered a broken hip in a fall and had fully 
recovered from that injury but developed a coronary thrombosis which resulted in 
her death. She was 72 years old.

The daughter of James and Angela Estaub, she was born Margaret C. Estaub in 
Tiffin, Ohio on Jan. 24, 1882. With her parents she came to this county as an 
infant and here she spent her entire life. On April 2, 1902, she was united in 
marriage to Fred Bivins at Hubbardston.

Mrs.Bivins was a member of St.Joseph's Catholic Church  and of the St.Cecelia 
Circle of the Rosary Confraternity and was also a member of the local chapter of 
the Blue Star Mother.In April of 1952 she and Mr.Bivins celebrated their golden 
wedding anniversary.

Surviving are her husband, Fred, six sons, Robert and Carl of this city, Phillip 
of Coopersville, Earl of Mt.Pleasant and Fred,Jr., and Joseph of Grand Rapids, 
two daughters,Lucille (Mrs.Michael Pendrick) of Plainwell and Margaret 
(Mrs.Albert Hayes) of Grand Rapids, 19 grandchildren and three great-
grandchildren. The couples eldest son, Alfred preceded his Mother in death 
several years ago.

The Huffman Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements and there the members of 
St.Joseph's congregation met on Tuesday evening at eight o'clock to recite the 
Rosary. Funeral service were held on Wednesday morning at ten o'clock from St. 
Joseph's church with the Pastor Fr. Charles Steves officiating at the Requiem 
Mass. Burial was made in St.Joseph's cemetery and pallbearers were Martin 
Engemann, Carl Rittersdorf, Robert Wood, Vern Wright, Harold Geisen and Charles 
Hansen.

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St.Joseph Cem.,Belding,MI

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