Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Garland, Ami (Pete) 2009 ************************************************ 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 July 12, 2013, 4:42 pm The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, Tuesday, March 3, 2009 Ami “Pete” Garland, age 81, of Ionia, passed away Feb. 28, 2009 in Ionia. He was born April 2, 1927 in Ionia Twp., the son of Arthur and Virginian (VanSlyke) Garland. Pete married Lillian Aldrich Sept. 4, 1948 in Berlin Center Church. He worked for GM in skilled trades for over 30 years and owned P & L Enterprise in Mecosta. He was a member of Mecosta VFW. Pete is survived by his loving wife of 60 years, Lillian Garland of Ionia; children, Diana Garland of Remus, Buck Garland of Ionia, Terry (Diane) Garland of Port Austin, Mich., Teresa (Hank) Holm of Ionia, Linda (Mike) Dilley of Gowen, Bob (Robin) Garland of Remus and Kay (David Grey) Garland-Grey of Grass Lake; brother, Lester (Joan) Garland of Belding; sisters, Shirley Wertz of Six Lakes, Donna Link of Edmore and Caroline Hanson of Louisiana; 14 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren and several step grandchildren and great- grandchildren. A memorial service will be held Wednesday, 1 p.m. at Lake Funeral Home in Ionia with Rev. Den Slatterly officiating. Anyone wishing may make memorial contributions in Pete’s name to American Cancer Society, American Heart Association or American Diabetes. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/g/garland21556nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.8 Kb