Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Curtiss, Clyde Clifford January 5, 2017
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Ionia Sentinel Standard   January 21, 2017
          CLYDE CURTISS  1929 - 2017
   Clyde Clifford Curtiss, age 87 of Lake Odessa, Michigan died at Metro Health
Hospital on Jan. 5, 2017.  He passed peacefully with his family by his side.
   He was born Dec. 18, 1929, at home in Berlin Township, Ionia County, son of
Stephen and Sarah (Tanner) Curtiss of Lake Odessa.  He attended Hendeliter 
School, Clarksville School, and graduated from Lake Odessa High School in 1947.
   He was a farmer all his life and also worked at Hough Brothers in Sunfield as a
millwright, State of Michigan Hospital of Ionia as RN, and retired in 2000 from 
State of Michigan Correcions, Ionia riverside Correctional as a corrections officer 
with 30 years of service.  Clyde was active with the Building Committee for the West 
Berlin Wesleyan Parsonage and the Sanctuary Remodel Committee.  He continued to
actively farm up to the last days.
  He married Eula Vermilya, of Ionia, on Feb. 20, 1960 at the Interdenominational
Mission in Ionia.  They were married for 53 plus years when Eula passed away in 
December of 2013.  He is survived by his children, Clifford (Wendi) Curtiss of 
Hastings, Wanda (Robert) Johnson of Clarksville, Allan of Saranac, Stephen 
(Marcia) Curtiss of Grand Rapids, and Melody (Jerry) Rodgers of Lowell;
grandchildren, Johnathon Curtiss, Amanda Curtiss, George Johnson, Michael Curtiss, 
William Curtiss, Kaelin Hardenburgh, Ethan Hardenburgh, Jeremy Frye, Randall 
(Azjalari) Frye, James Hatfield, Jamie Brown, Matt Rodgers, Kendra Rodgers, Amber 
Rodgers; and 12 great-grandchildren.  Also surviving are his brother, Larry Robert
(Carmen) Curtiss; sisters, Linda (Richard) Mason and Lois Curtiss; nieces and 
nephews, Debbie (Paul) Phillips, Larry Raymond (Elsie) Curtiss, Steve Vermilya, 
Nancy Vermilya, and Nadine Vermilya.
   Preceding him in death was his wife, Eula; son, William Burton; father Stephen
Curtiss; mother, Sarah Curtiss; brother Stephan Curtiss Jr.; sister, Dorothy Curtiss 
Hawkins; father-in-law, Emery Vermilya Sr.; mother-in-law, Mildred (Seavolt) Vermilya; 
brother-in-law, William Vermilya; and nephew, Danny Vermilya.
   In respect of his wishes, Lehman Funeral Home and Sunset Memorial Gardens will
handle cremation. Memorial contributions may be made to West Berlin Wesleyan Church 
Generator Project, c/o 4960 Portland Rd, Saranac, MI 48881.  Condolences may be 
mailed to the Curtiss Family, c/o 5415 W. Portland Road, Lake Odessa, MI 48849.

Additional Comments:
   LANSING STATE JOURNAL  January 8, 2017
CURTISS, CLYDE, 87, of Lake Odessa died January 5, 2017.  Arrangements by Lehman
Funeral Homes.

    Saturday, January 7, 2017
          CLYDE CLIFFORD CURTISS
   Clyde Clifford Curtiss, 87, of Lake Odessa passed away Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017. 
Arrangements are with Lehman Funeral Homes.
       
         REMINDER  January 14, 2017

         LAKEWOOD NEWS  January 14, 2017

        

 

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