Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Brooks, Ilah M.  June 23, 2013
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Ionia Sentinel-Standard - Tues. June 25, 2013

Ilah M. Brooks, 85, of Belding, died Sunday morning, June 23, 2013 at Heartland 
Health Care Center, Ionia. Ilah was born on Sept. 4, 1927 in Alpena, Mich., to 
Clare and Mary (Olsen) Dority. On Aug. 5, 1950 she married John Brooks in 
Angola, Ind., and together they enjoyed 61 years of marriage until his death in 
November of 2011.

Ilah loved keeping people warm by sewing quilts, and over the years she has 
sewn hundreds!

Ilah is loved and survived by her children, Tracie (Doug) Whiting of Orleans, 
Robert (Betsy) Brooks of Onstead, Mary (Mark) Kelley of Maumelle, Ark., and 
Lore DeVries of Howell; her grandchildren; Andrew Whiting, Alison Brooks, Adam 
Brooks, Jessica Burette, Stacey Kelley and Andrea DeVries; and her sister, 
Patricia Miller of Prescott.

She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband, and her brother Clare 
Dority.

Memorial services will be held on Thursday, June 27, 2013 at Shiloh Community 
Church at 1 p.m. with Pastor Ken Harger officiating.

Visitation will be one hour prior to the service, at the church.

Memorial contributions in Ilah's name may be given to the Heartland Health Care 
Center Activities Fund, envelopes will be available at the church or at 
Johnson-Feuerstein funeral Home, Belding, where funeral care has been 
entrusted. Messages of condolence may be given at www.jffh.com.

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