Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Fosburg, Richard E. 2013 ************************************************ 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: Marilyn Ransom mransom311@gmail.com August 2, 2015, 9:34 pm The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, Tuesday, December 31, 2013 Richard ""Dick"" E. Fosburg, 81, of Ionia, Mich., passed away on Monday, Dec. 30, 2013. He was born on Feb. 12, 1932, in Ionia County, Mich., the son of Roy and Ruth (Badder) Fosburg. Mr. Fosburg was a lifelong farmer in Orange Township, and was also a lifelong musician. Dick taught countless children drum lessons, was an original member of the Ionia Community Band, and was a percussionist in several bands around the state. Preceding him in death were his parents; wife, Carol; son, David. Surviving are his children, Douglas Fosburg, and Linn (Tom) Plett, both of Ionia; grandchildren, Tim (Carrie) Plett, U.S.A.F., Adam, Samuel and Thomas Plett of Ionia; great grandchildren, Kylie and Titus Plett; sister, Janice Corbett. The Funeral Service will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, Jan. 3, 2014, at LeValley United Methodist Church, Ionia, with Pastor Ray Sundell presiding. Interment will take place in the spring at Tuttle Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Thursday at Lehman Funeral Homes, 220 Rich St., Ionia. For those desiring, memorial contributions may be made to the Commission on Aging, or to LeValley United Methodist Church, in memory of Dick. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/f/fosburg31664nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.8 Kb