Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Cross, Leah L. (Beland) 2005
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Ionia Sentinel Standard, 10 Aug 2005

Leah L. Cross, age 93, of Sebewa Township, passed away on Tuesday, August 9, 
2005 at Heartland Healthcare in Ionia.  She was born on February 26, 1912 in 
Loda, Illinois the daughter of Henry and Rosa (Cogswell) Beland, Sr.  Mrs. 
Cross was a member of LeValley United Methodist Church.  She and her husband 
farmed for most of her life in Sebewa Township and they enjoyed traveling 
together.  Leah married Allen Jay Cross on April 15, 1930.  They celebrated 72 
years of marriage.  He preceded her in death on May 26, 2002.

She was preceded in death by her daughter-in-law, Jerilou Cross and sister, 
Gladys White.

Surviving are 4 sons Robert (Judy) Cross, Dean (Maureen) Cross, Donald Cross, 
Kendall Cross all of Lake Odessa; 1 daughter, Elaine (Donald) Nash of Lyons; 14 
grandchildren; 28 great grandchildren; 3 great-great grandchildren; also 
survived by several step grandchildren and great grandchildren and great-great 
grandchildren; sister, Rosa (Edgar) Fleetham of Sunfield; brothers, Henry 
(Beulah) Beland of Lake Odessa and Thomas (Geraldine) Beland of Stanwood, MI: 
several nieces and nephews.

The Funeral Service will be conducted by Rev. Mark Johnson, Pastor at 11 a.m., 
Friday, August 12, 2005 at LeValley United Methodist Church, 1461 E. David 
Hwy., Ionia.  Graveside services will follow after the luncheon at East Sebewa 
Cemetery.  The family will receive friends 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9 
p.m. Thursday at the Schrauben-Lehman Funeral Home, 210 E. Bridge St., 
Portland.  For those wishing, contributions may be made to Heartland Healthcare 
in Ionia or to the charity of one’s choice in memory of Mrs. Cross.


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