Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Garlinger, Marilyn A. (Stevenson) September 3, 2011 ************************************************ 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 May 3, 2013, 11:13 am Hastings Reminder - Sept 10, 2011 Marilyn A. Garlinger, age 89, of Lake Odessa, passed away Saturday, September 3, 2011 at Woodlawn Meadows in Hastings. She was born December 10, 1921 in Sturgis, the daughter of Lloyd and Alice (Bryson) Stevenson. Marilyn was married to Frederick O. Garlinger on October 21, 1945. Mr. Garlinger preceded her in death April 18, 2004. Marilyn came to Lake Odessa in 1943 to teach kindergarten. She met Fred while he was home on leave from the army. After their marriage in 1945, they lived briefly in Tyler, TX. They returned to work in the family business, the Lake Odessa Produce Co. for many years. She was later employed as a bookkeeper with the Lake Odessa Canning Co. She was a member of the First Congregational Church in Lake Odessa, a member of the Women’s Fellowship and Order of the Eastern Star. Marilyn was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Fred; brother, Thomas Stevenson. Surviving are her children, daughter, Jill (Mike) Booher and son, Steven (Melanie) Garlinger; grandchildren, Kyle (Leslie) Booher, Erin Booher, Eric Garlinger, Allison Garlinger; great grandchildren, Gavin Booher and Alexis Booher. Funeral services for Marilyn were conducted on Wednesday, September 7, 2011 at Koops Funeral Chapel – Lake Odessa, with Pastor Mark Jarvie, officiating. Interment followed at Lakeside Cemetery – Lake Odessa. Memorial contributions in Marilyn’s name may be directed to First Congregational Church, 767 Fourth Avenue, Lake Odessa, MI 48849 or Pennock Hospice, 1230 West State Street, Hastings, MI 49058. To share a memory or place a tribute to Marilyn please visit www.koopsfc.com. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/g/garlinge19900nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb