Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Foster, Della October 10, 1897 ************************************************ 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: Nan Wheaton wheaton1624@yahoo.com January 2, 2017, 3:45 pm Ionia Sentinel - Thursday, Oct. 14, 1897 Miss Della Foster, of Grand Rapids, well known to many Ionians, died at Ottawa Beach, while visiting at the cottage of Calvin Ives, on Sunday afternoon. Funeral at Grand Rapids from the residence of Dr. A.E. Luton, 53 Morris Ave., at 9 o'clock Wednesday morning. The remains were brought to Ionia at 11:17 a.m., and the interment will be at Highland Park. Deceased was a sister of Mrs. T.R. Buck of this city, and was highly esteemed by a large circle of acquaintances, who will remember her for her cordiality and genial disposition. The funeral services for Miss Della Foster were held from the residence of Dr. A.E. Luton, 53 Morris Ave., Grand Rapids, at 9 o'clock yesterday, Rev. Mr. Sprague, of All Souls church, officiating, and the music being in charge of Mrs. Davis. The services were largely attended, and the floral offerings beautiful and profuse. The remains were brought to this city for interment at 11:17, and were accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. T.R. Buck and son Foster, of this city: Chas. Foster, father of the deceased, of Bowne; O.W. Waterman, Saranac, and Miss Cenith Foster, Mrs. C.L. Ives, and Dr. A.E. Luton, of Grand Rapids. Many Ionia friends joined the funeral party here, and accompanied them to Highland Park, where Dr. W.H. Thomas, of St. Johns church, conducted the last sad rites. The bearers were Fred A. Tower, Ed. R. Bailey, Ray B. Miller, O.S. Wood, Ed. V. Buck and Fred C. Sibley. Additional Comments: Funeral: Wednesday, 13 October, 1897 Highland Park cemetery #Sect. 6 b. Kent Co. dau. of Charles M. Foster & Geneva D. (Waterman) File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/f/foster33699nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb