Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Downs, Denise Marie August 4, 2012 ************************************************ 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: Nan Wheaton wheaton1624@yahoo.com March 22, 2015, 2:00 am Ionia Sentinel-Standard - Aug, 2012 Denise Marie Downs, 53, of Saranac, passed to her heavenly home on Aug. 4, 2012. She is survived by two sons, Andrew Downs (Carmen) of Grand Rapids and Dan Barnick of Saranac; four grandchildren, Shayla, Simone, Blaze and Bastian Downs; her parents, DeWayne Downs, and Barbara Downs; and siblings, Dave Downs (Nancy) of Saranac and Deb Downs of Ionia. She will also be missed by nephews and nieces, aunts, uncles, and many cousins and friends. She has joined her daughter, Barbara Barnick, who preceded her in passing. Denise enjoyed her work as a special education teacher in the Grand Rapids Public school system for many years, enjoyed spending time with her family and extended family, her friends at Snows Lake campground, camping, nature, flowers and traveling. She has touched many lives with her friendliness, compassion and love. A memorial service to celebrate the life of Denise will be held Aug. 18, 2012 at the Saranac Community Church at 1 p.m. with visitation from 11:30 to 12:30 p.m. prior to the service. Additional Comments: Pederson Funeral Home, Rockford, MI (www.pedersonfuneralhome.com) File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/d/downs30186nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb