Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Garlinger, Frederick O. April 18, 2004 ************************************************ 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 17, 2010, 6:05 pm The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, Tuesday, April 20, 2004 Frederick O. Garlinger, 82, of Lake Odessa, passed away Sunday evening, April 18, 2004. He was born in Lake Odessa on May 25, 1921 to Ermal and Edith (Lindquist) Garlinger. Fred graduated from Lake Odessa High School in 1939 and joined the family business, Lake Odessa Produce Company. Fred left to serve in the U.S. Army from 1943-1946. When he returned from his military service he continued working in the family business in management positions. Following the closing of Lake Odessa Produce Company, Fred joined Lake Odessa Canning Company where he was involved in the Field Division until his retirement. For much of his life, Fred was dedicated to community service. He was active in the First Congregational Church of Lake Odessa; served as Trustee, Clerk and Supervisor of Odessa Township; and was a member of the Lake Odessa Lions, the American Legion, and the Masons. Fred is survived by Marilyn, his loving wife of 59 years; children, Jill (Mike) Booher and Steven (Melanie) Garlinger; grandchildren, Kyle (Leslie) Booher, Erin Booher, Eric Garlinger, and Alison Garlinger; great- grandchildren, Gavin Booher and Alexis Booher; and sisters, Laurel Garlinger and Marcia Raffler. He was preceded in death by his parents; and brother, Ivar Garlinger. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday at the Koops Funeral Chapel in Lake Odessa. The funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday at the Koops Funeral Chapel. A private family interment will take place at Lakeside Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to First Congregational Church of Lake Odessa. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/g/garlinge4347nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb