Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Clements, Charlene Mae (Conklin) November 15, 2018
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Ionia Sentinel Standard-Wed. Nov. 21, 2018

CHARLENE MAE CLEMENTS, 84
1934-2018
Charlene Mae Clements, age 84 of Greenville, passed away under hospice care at
Metron 
of Greenville Nursing Home, surrounded by her loving family on November 15, 2018.
She 
was born on August 22, 1934, in Belding, Michigan, the daughter of Arthur and
Bernice 
(Martin) Conklin. Charlene attended Belding Schools, and worked at several places
during 
her lifetime.-, including Chrysler Motors and the Ionia K-Mart store. She also
worked as a 
usher at Ionia Free Fair for several years. Charlene enjoyed playing B.I.N.G.O.,
working 
crossword puzzles and always gave the Daily News a thorough reading to make sure she

kept up on the latest area happenings. A resident of Ionia, Belding and Greenvile
for her 
entire life she was known by many for her feisty personality and being ever-ready to
help 
someone out with a ride to a gathering or event, making sure that no one who wanted
to be 
there was left behind. With all of her work and activities, she always considered
her primary 
focus her family and her home. She will be dearly missed.

Memories of Charlene will be cherished by her dear children Donald (Linda) Marsh of

Belding, Rodney (Lance ) March of Saline and Ronda (Tony) Butler of Belding; 10 
grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; 2 great-great-grandchildren; husband, Robert
L. 
Cements, who she married in 2009 and survives in Mesick, Michigan; a son-in-law,
Harold 
Randall of Saranac; a daughter-in-law, Frances Marsh; siblings, Carol Ann Hansen of

Wyoming, Janice (Marco) Loper of Gowen and Paul (Kay) Conklin of Orleans; and
several 
nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; children, Denis Marsh, Darlene Randall,
Paula 
Tucker and Randy Marsh; and two sisters, Beverly Adams, and Donna Pretzel.

The family will host a Life Celebration gathering and service on Saturday, November
24, 
2018 at Verdun Family Funeral Home, 303 S. Bridge St., Belding with Pastor Ken
Harger 
officiating. The family will greet visitors beginning at 11:30 a.m. and the service
will begin at 
1:00 p.m. followed by a luncheon at the Belding American Legion. Private interment
Rites 
will be accorded at Easton Township Cemetery, Ionia. Those wishing to express their

sympathy through a memorial donation in Charlene's memory, are welcomed to consider

the Activities Programs at Metron of Greenville. Envelopes will be available at the
service or 
by contacting Verdun Family Funeral Home and Cremation  Services, who is caring for
the 
arrangements, (616 794-1300 or verdunfh.com

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