Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Brown, Bernice 1918
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Ionia Daily Sentinel, 4 Apr 1918

Bernice Brown, daughter of Wm. L. and Roxy Brown, was born Oct. 4, 1894, at the 
farm home east of Hubbardston, where she resided until at the age of 13 she 
entered St. Mary’s academy at Windsor, afterward going to Aekley Hall, Grand 
Haven, from which school she graduated in 1912.

While at Akeley Hall she became a member of the Episcopal church.

Being of an ambitious nature, Bernice went to Detroit to business college and 
took a course in stenography in which work she was engaged at the time of her 
decease.  She passed away the night of March 28, at Grace hospital, Detroit, 
after an illness of one week following an operation for appendicitis from which 
she never fully rallied, her age being 23 years, 5 months and 24 days.

She is survived by her parents and two sisters, Mrs. Carrie McVeigh of 
Hubbardston and Mrs. Abbie Miller of Detroit, also a host of loving friends who 
will cherish her memory.  The remains were brought here Saturday and the 
funeral held at the home Sunday at 2:00 p.m.  Interment made in the West Side 
Cemetery.  Bernice won a host of friends in Detroit and many beautiful floral 
tributes from them accompanied the remains here.  Relatives and friends here 
showed a like appreciation of her character and the room was banked with 
flowers.

The following relatives and friends services:  Mr. and Mrs. Henry Miller, Mr. 
and Mrs. Will Morganthau and Max Morganthau of Detroit; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Tabor 
and Mrs. Allie Rittenger of Grand Rapids; Mr. and Mrs. Byron Borden and Mr. and 
Mrs. Page Borden of near Palo; George Miller and family and Frank Miller of 
Pewamo.


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