Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Gibbard, Mary E. 2009
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The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, April 1, 2009

Mary E. (Jourdan) Gibbard of Ionia, age 88, passed away on Tuesday, March 31, 
2009. She was born on March 27, 1921 in Grand Rapids, MI the daughter of Roy 
and Erma (Burns) Gibbs. 

She was a member of Day Bible Chapel in Saranac. She retired from Amway 
Corporation in 1981. She married Claude Jourdan on June 6, 1939 and he 
preceded her in death on June 13, 1976. She then married Clifford Gibbard on 
November 15, 1981. He preceded her in death on November 5, 1990.  She was also 
preceded in death by 2 sons, Clyde and Bruce Jourdan and one daughter, Claudia 
Suminski and 3 grandchildren; 5 brothers and 1 sister. 

Surviving are 3 sons, Ralph (Sharon) Jourdan of Lowell, Philip (Ruth) Jourdan 
of Alma, and Richard Jourdan of Grand Rapids; 2 daughters, Charlotte (Peter) 
Carney of Saranac, and Natalie (Clifford) Graham of Ionia; Many grandchildren, 
great grandchildren, and great, great grandchildren; 2 brothers, Paul (Doris) 
Gibbs of Grand Rapids and David (Joyce) Gibbs of Grand Rapids; 3 sisters, 
Medell Wheat of Grand Rapids, Jane Mockerman of Grand Rapids, and Sybil 
(Arthur) Burrows of Big Rapids; many nieces and nephews. 

The Funeral Service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 2, 2009 at Zion 
United Methodist Church with the Rev. Cliff Allen, Pastor officiating. 
Interment will take place at Ashley Cemetery, Grattan Township, MI. The family 
will receive friends at the Schrauben-Lehman Funeral Homes, 220 Rich Street, 
Ionia from 3-6 p.m. Wednesday. For those desiring, memorial contributions may 
be made to the Ionia Area Hospice or to the American Cancer Society, in memory 
of Mrs. Mary E. Gibbard.


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