Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Cottrell, Victor I. 1967
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Ionia Sentinel Standard, 17 May 1967

Victor Cottrell, 63, of 606 Jones street, died early Wednesday morning in
Blodgett Memorial hospital in Grand Rapids, after a three weeks illness.  He was
born in Belding, November 16, 1903, the son of Fred A. Cottrell and Anna Chase
Cottrell.  The family moved to Ionia when he was 10 years old and he attended
grade school and was a graduate of Ionia high school.

He was employed at Pere Marquette car shops about two years, after which he was
a sub clerk-carrier at Ionia post office two years and then went to work at
Ypsilanti Reed Furniture Co. in 1933.  He worked there and for its successors
Ionia Manufacturing and Smith Plastics until his illness three weeks ago.  He
was married June 17, 1929 to Helen Loper in Muir and moved to Ionia and they
have made their home here since.

Surviving are his wife Helen, one son Ivan R. of New Britain, Conn.; three
daughters, Mrs. Elwood T. Spencer, Orleans, Mrs. Gordon W. Johnston of Ionia,
Mrs. Ronald L. Jones of Jackson; nine grandchildren; one brother Copley of Ionia
and one sister Mrs. Daniel McNichols of Detroit.

He was a lifelong member of First Christian church, and at present was financial
secretary, former deacon, elder and chairman of the board and member of
Heloche-Keystone Sunday school class.  He was formerly active in scouting and a
member of Boy Scout board of review, member of local 420 United Furniture
Workers union and former financial secretary of that union.  He was active in
Ionia bowling league and at his death was president of the community league and
had been secretary of bowling league for several years.  He was a former member
of Portland Country club.

Funeral services will be Friday at 2 p.m. at First Christian church with Rev.
James Kendall officiating and burial will be in Memorial Gardens Shrine
cemetery.  Body will be at Boynton funeral home until noon Friday at which time
it will be moved to the church.  The family will be at the funeral home
Wednesday and on Thursday evenings from 7 to 9 p.m. and Thursday afternoon from
2 to 4.  Memorial fund has been established in Mr. Cottrell’s name for the First
Christian church.


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