Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Burns, Gene V. January 17, 2019
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Ionia Sentinel standard-Wed. Jan. 23, 2019

GENE BURNS, 67
Gene V. Burns, 67, of Ionia, passed away Thursday January 17, 2019 at 
Spectrum Health-Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids. Gene was born on November 
28, 1952 in Belding the son of Gene D.and Frieda L. (Hacker) Burns. He 
graduated from Belding High School with the class of 1971. He later attended 
Montcalm Community College. 
Gene retired from extruded Metal in Belding after 41 years of service. He had 
worked recently as a stocker at Menards in Ionia. Gene enjoyed camping, 
fishing and family time. He had a good sense of humor, was a member of AA for 
17 years and for many years loved the Christmas season when he played Santa 
Claus at many events around the area. He will be greatly missed by his family 
and friends.

Gene is loved and survived by his wife Paula and his children Cara (Brian) 
Bruining of Wyoming and Janice (Ed) Abshagen of Middleville; his 
grandchildren Gabby (Michael) Hallatschek, Jacklyn Bruining, Augustine 
Abshagen and Paige Abshagen; his mother Frieda Mosher of Sheridan; his 
sisters; Mable Simmons of Texas, Dianne (Pete) Bykerk of Six Lakes, Cheri 
(William) Honson of Wyoming and Sandy (Scott) Thomas of Apache Junction, AZ; 
his aunt Mary Jane (Rick) Johnston, and special friends Jeff, Kathy, Bert, 
Bertha, Don, Kathy, Roger, Jackie and many more and his two faithful canine 
companions; Darla Ann and Bentley Joseph, both miniature Alaskan Eskimos. 
He was preceded in death by his father. 

Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday January 24, 2019 at Shiloh 
Community church with Pastor Ken Harger and Fred lab officiating. Visitation 
will be Wednesday evening January 23, 2019from 6-8 p.m. at Johnson-Feuerstein 
Funeral Home, Belding. Memorials may be given to the family of AA of Ionia. 
Interment will take place in the Spring in Greene Cemetery, Belding. To share 
a memory of Gene, offer a condolence message or order flowers, please visit 
the website of the funeral home at www.jffh.com

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