Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Dibble, Lerna C. 1951
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The Belding Banner, Thursday, 18 January 1951


Headline:  Lerna C. Dibble Died Tuesday at Age of 91 Years

Lerna C. Dibble, 91, died Tuesday at Belding City Hospital.  She fell a week 
ago in her home at 424 Pearl Street where she lived with her son Frank and she 
gradually failed until she passed away, but until her fall she had been around 
the house each day.

She was born in Otisco township, the daughter of Abijah and Hannah Rich and had 
always lived in this vicinity.  She was married to Henry Dibble in 1879 and 
they went to the farm south of the city and lived there 64 years until they 
sold the farm to Harold Mawby seven years ago when Mrs. Dibble and her son 
moved to their present home on Pearl Street.

The Dibbles had always been fruit growers and were known for the fine quality 
of their apples in which Mrs. Dibble always took a keen interest.  Mr. Dibble 
died 15 years ago.  She was a former member of the Maccabees and the East 
Otisco Farmers Club.

Surviving are the two sons, Frank, at home, Arza of Traverse City.  The funeral 
services today, Thursday, at the Fitzjohn Funeral Home, at 2 o’clock, will be 
private as she requested, but friends of the family will be welcomed.  Rev. 
Lester Clough is the officiating minister and entombment will be in the 
mausoleum in River Ridge cemetery beside her husband.  Chosen for pallbearers 
are George Farthing, Forest Schutts, Ernest Benton, George Wiley, Harold Mawby, 
and C. B. Johnston.



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