Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Contreras, Bruce March 12, 1987
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Ionia Sentinel Standard Mon. March 16, 1987

                                 BRUCE CONTRERAS

LAKE ODESSA-Bruce Contreras, 55, of Lake Odessa, died Thursday, March 12, at his 
residence.

He was born Aug. 30, 1931, in Woodland, the son of Gabriel and Carmen Arellano 
Contreras.

He attended Lake Odessa schools and was married to Dawn Bidwell on Dec 16, 1975 
in Hastings.

He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.

He was a painting contractor in the Lake Odessa area for several years, retiring 
in 1985 due to ill health.

Surviving are his wife, Dawn; three step-children, Rocky Chase of Lake Odessa, 
randy Chase of Nashville, and Cindy Chase of Lansing; two step-grandchildren; 
his mother, Carmen of Grand Rapids; eight brothers, Louis, Jesse, and Tom of 
Lake Odessa, Andrew of Jenison, Robert and Nicholas, both of Chicago, Gabriel of
Lansing and Joseph of Texas; two sisters,Mary Ashworth of Florida and Lucy Villa 
of California.

Funeral services will be held Monday at 10 a.m. at the St.Edward's Catholic 
Church in Lake Odessa.

Burial will be in Lakeside Cemetery.

Rosary will be on Sunday at 7:30 p.m.

The family will be at Koops Funeral Chapel inLake Odessa on Saturday from 7 to 9 
p.m. and Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 7 to 9 p.m.


Additional Comments:
Lakeside Cem.#4-E242-3
Korean Veteran

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