Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Dean, Margaret Mary July 28, 2004 ************************************************ 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: Marilyn Ransom mlnransom@chartermi.net May 27, 2010, 7:05 pm The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, Friday, July 30, 2004 Margaret Mary Dean, 80, of Ionia, passed away on Wednesday, July 28, 2004. She was born on February 24, 1924 in Ionia, the daughter of Carl and Electa (Smith) Malokofsky. Mrs. Dean was born and raised in Ionia, graduating from Ionia High School and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Ionia. Margaret married George W. Dean on April 24, 1944 and he preceded her in death on January 8, 1991. She was Fair Queen of the Handiwork Department, enjoyed knitting and crocheting, and loved her card and bingo groups, which she took very seriously. Surviving are her children, Judy (Brad) Lange and Ron (Vicki) Dean, both of Ionia; five grandchildren, Nick (Mindy) Lange of Freeport, Angela (Dan) Rietberg of Cleveland, Ohio, Chad (Beth) Lange of Ionia, Harmony Dean of Grand Rapids, and James Dean of Lansing; two great-grandchildren, Karissa and Alexander Lange. The funeral service will be conducted by the Rev. James G. Bennett at 11 a.m. Saturday at the First Baptist Church of Ionia. Interment will follow at Balcom Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the Schrauben-Lehman Funeral Home, 220 Rich Street, Ionia from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, and from 10 a.m. until service time at the church on Saturday. For those desiring, memorial contributions may be made to the First Baptist Church of Ionia or to the Ionia Area Hospice in memory of Margaret Dean. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/d/dean4760nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb