Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Contreras, Carmen (Arrellano) June 6, 1987 ************************************************ 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: Patricia Currigan currigan1932@comcast.net January 29, 2023, 5:39 pm Ionia Sentinel Standard- Monday June 8, 1987 CARMEN CONTRERAS LAKE ODESSA- Carmen Contreras, 93, of Lake Odessa died Saturday at Springbrook Manor, Grand Rapids. Born July 16, 1893, in Mexico, she was the daughter of Andres and Cruz Arrellano. She was married to Joseph Gabriel Contreras; he died April 6, 1962. She was a member of St. Edward's Church, Lake Odessa. Surviving a e eight sons, Lous, Jessie and Tom, all of Lake Odessa; Andrew of Jenison; Robert and Nicholas of Chicago; Gabriel of Lansing and Joseph of Texas; two daughters, Mary Ashworth of Florida and Lucy Villa of Calif.; 16 grandchildren; and several great-and great-great grandchildren. Two brothers also survive. Five sons, Charles, Morris, Fred, Raymond and Bruce, preceded her in death. Funeral mass will be Tuesday at 1 p.m. from St.Edward's Church, Lake Odessa, with the Rev. James Bozung officiating. Burial will be in Lakeside Cemetery. Rosary will be said at Koops Funeral Chapel at 6 p.m. Monday. The family will be at the funeral home Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. Additional Comments: Lakeside Cem.#14-1714-2 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/c/contrera44910nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb