Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Carlson, Mary Jane (Rush) March 3, 2012
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Hastings Reminder - Sat. March 10, 2012

CLARKSVILLE, MI- Mary Jane Carlson, age 76, of Clarksville, passed away 
Saturday, March 3, 2012 at her residence.

She was born July 4, 1935 in Lake Odessa, the daughter of Lewis and Margaret 
(Ackerson) Rush.

Mary Jane attended school in Clarksville through the eighth grade and then 
attended Lake Odessa High School graduating in 1953. She continued her 
education at Hackley Hospital Nursing School in Muskegon and graduated in 1957 
as a registered nurse. She later earned her bachelor's in nursing from Michigan 
State University.

Mary Jane worked at various hospitals in her career as a registered nurse 
including St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Pontiac, Grand Rapids Osteopathic 
Hospital, Ionia County Memorial Hospital, Grand Rapids Veterans Hospital and 
retired from the Michigan Department of Corrections, where she worked as 
Riverside Psychiatric Unit. Mary Jane also volunteered for Hospice of Michigan. 

She was active in school functions such as Clarksville Boosters Club, Ban 
Boosters, Brownie and Jr. Girl Scout leader. She was also a member of the DAR 
and Lake Odessa Historical Society and Ionia County Genealogical Society. 

Mary Jane was a member of Central United Methodist Church in Lake Odessa where 
she was a member of the United Methodist Women and Alethians and sang in the 
choir.  

She was preceded in death by her parents and sister, Mildred Livingston.

Surviving are her children, Lewis (Patti) Carlson, Jennifer (Jon) Koetje, 
Alicia (Mike) Bouwens and Linnea (Mike) Jaconette; grandchildren, Brooke, 
Natalia, Mia, Karlee, Kyle, Jenae and Eleanor; numerous nieces, nephews, 
cousins and a host of friends.

Funeral services for Mary Jane were conducted on Friday, March 9, 2012 at Koops 
Funeral Chapel - Lake Odessa. Interment at Clarksville Cemetery.

Memorial contributions in Mary Jane's name may be directed to the Lake Odessa 
Historical Society or the Clarksville Library.

To share a memory of Mary Jane, please visit www.knoopsfc.com.


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