Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Braden, Norene (Deatsman) 2005 ************************************************ 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: Sandy Heintzelman sheintz@iserv.net January 9, 2010, 2:28 pm Ionia Sentinel Standard, 9 Feb 2005 Norene Braden, aged 82, of Lake Odessa, passed away Tuesday, February 8, 2005. She was born in Lake Odessa on November 23, 1922, the daughter of Forrest and Wilma (Dirr) Deatsman. Norene graduated from Lake Odessa High School in 1940 and was married to Dallas Braden on May 9, 1948. She had been employed in the office of the A. C. Spark Plug Co. in Ionia and the Smith Brothers Elevator in Lake Odessa. She and her husband had been the owners of the Braden Drug Store in Lake Odessa for many years. Norene was a longtime member of the Central United Methodist Church in Lake Odessa, the United Methodist Women, and the Ladies Auxiliary of the VFW Post #4461. She is survived by her daughters, Bonnie (Fritz) Frost and Dawn (Kim) Deardorff; grandchildren, Tiffani (Tim) Elden, Heather (Richard) Long, Tony (Jodi) Deardorff, Drew Deardorff, and Kyle Deardorff; great grandchildren, Jackson and Hayden Long; sisters, Marjorie Krepps and Eleanor Sedore; brother, LaVon (Donna) Deatsman; sister-in-law, Dawn Deatsman and Janice Bursley; and many other loving relatives and friends. Norene was preceded in death by her parents; her loving husband of 56 years, Dallas; and brothers, Carlyn Deatsman and Gary Deatsman. The family will receive relatives and friends from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday, February 11 at the Koops Funeral Chapel in Lake Odessa. A Memorial Service will be held at 11 a.m. on Sat., Feb. 12 at the Central United Methodist Church in Lake Odessa with visitation for one hour prior to the service. The family has suggested that memorial contributions may be made to the Central United Methodist Church or Barry Community Hospice. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/b/braden2271nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb