Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Church, Marvel J. March 23, 1970 ************************************************ 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: Nan Wheaton wheaton1624@yahoo.com January 22, 2022, 10:19 am Lake O. Wave, Thurs. April. 2, 1970 Marvel J. Church Passes Away Monday Marvel J. Church, 79, of Route 1 Saranac, Berlin Township, died at his home early Monday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Church had spent the winter with their daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Simson of Pontiac, and had returned home Sunday. Born May 4, 1890, in Campbell Township, he was the son of Calvin and Huldah Church. He married Edith Durkee, June 29, 1910, and had lived at his present residence the past 25 years. For several years he was employed at Fisher Body plant in Pontiac. A member of the Berlin Center United Methodist Church and had been choir director for several years. Surviving are his wife, Edith; daughter, Mrs. Simpson of Pontiac; two sons, Robert of Kalkaska and Bruce of Rochester; seven grandchildren and six great- grandchildren. Funeral services were held Saturday at 2:00 p.m. at Stone-Kauffman Funeral Home in Ionia. Rev. Luther Brokaw officiated. Burial was in Clarksville Cemetery. Additional Comments: Services: Saturday, March 28, 1970 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/c/church42172nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb