Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Curtis, Lettie A.(Bretz) April 18, 1950
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Lake Odessa Wave - Thursday April 20, 1950

MRS. LETTIE CURTIS DIES AT AGE OF 87
Mrs. Lettie Curtis, 87, died Tuesday night at the home of her son, Mr and Mrs 
Voight Curtis north-west of town, after an illness of eight weeks.

She was a pioneer resident of this vicinity, daughter of Ephraim and Elizabeth 
Bretz and was born and lived her entire life on the farm where she died. Her 
husband William died five years ago last August.

She was a former member of the 3 x 4 club and was a member of the West Odessa 
Church before it was transferred to Lake Odessa.

Surviving besides the son Voight are another son Harold of Lake Odessa, a 
daughter Mrs Allison Tolles of Woodland, ten grandchildren and ten great-
grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 at the Pickens Chapel with burial in 
Lakeside cemetery. Rev. J.A. Beardsley of Detroit will officiate.

Charles Bretz, a brother of Mrs Curtis, who had resided at Manistique for the 
past 25 years, died March 30 at his home and funeral services were held there 
April 3. Mr Bretz was born and lived here, residing on the Cotton farm in the 
Tamarac district at one time. He also was a former editor of the newspaper at 
Saranac.


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