Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Fahrni, Christian J. 1995 ************************************************ 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 10, 2016, 12:04 pm Ionia Sentinel Standard, 6 Oct 1995 Christian J. Fahrni, 73, of Lowell died Wednesday, Oct. 4, 1995 at Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids. He was born July 6, 1922 in Boston Township, the son of Christian and Mabel (Heater) Fahrni. He attended Clarksville High School and married Jean Bouwenn on June 25, 1949. He lived and farmed in the area all his life, except when he served with the U.S. Army during World War II. He was a member of the VFW, Farm Bureau, and was a charter member of the Independent Mile Association. Surviving are his wife Jean; son Dennis (Teresa) Fahrni, of Clarksville; daughters: Jane (Antonio) Martinez, of Clarksville and Sheri (David) Talcott, of Lowell; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; sisters: Beulah (Lester) Blough, of Alto and Freda Sebastian, of Vermontville. He was preceded in death by one grandson, Tyler Stewart; brothers: Stanley, Wayne and Gerald Fahrni; and sister Letha Hillsburg. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 7, 1995 at the Wesleyan Church in Clarksville, with Rev. Walter W. Winebrenner officiating. Interment will be in Boston Cemetery and visitation will be on Friday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Koops Funeral Chapel in Clarksville. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/f/fahrni32270nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.8 Kb