Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Flessner, Eldon George January 6, 2024
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Hasting's Reminder - Saturday, May 11, 2024

ELDON GEORGE FLESSNER

Eldon George Flessner peacefully passed away on January 6, 2024 in Sun City, AZ 
following a short illness. He was born in Collum, IL and moved with his family 
to Woodland,MI as a boy.He graduated as Valedictorian of his class at Woodland 
High School and Attended both Northwestern College in Illinois and Michigan 
State University for several semesters.He married Doris Bates Flessner in 1948 
and they raised four children as well as two foster children.

Eldon joined in a farming partnership with his father and brother to form H.G. 
Flessner and Sons. They owned and operated several farms in the Woodland area as  
well as having a partnership in a farm in Garden,MI in the upper peninsula where 
they bred and raised the first Summetol Cattle herd in Michigan.

Eldon also served his community as an active member of Lakewood United Methodist 
Church working on several committees, with the youth group, and teaching adult 
Sunday School. He also served on the Lakewood School board for 12 years 
including the period in which the consolidation of four community schools became 
one district with one high school.

He and Doris spent winters in the Baha Peninsula of Mexico for 10 or so years, 
and then settled in Sun City for the winters beginning in 2000. He served on the 
board of his HOA as well as taking part in a church community - United Church of 
Sun City.

After the death of Doris in 2018, Eldon remained in Arizona year round.

He is survived by his four children,Rob and Gayle Flessner, Ellyn and Ron 
Coppess, Lisa Dunbar and Paul Flessner. He enjoyed time with nine grandchildren 
and 20 great-grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held on June 9, 2024 at 2 p.m. at the Lakewood 
Church.


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