Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Courser, Eugene D. December 9, 2011 ************************************************ 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: Nan Wheaton wheaton1624@yahoo.com April 24, 2013, 9:52 pm Ionia Sentinel Standard - Dec. 13, 2011 Eugene D. Courser, 84, of Clarksville, passed away Friday, Dec, 9, 2011 at his residence. He was born Oct. 18, 1927 in Portland, the son of Herbert Dale and Ruth Evelyn (Friend) Courser. He graduated from Portland High School in 1945 and served in the U.S. Army during the reconstruction of Germany following World War II. Eugene was married to Clarabelle Bennett on Dec. 24, 1948 in Ionia. He was a dairy farmer in the Clarksville area for many years and also was a Grand Rapids Press route Carrier for 10 years. Eugene enjoyed genealogy, bowling, carpentry and assisting his wife, Clarabelle, in cutting fabric needed for her quilting. Eugene was preceded in death by his parents; grandson, Paul Richard Courser on July 2, 2010; sister and brother-in-law, Marjorie and John Benedict. Surviving is his loving wife of 63 years, Clarabelle Courser; children, Richard (Hope) Courser, Nancy Courser and friend Pat Murphy, Steven Courser and Cathy (JR) Coulter; grandchildren, Mary Beth Courser, Jason Jones, Joseph Jones, Ryan Tiffany, Jill Tiffany, Sammie Pierson, Jennifer Carver, Tammy Hoag and Todd Williams; great grandchildren, Shallie and Hunter Pierson, Landon Walkington and Jamie Tiffany; granddaughter-in-law, Shelia Courser; sister, Lucy (David) Stolt; brother-in-law, Bob Bennett; sister-in-law, Florence Ward, Charlene (Gene) Gorby; numerous nieces and nephews. Visitation with the family will be held from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Koops Funeral Chapel – Lake Odessa. Funeral services for Eugene will be conducted at 11 a.m. at Koops Funeral Chapel – Lake Odessa. Interment will follow at Clarksville Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be directed to Pennock Hospice, 1230 W. Green St., Hastings, MI 49058. To share a memory of Eugene, please visit www.koopsfc,com . File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/c/courser19850nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.4 Kb