Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Esch, Arthur 2007 ************************************************ 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 August 15, 2010, 5:42 pm The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, Tuesday, May 22, 2007 Arthur Esch was born February 15, 1919 in Portland to Frank and Catherine (Lehman) Esch. He married Mildred Kochensparger on June 8, 1940. He was a member of St. Martin De Porres Catholic Church and St. John the Baptist Church. He retired from the Michigan Department of Corrections. Arthur enjoyed golf, gardening, farming, but most of all his family. He is survived by his son Arthur F. (Mary) Esch of Hubbardston, daughters Rosemary Randall of Remus, Rebecca Krouse of Nashville, MI., Virginia (Dennis) Erickson of Ashley, 15 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren, 7 step great grandchildren, 4 step great-great grandchildren. Also two brothers, Leon (Nancy) Esch of Florida and Elmer (Julia) Esch of Lansing. Arthur was preceded in death by his parents, wife Mildred, grandson Brian Randall, three brothers, Roman, Chester and Francis Esch, sister Bernice Lehmen and two sons- in-law, George Randall and Richard Krouse. A funeral mass will be held Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at 11 a.m. at St. Martin De Porres Catholic Church in Perrinton. Interment will be in St. John the Baptist Cemetery. Visitation will be held Monday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Dodge Funeral Home, Middleton. Memorials may be made to Hospice. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/e/esch7977nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.8 Kb