Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Braden, Dallas D. 2004
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BRADEN, Dallas D. 

Posted By: Pam Swiler 
Date: Thursday, 26 August 2004, at 8:44 a.m.

BRADEN - 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 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 to 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, and 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 is survived by his loving wife of 56 years,
Norene; daughters, Bonnie (Fritz) Frost and Dawn (Kim) Deardorff; five
grandchildren; two great-grandchildren and many other relatives and friends. He
was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Dean Braden. Visitation will
be from 3 to 7 PM on Friday, August 27, 2004 at the Koops Funeral Chapel in Lake
Odessa. A memorial service will be held at 11 AM Saturday, August 28, 2004 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. Published in the
Grand Rapids Press on 8/26/2004. 

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