Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Brand, Floyd M. 2006 ************************************************ 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: Marilyn Ransom mlnransom@chartermi.net August 13, 2010, 11:13 pm The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, Thursday, October 26, 2006 Floyd M. Brand, age 89, of Saranac passed away October 24, 2006 in Saranac. He was born December 19, 1916 in Montcalm County the son of A.S. Alva and Maud (Canfield) Brand. Floyd married Beatrice Martinson September 1940 who preceded him in death June 1970. He then went on to marry Gertrude Compagner July of 1972. He was a member of Saranac Community Church and Saranac Lions Club. Floyd is survived by his loving wife of 34 years Gertrude Brand of Lowell; daughters, Barbara and Timothy Fenn of Saranac, Gloria and Robert Veurink of Florida; step daughters, Karen and Ken Christopher of Sutton Bay, Kathy and Calvin Powell of Cedar; granddaughter Beth and Russell Thomas of Ionia; step grandchildren, Jonah, Kelly and Jake; great grandchildren, Justin Nicholas and Emma. He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Clyde, Samuel and Durwood Brand; two sisters, Edrie Wolverton, Hazel Bice and one granddaughter Heather. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM, Friday at Lake Funeral Home in Saranac with Rev. John Madvig officiating. Interment Balcom Cemetery. The family will receive friends and relatives 7-8:30 PM Thursday at the funeral home. Anyone wishing may make memorial contributions in Floyd’s name to Ionia Area Hospice. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/b/brand7920nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb