Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Blum, James August 31, 2017 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Pat Currigan currigan1932@comcast.net July 8, 2020, 2:41 pm Grand Rapids Press-Sun. Sept 3, 2017 Excerpts from Obituary: JAMES BLUM of Kentwood, MI. Died Thursday August 31, 2017-age 67 Born August 22, 1950, son of Carl and Doris Blum. Survived by wife, Laura, two children, six grandchildren, three brothers, brother and sister-in-law, aunt, nieces, nephews and cousins. Jim grew up in Wyoming, he & Laura raised their two children in Saranac. Loved Baseball, Little League & High School at Godwin Heights High School. After college had a career with Meijer, retired after 30 years. Celebrated 17 years of Marriage to Laura on July 1, 2017. Received lung transplant in 2016 & battled cancer. Preceded in death by parents, 2 brothers, several aunts and uncles. Visitation 6-8 p.m. at Matthysse-Kuiper-DeGraaf Funeral Chapel, Kentwood SE. A Memorial celebration Saturday, Sept. 9 at 11 a.m. at Kentwood Community Church, 1200 60th St. SE, Kentwood, MI., 49508. Family request any contributions be give to the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation. Online condolences may be sent to www.mkdfuneralhome.com File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/b/blum37603nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb