Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Braden, Dallas D. 2004
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Ionia Sentinel Standard, 26 Aug 2004

Dallas D. Braden, aged 86, of Lake Odessa passed away Tuesday evening August 
24, 2004.  Dallas was born August 19, 1918 in Lake Odessa, the son of Roy 
“Dick” Braden and Alta Barker Braden.

He graduated from the Lake Odessa High School in 1937 and from the University 
of Grand Rapids in 1942 with a B.S. degree in Pharmacy.  He enlisted in the 
U.S. Navy and was later transferred to the Marines.  He served in Guam, Sipan, 
and Tunisia during World War II from 1943-1946.  Mr. Braden purchased the Nye 
Drug Store in 1947 and he was married to Norene Deatsman on May 9, 1948.  He 
served on the Ionia County Memorial Hospital Board and was a former counselor 
at the Ionia Reformatory.  He was a director of the Union Bank for 27 years, of 
which he served as chairman of the board for 2 years.  Dallas was a member of 
Central United Methodist Church and the V.F.W. Jackson-Mutchler Post 4461.

He was preceded in death by his parents; and brother, Dean Braden.

He is survived by his loving wife of 56 years, Norene; daughters, Bonnie 
(Fritz) Frost and Dawn (Kim) Deardorff; grandchildren, Tiffani (Tim) Eden, 
Heather (Richard) Long, Tony (Jodi) Deardorff, Drew Deardorff, and Kyle 
Deardorff; great grandchildren, Jackson and Hayden Long; and many other 
relatives and friends.

Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. on Friday at the Koops Funeral Chapel in 
Lake Odessa.  A Memorial Service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the 
Central United Methodist Church in Lake Odessa with visitation one hour prior 
to the service.  The family has suggested memorial contributions be made to the 
Lake Odessa Athletic Association or Hospice of Michigan.


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