Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Eckley, Wanda M. (Ritchey) (Bennett) 2015 ************************************************ 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: Sandy Heintzelman sheintz@iserv.net January 17, 2018, 8:06 am Ionia Sentinel Standard, 22 Aug 2015 Wanda M. Eckley, age 80, of Ionia, passed away Aug. 20, 2015, in St. Johns. She was born Jan. 6, 1935, in Ionia the daughter of Theron and Cruea (Wilber) Ritchey. Wanda married Jack Bennett on Oct. 24, 1952; he passed in 1981. She later married Walt Eckley on March 28, 1983; he passed in 2000. Wanda worked at Chrysler for many years. She loved to play bridge and was a huge Tigers fan. Wanda is survived by her children, Laura (Terry) Haynes of Kalamazoo, CJ (Lalonnie) Bennett of Ionia, and Lorraine Bennett of Fenwick; step-children, Greg Eckley of Illinois, and Jeff Eckley of Illinois; sisters, Norma Woodbury of Alma and Pat (Raymond) Linderman of Ionia; 14 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Jack Bennett; husband, Walt Eckley; infant son and infant daughter; sisters, Nancy (Ron) Davis and Marilyn (Bob) Townsend; daughter-in-law, Dianna Bennett; grandsons, Kevin and Luke; brother-in-law, Charles Woodbury. Funeral Services will be held Monday, Aug. 24, 11 a.m. at Lake Funeral Home in Ionia with Pastor Mike Simmons. Visitation on Sunday at the funeral home from 1-4 p.m. Donations may be made in Wanda’s name to St. Jude’s Hospital,. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/e/eckley7093gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 1.8 Kb