Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Carpenter, Lewis Adelbert Jr. 2009
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The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Lewis Adelbert Carpenter, Jr., of Portland Township, was born on December 3, 
1924, and peacefully passed away on February 27, 2009 after a long struggle 
with Alzheimer's Disease. 

Lewis was retired as Transportation Director of Portland Public Schools after 
22 years of service. He was a member of the Ionia County Sheriff Posse for 
several years. Lewis farmed most of his life along with raising his beloved 
horses. He was active in 4-H and in the 1950's very active in Portland 
Rodeo's. He was a loving husband, father, stepfather, grandfather, great-
grandfather and loved by many. 

He is survived by his wife, Susan J. Carpenter, Lewis's three children Melissa 
Lee (Carpenter) and Walter Davis, Bradley Lewis and Jacquie Carpenter, and 
Debra Sue (Carpenter) and Dale Fineran all of St. Petersburg, Florida. He is 
also survived by five stepchildren by his marriage to Betty Carpenter; 
Jeannette (Ingraham) and Jack Wilson, Twana (Ingraham) and Tom Dies, Kevin 
Ingram, Timothy and Beth Ingraham, William Jorgensen, Kristina K. (Hall) and 
Troy Hanson, and Jeffrey B. and Becky Hall. He had numerous grandchildren, and 
many great-grandchildren. 

He was preceded in death by his wife Betty Carpenter in 1987, his mother 
Sevina (Rocke) Carpenter and his father Lewis Adelbert Carpenter Sr. 

Funeral Services will be conducted by Pastor Joe Robbe at 11:00 a.m., 
Wednesday, March 4, 2009, at the Schrauben-Lehman Funeral Home, 210 E. Bridge 
St., Portland. Interment will be held at Portland Cemetery. The family will 
receive friends 2-4 and 6-8 p.m., Tuesday, at the funeral home. Memorial 
contributions may be made to the American Alzheimer's Association or the Ionia 
County Commission on Aging, Forget-Me-Not Program in memory of Lewis. The 
family would like to acknowledge Hospice of Ionia and the Forget-Me-Not 
Program of Ionia County Commission on Aging for all their help, services and 
guidance.


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