Ionia-Wayne County MI Archives Obituaries.....Funkey, Elizabeth May 23, 1965 ************************************************ 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 mlnransom@chartermi.net May 22, 2010, 7:57 pm The Ionia Daily Sentinel, Monday, May 24, 1965 Word was received Sunday morning of the death of Elizabeth Funkey suddenly at the home of her sister, Mrs. James Parks in Ferndale with whom she had resided the past few years. Funeral service will be at St. James Catholic church in Ferndale at 9:30 Wednesday morning. Burial will be at Mt. Olivet cemetery at 3 p.m. Wednesday. Other survivors are a sister, Mrs. Bertha Healy of South Braintree, Massachusetts, a brother, ,Casper Funkey of Ionia, and several nieces and nephews. Subsequent Publication – Tuesday, May 25, 1965 Elizabeth M. Funkey, 80, of 484 West Troy, Ferndale, died unexpectedly at 9:30 Sunday morning at William Beaumont hospital. She was born in Ionia, November 19, 1884. Miss Funkey retired in 1955 after 40 years as sales clerk at J. L. Hudson. She was a member of St. James Catholic church at Ferndale. Surviving are a brother, Casper Funkey of Ionia; two half sisters, Mrs. Eva M. Parks, with whom she resided in Ferndale, also Mrs. Bertha A. Healy of Boston, Massachusetts; 10 nieces and nephews. Rosary will be recited Tuesday evening at Spaulding-Curtin funeral home, 500 West 9-Mile Road, Ferndale. Prayer will be said there at 9 a.m. Wednesday followed by funeral mass at 9:30 in St. James Catholic church. Burial will be at Mt. Olivet cemetery in Ionia with graveside service at 3 p.m. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/f/funkey4518nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb