Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Gardner, Patricia Ann (Henry) September 12, 2021 ************************************************ 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@comcast.net September 19, 2022, 9:57 am Ionia Shopper's Guide Sat. September 18, 2021 GARDNER Patricia Ann (Henry) Gardner, age 83, of Auburn Hills, Michigan, formerly of Saranac, Michigan passed away on Sunday September 12, 2021. Patricia was born the daughter of Wayne and Audrey (Baie) Henry in Grand Rapids, Michigan on November 2, 1937. She graduated from Saranac High School, class of 1955, and earned her bachelors degree from Michigan State University. Patricia began her career as a high school teacher in the New Lothrop Community Schools. She married William Gray Gardner on July 1, 1961 at Saranac Community Church. She and Bill raised their son, James, in Prescott, Michigan. Patricia loved her family and friends.She enjoyed horses in her youth. Patricia and Bill also loved to travel around the country. She was an avid reader and enjoyed volunteering at the various churches she and Bill attended. Patricia is survived by her son James (Michell) Gardner; grandchildren, Jacob (Lydia) Gardner, Nicholas Gardner, Matthew Gardner, Benjamin Gardner, Bethany Gardner, and Anna Kate Gardner, great-grandchildren Adeline and Lorelai Gardner, niece Margaret (Tom Walters) Reister; nephews William (Linda) Reister and Kenneth (June) Reister; and many loving family and friends. Patricia had lain in state on Thursday September 16, 2021 from 10 a.m. until the time of the funeral service at 11:30 a.m. at Five Points Community Church, located at 3411 E.Walton Blvd.in Auburn Hill,Michigan. Burial will be private at a later date at Deep Dale Memorial Gardens in Lansing Michigan. Memorial contributions may be made in Patricia's honor to Christ's Hope international online at www.chistshope.org or by envelop at the church. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/g/gardner43947nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.3 Kb