Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Faulkner, June Arlene (Kendall) March 11, 2023 ************************************************ 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: Patricia Currigan currigan1932@concast.net March 11, 2024, 1:26 pm Ionia Shopper's Guide-SaturdayMarch 18, 2023 FAULKNER June Arlene Faulkner, age 102, of Ionia passed away March 11, 2023. She was born July 26, 1920, in Ionia, Michigan the daughter of Eldon and Blanch (Hill) Kendall. June attended Central High School in Grand Raids and would later attend Ionia Public Schools, graduating in 1937 at the age of 16. She was young to attend County Normal, so she gained experience working in a doctor's home in Ann Arbor.June attended Osceola County Normal and later Michigan State University and Ferris State University until receiving her bachelor's degree from Central Michigan University.She would further the education later receiving her master's degree from Michigan State University.She taught in several rural area schools in Ionia county until joining the staff at Saranac in1968 where she taught 3rd grade. June joined the Lakewood Public Schools in 1976 working there for 25 years. She married Donald Faulkner April 23, 1943. He preceded her in death in 1981. Together they raised two daughters, Cheryl and Connie. She was active member of the Ionia Community. June is survived by her daughter, Cheryl (Richard) Applegate of Tucson, AZ, Connie (Dr. John) Kopchick of Grand Rapids, five grandsons Jeff (Danielle) Applegate, Peter (Nadia) Applegate, Johnathan(Katie) Kopcick, Nathaniel (Becky) Kopchick and Michael (Krista) Kopchick and nine great-grandchildren. A celebration of life will take place at a later date. Those wishing may make memorial contributions to "Just Like Home Adult Care." Arrangements in care of Lake Funeral Home of Ionia. Online condolences may be made at www.lakefuneralhomes.com File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/f/faulkner47186nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.3 Kb