Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Bluemly, Fred H. May 15, 1930
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The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, Thursday, May 15, 1930
In the death of Fred H. Bluemly at his home in Easton township Thursday 
morning at 10 o’clock that community lost one of its oldest citizens from the 
standpoint of continued residence, who had lived for 60 years, and since his 
birth on the same farm.  …(illegible)..from the community one of the strong 
characters, loved as a neighbor, idolized as the head of the home, and admired 
for his civic interests, one who gave hearty support to every enterprise for 
the betterment of the community in which he lived.  This support was far 
reaching to adjoining communities, and many friends existed because of the 
contacts which he made.

For many weeks it had been known that his condition was serious, and his last 
weeks were made pleasant by the love and devotion of his family and hosts of 
friends.  During the many months of his sickness he had met his suffering with 
patience and fortitude.  The end came Thursday morning while he was seated in 
a chair in the living room, and while the family were preparing to fumigate 
the house, as the youngest child had just recovered from scarlet fever.

The work of fumigating the house was completed and the funeral services will 
be conducted there Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock by Dr. Paul L. Stewart.

Mr. Bluemly’s widow, to whom he was married 18 years ago, three daughter, 
Doris, an honor student of the Ionia high school, Nila, who was writing the 
seventh grade examination at the time of her father’s death, and Avis, who has 
just recovered from her illness, survive.  He also leaves the following 
brothers: Eugene of Birmingham, Ala.; Herman of Butternut; Alvin of Grand 
Rapids, and sisters, Mrs. Carrie Meier of Howard City; Mrs. Minnie Swenk of 
Detroit; Mrs. Ted Callow of Long Beach, Cal., Mrs. John Dietrick of East 
Lansing, Mrs. Willard Webster of Bath, and Mrs. Peter Christensen of Ionia.

Another Publication:

Ionia Daily Sentinel-Standard, Monday 19 May 1930

The last rites for Fred H. Bluemly of Easton, who died suddenly Thursday 
morning, were conducted from the Bluemly homestead in Easton by Rev. Paul L. 
Stewart, pastor of the Church of Christ, Sunday afternoon.  This homestead had 
been the home of Mr. Bluemly during his entire lifetime, a period of 60 
years.  Early in life he began taking an active interest in the civic and 
rural activities of his community, gaining the love of his fellow men by his 
genial personality and devotion to the worthwhile things of life.  His 
associates and their families and friends filled the house Sunday afternoon 
and nearly all of them accompanied the funeral party to the Highland Park 
cemetery, where the interment took place.

The esteem that the community held for Mr. Bluemly was shown by the large 
masses of flowers that were arranged about the casket and later at the 
cemetery by Mrs. Harry Whipple and Mrs. Sarah VanGeisen.

The bears were Jud Simmons, John VanGeisen, Robert Lincoln, Herbert Ward, 
Harry Whipple, Herman Haney, and the musical selections provided by Chandler 
Haight.

Those here to attend the services were Mrs. Carrie Meier, Howard City; Mr. and 
Mrs. John Deitrick, Lansing; Mr. and Mrs. Herman Bluemly and Mr. and Mrs 
Chauncey Higbee, of Butternut; Mr. and Mrs. Willard Webster, Bath; Mr. and 
Mrs. Alvin Bluemly of Grand Rapids; Mr. and Mrs. Earl Olmstead and Mr. and 
Mrs. Clay Olmstead of Ludington; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Grieve and Me. and Mrs. 
Robert Lyon of Ludington; E. E. Thayer and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Thayer and son, 
of Sheridan, and Miss Green, of Ann Arbor.



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