Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Bullen, Vern Mae (Keller) 1997
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Portland Review, 27 Jan 1997

Vern M. Bullen, 80, of Portland and Lakeland, Fla., died Dec. 30, 1996.  Mrs. 
Bullen was born in Sturgeon Bay, Wis., Aug. 11, 1916, the daughter of Myrtle 
and George Keller.  She was employed as a photojournalist by the Lansing State 
Journal, The Grand Rapids Press, Ionia Sentinel Standard, and The Portland 
Review & Observer.  She was also a freelance photographer.  She worked for Farm 
Bureau Services in Lansing.  During the 17 years they wintered in Florida, she 
and her husband worked for the Detroit Tigers in Lakeland.  She enjoyed oil 
painting, writing poetry, traveling, friendships, and family, serving the 
Portland community in many ways.

She is survived by her husband, Clark H. Bullen; sons, John (Sharon) Chidester 
of Boone, Iowa, and Roger (Marylou) and Craig Bullen, both of Portland; 
daughters, Kathie (Ralph) Showerman of Frankenmuth and Laurie (Kamal) Jarrah of 
Lakeland; brother, Roy Scholz of Port Falls, Idaho; relatives and friends in 
Sturgeon Bay; 15 grandchildren; and 14 great grandchildren.  She was preceded 
in death by her parents; one brother, Robert; and son Barry Lee Bullen, in 1954.

Cremation has taken place.  Services were held at the Portland United Methodist 
Church Jan. 25.  Interment was at Portland Cemetery.  Contributions may be made 
to the American Cancer Society, Ionia County Chapter, or The Frankenmuth Bible 
Church, 565 Churchgrove Rd., Frankenmuth, MI 48734.


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