Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Catt, Orvin A. 1986 ************************************************ 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: Sandy Heintzelman sheintz@iserv.net November 30, 2017, 6:54 am Ionia Sentinel Standard, 12 May 1986 Orvin A. Catt, 97, of 1404 Johnson, Lake Odessa, died Saturday, May 10, in Pennock Hospital, Hasting. Born April 13, 1889, in Odessa Township, he was the son of George and Nancy Herron Catt. He was a lifelong resident of Ionia County. He attended Beard rural school. He was married to Bessa Thomas March 26, 1913, in Ionia. They operated a tire and battery shop for some years in Lake Odessa. He was also employed by the school system as a bus driver and janitor, and also worked as a carpenter. Surviving are his wife Bessa; a son LeRoy Catt of Lake Odessa; a daughter, Hazel Richardson of Portland; and a daughter-in-law Mary Catt of Barryton; five grandchildren and eight great grandchildren; and a sister, Vertie McDonald of Lake Odessa. A son, Glendon (Pete) Catt, preceded him in death in 1985, and a sister, Ida, died in 1968. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. from the Koops Funeral Chapel, Lake Odessa, with the Rev. George Speas officiating. Burial will be in Lakeside Cemetery. A memorial has been established for Lake Odessa Ambulance, in care of the funeral home. The family will be at the funeral home Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/c/catt6938gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb