Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Fletcher, Dorothy Ann (Barens) 2008
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Ionia Sentinel Standard, 12 Aug 2008

Dorothy Ann (Barens) Fletcher, 66, of Muir, passed away on Sunday, August 10,
2008 at her home with her family by her side after a courageous battle with lung
cancer.

She was a member of St. John The Baptist Catholic Church in Hubbardston go to
preceded.  She retired from Brown Corp. in Ionia after 24 years of service.  She
was born on Oct.  9, 1941 to David and Bessie (Steele) Barens in Rudyard,
Michigan.  She spent the last 31 years of her life with Ronald Fletcher who
preceded her in death on June 22, 2007.  Dorothy had a green thumb and loved to
be in her flower beds, she loved to play solitaire every night until she won,
she was always reading something or doing a word search at her dining room table
or watching the birds from her bay window.  She loved keeping company with the
folks at the American Legion in Hubbardston and was always there for her family
and friends, making every occasion is special one with her love of cooking and
baking.  She enjoyed watching the Detroit Tigers and was always a familiar face
at her grandchildren’s sporting events.

She is survived by her three daughters, “The Eckley Girls”, Toni (Scott) Feehan
of Muir, Teresa (John) Platte of Westphalia and Tina (Matt) Cook of Pewamo; nine
grandchildren, Jeremy and Rachel Feehan, Bobby, Brandon, Brent and Chelsea
Platte, Tracie (Nicholas) Wilson and Julissa and Michael Cook; one great
granddaughter Elizabeth Marie Wilson; sisters, Margaret (Homer) Shute of Rudyard
and Sally (Lou) Ceccacci of Tawas City; brother Leo (Donna) Barens of Dimondale;
sisters-in-law Ruth Barens of Rudyard, Barbara Barens of Tawas City, Rita Frayer
of St. Johns, Sharon (Lewis) Hagel of Eagle and Kathleen (Fred) Harold of
Fenwick.;  brothers-in-law Jerry (Donna) Fletcher of Hubbardston, Terry (Mary)
Fletcher, Phil (Linda) Fletcher, Richard Fletcher and Mark (Kay) Fletcher all of
Muir and many nieces, nephews, family and friends.  Dorothy was preceded in
death by her parents, husband, brothers Charles and Joe Barens, Brothers-in-law
Roger Fletcher and Wesley Frayer and nephew Billie Frayer.

A mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Thursday, 11 a.m. at St. Johns the
Baptist Church in Hubbard stint with Father Tony Vainavicz celebrant.  Interment
St. John The Baptist Cemetery.  The family will receive friends and relatives
Wednesday 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. at Lake Funeral Home in Muir.  Memorial contributions
may be made to her church, Hospice of Ionia/Lansing and The American Cancer
Society.


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