Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Croel, Marian M. (Miles) May 27, 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, 9:44 pm Ionia Sentinel Standard - May 31, 2011 Marian M. Croel, 92, of Ionia, devoted wife, mother and grandmother, passed away on Friday, May 27, 2011. She was born Sept. 16, 1918 in Orange Township the daughter of Charlie and Myrtle (Banfield) Miles. Marian enjoyed the Ionia Free Fair, served on the Board of the Ionia County Social Services for many years and was a longtime member of the LeValley United Methodist church. She married Russell Croel on June 26, 1936 and they shared 65 years together. Marian was preceded in death by her husband, Russell; brother, Richard Miles; and sister, Meredith Sandborn. Surviving are her children, Philip (Suzanne) Croel of Florida, Steve (Janet) Croel of Ionia, and Danon “Dan” (Sara) Croel of Lyons, Nicholene “Nicki” Dawson of Florida and Angela (Aziz) Tayfun of Virginia; 13 grandchildren; 16 great grandchildren; sister, Vivian Coe; many nieces and nephews. The Funeral Service will be conducted by Pastor Den Slattery at 11 a.m., Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at LeValley United Methodist church, 4081 Kelsey Hwy., Ionia. Interment will be in Tuttle Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5 to 8 p.m., Tuesday at the Schrauben-Lehman Funeral Home, 220 Rich St., Ionia. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/c/croel19847nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.8 Kb