Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Coe, Howard Merrill 2007
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The Portland Review & Observer, September 30, 2007

Howard Merrill Coe, of Portland, was born Oct. 1, 1914 and passed away on 
Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2007 after being on dialysis for nearly five years.  He 
was such a ‘trooper' who took things as they came and never wavered in his 
Faith in God. He trusted and received the Lord Jesus Christ as his Lord and 
Savior when he was a teenager. He served as a deacon at the Portland Baptist 
Church for many years. He also kept the heating system (old boiler) going and 
fixed everything that needed fixing - even climbing up in the ceiling of the 
sanctuary. He was Mr. Fix-it, always helping people. After working at Valley 
City Milling Company for 17 years a fire occurred, so he had to find another 
job. For the next 25 years he worked at Builders Lumber & Supply. Many 
customers asked for him, and he was a very faithful, loyal and hard worker. 

On Sept. 22, 1934 Howard married Vivian Miles, and they had 73 wonderful years 
together.

Howard is preceded in death by his parents, Jesse and Lydia Coe; sister, Ethel 
Allen; two infant sons, Billy Dean and Keith and granddaughter, Jackie Lakin.  
Surviving him are his 10 children, Janet (Jim) Lakin of Portland, Rosa Lee 
(Don) Tiffany of Wyoming, Mich., Darrell (Carol) Coe of Hollywood, Fla., Tom 
(Marcia) Coe of Hudsonville, Mich., Mary Ellen (Larry) Benjamin of Wildomar, 
Calif, Sharon (Gary) Benjamin of Bay City, Mich., Gary (Carol) Coe of Wyoming, 
Mich., Margaret Engberg of Grand Rapids, Mich., Richard (Cindy) Coe of Holt 
and Martha Coe of Wyoming, Mich.; 24 grandchildren; 45 great-grandchildren and 
two great-great-grandchildren. Howard's love for the Lord, his wife, children, 
grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren have been an 
inspiration, and he leaves behind a wonderful legacy and memories too many to 
mention. He surely will be missed but what a HOPE we have knowing we will see 
him again someday in Heaven!

Funeral services were held on Sept. 29 at the First Baptist Church, Portland; 
with Pastor Steve Taylor officiating. Interment took place at Portland 
Cemetery.  Arrangements were entrusted to the Schrauben-Lehman Funeral Home, 
Portland.


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