Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Forton, Paul B. 2010 ************************************************ 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 March 27, 2014, 3:29 pm Ionia Sentinel Standard, 12 Feb 2010 Paul B. Forton, aged 82, of Ionia and former longtime resident of Howell, passed away at his home on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010. Born Jan. 5, 1928 in Howell, he was the son of Albert J. And Freida C. (Wamboldt) Forton. Paul had been employed by the GM Proving Grounds as an administrative engineer and retired following more than 35 years of service. He was a former longtime active member of Grace Lutheran Church in Howell and enjoyed traveling, reading, caring for his lawn and building “things”. Beloved husband of Barbara M. (Thomas) whom he married in Howell on Jan. 31, 1948; loving father of Patricia Mills of Howell, James Forton of Howell, Paul Forton of Clear Lake, Minn. and Dale (Nancy) Forton of Ionia; also survived by six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Visitation Friday 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. with funeral services Saturday, 11 a.m. at McDonald’s Funeral Home-Howell (517-546-2800), Reverend Cliff Allen officiating. Interment will follow at Lakeview Cemetery in Howell. Memorial contributions are suggested to the Ionia Area Hospice. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/f/forton24181nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb