Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Butcher, Arwilda 2013 ************************************************ 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: Marilyn Ransom mransom311@gmail.com August 2, 2015, 9:19 pm The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, September 11, 2013 Arwilda (Bill) Butcher, 91, of Saranac passed away Sept. 10, 2013, in Ionia. She was born July 19, 1922, in Clarksville, the daughter of Harry and Edna (Vandercar) Kauffman. Arwilda married Thane Butcher in 1940, and he preceded her in death in 1984. Arwilda loved to bake cookies, play cards and do yard work. She adored her family. Arwilda is survived by her daughters, Carol (Jack) Chipman of Saranac, Sharon (Chuck) Toby of Lakeview and Joy (Steve) Klink of Eaton Rapids; daughter-in-law Jean Butcher of Ionia; brothers, Sam Kauffman of Ionia and Harry (Ed) and Ruth Ann Kauffman of Hastings; sister-in-law Crystal McClaren of Spring Lake; 13 grandchildren; 28 great grandchildren; and nine great great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two sons, Roger and Carl; six sisters; and one great granddaughter. Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, 2013, at the Lake Funeral Home in Saranac with Pastor Jerry Smith officiating. Interment Saranac Cemetery. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Friday at the Funeral Home. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/b/butcher31638nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb