Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Fox, Clare Louis April 30, 2008 ************************************************ 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: Patricia Currigan currigan1932@concast.net November 26, 2023, 10:18 am Ionia Sentinel Standard - Thursday May 1, 2008 Clare Louis Fox Clare Louis Fox, of Ionia, age 75, loving husband, father and grandfather passed away on Wednesday, April 30, 2008. He was born on Aug.26,1932 in Fowler the son of Ernest and Anna (Schafer) Fox. Mr.Fox was a graduate of Pewamo Agricultural High School in 1951 and was a United States Veteran, serving in the United States Army. He worked for the State of Michigan Department of Corrections for 26 years at the Riverside Correctional Facility before retiring in 1988. He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers, Donald Fox and Jerome Fox and sisters,Alice Schneider, Alma Bannerman and Jeanne Burns. Surviving are his wife of 52 years,Theresa M.Fox; children, James D.(Lorrie) Fox of Ionia, Deborah A.Porter of Ionia, Leann M.(Craig) Carigon of Saranac, Sandra M.(Richard) Brands of Ionia, Carol S.Fox of Ionia, and Peter J.Fox of Ionia; eight grandchildren, Jeremy Carigon, Jenifer Carigon, Sarah (Grant) Velie, Alyssa (Ryan) Townsend, Stephanie Porter, Ashley Fox, Richard Brands,Jr. and Bethanie (Claude) Salisbury of Williamston and Marlene (Larry) Fitzpatrick of DeWitt; sister-in-law, Martha Fox and several nieces and nephews. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by the Rev.Melvin Fox, Pastor at 11 a.m, Friday, May 2, 2008 at SS.Peter & Paul Catholic Church, Ionia with Rite of Committal following at Mt.Olivet Catholic Cemetery,Ionia. The family will receive friends at the Schrauben-Lehman funeral Homes, 220 Rich Street,Ionia from 6-8 pm.Thursday. There will be a Scriptural Wake Service held at 7 p.m. Thursday. For those desiring, memorial contributions may be made to the SS.Peter & Paul Catholic Church in memory of Mr.Clare Louis Fox. Online condolences may be made at www.schraubenlehman.com Additional Comments: Mt.Olivet Cem., Ionia,Mich. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/f/fox46627nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.4 Kb