Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Brown, Viva J. 2002 ************************************************ 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: Sue K. Gurk MIGenWeb4@gmail.com May 1, 2010, 10:29 am Ionia MIGenWeb BROWN, Viva J. Ionia Sentinel Standard Mrs. Viva J. Brown, 72, of Ionia formerly of Lansing passed away Saturday, March 23, 2002 at the Ionia County Memorial Hospital. She was born on June 2, 1929 in Remus, the daughter of Irwin C. and Retah Roda (Swartz) Brown. Viva worked at the Casanova Restaurant in Lansing and the Meijer in Ionia for eight years. Surviving are one daughter, Roxanne (Larry) Thelen of Ionia; two sons, Gary Brown of California and Larry (Lianna) Gladding of Lyons; three grandchildren, J.R., Tara and Lacy; one brother, Newt (Bonnie) Brown of Remus; one sister, Subinah Howe of Morley; and several nieces and nephews. Viva was preceded in death by six brothers. Cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday at the Cook Funeral Home in Ionia with Rev. Carol Meeder from the First Christian Church officiating. Visitation is 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Tuesday at the Rich Street Chapel of Cook Funeral Home in Ionia. Memorial contributions can be made to the Arthritis Foundation in care of the funeral home. Contributed by: Sandy Heintzelman File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/b/brown5295gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb