Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Clendening, Arlene Mamie  February 23, 2016
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Ionia Sentinel Standard-Wed. Feb. 24, 2016

ARLENE MAMIE BELCHER CLENDENING

Arlene Mamie Belcher Clendening was born Feb. 7, 1921 in Berlin township to Fred and
Mary Bradt Belcher. She graduated from I.H.S. in 1939. She attended central Michigan
University where she met her husband of 55 years. Arlene taught 3 years during World
War II in rural schools of Berlin township. She married Lawrence (Bill) Clendening on
May 7, 1944. He died in 1999.

An avid rock hound, she and her husband belonged to the Grand Alley rock and Mineral
Society a number of years, and exhibited at rock shows and the Ionia Free Fair. She
loved flowers and won many ribbons at the fair in Ionia. Arlene loved to travel in the
mountains and the forests, and enjoyed a yearly trip to the Upper Peninsula and Mackinac
Island. She loved christian, country and band music. Arlene never cared for crowds, but did
enjoy tractor and steam engine shows and flea markets.  Unlike most people, she did not
are much for TV or movies. Movies had to be old time ones or educational. She loved
being out-side working in her yard and enjoying her pet lambs, goats and rabbits. She was
interested in butterflies and humming birds. Arlene loved poetry and studying maps.
She was an active, independent person who seldom expected help with her work. She as
always a fast worker. Her one concern, at present is the she feels that young people spend
too much time on the Internet and playing videos and too little time on academics. She
always cared and was concerned about her family, friends and neighbors.

Arlene is survived by a son, Dan, of Ionia; daughter Kathy (Art) Raby of Orleans;
and three grandchildren, Kevin, Don and Lisa (Bills) Parks. She has eight great-grandchildren,
Megan, Alicia, Alex, Jacob, Bandon, Caleigh, Payton and Elliot.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Bill (Lawrence), son (Shawn), and
one great-granddaughter (Sophie). Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Feb.
26 at Lake Funeral Home in Ionia. Visitation will be on Friday from noon until the time of
services. Those wishing may make memorial contributions to Ionia County Humane Society. Online
condolences may be made at www.lakefuneralhomes.com

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