Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Deatsman, Forrest A. December 9, 1984 ************************************************ 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 June 13, 2010, 8:45 pm The Hastings Reminder, Tuesday, December 11, 1984 Mr. Forrest A. Deatsman, 90, of 609 First St., died Sunday, Dec. 9, 1984 at Provincial House in Hastings. He was born December 17, 1893 in Sebewa Township, Ionia County, the son of Eli and Millie (Yager) Deatsman. He was raised in the Lake Odessa area and attended Lake Odessa schools. He married the former Wilma Dirr in Lake Odessa in 1916. She preceded him in death in May 1983. He was employed at Fisher Body for several years, retiring in 1961. He was a member of First Congregational Church of Lake Odessa. Mr. Deatsman is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Wallace (Marjorie) Krepps of Lansing, and Mrs. Dallas (Norene)Braden and Mrs. Lynn (Eleanor) Sedore, both of Lake Odessa; three sons, LaVon, Carlyn and Gary Deatsman, all of Lake Odessa; one brother, Eddie Deatsman of Lansing; 16 grandchildren; and 26 great- grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one brother, Kenneth. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, December 12, at Koops Funeral Chapel in Lake Odessa. Burial will be in Lakeside Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the village of Lake Odessa Christmas Decoration Fund. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/d/deatsman5526nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb