Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Gladding, Frances C. March 24, 2012 ************************************************ 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 March 28, 2015, 5:26 pm Ionia Sentinel-Standard - Tues. March 27, 2012 Frances C. Gladding, 96, of Saranac passed away March 25, 2012 in Grand Rapids. She was born Sept. 18, 1915 in Ionia, the daughter of Carl and Myrtle (Maynard) Krueger. Frances married Cecil H. Gladding Oct. 12, 1935. He preceded her in death in 1972. Frances founded and operated Gladding Saranac Brand Food Products. She was a member of Saranac Community Church and Saranac American Legion Ladies Auxillary. She loved spending time with her family at the lake and wintering in Arizona. She enjoyed hunting, fishing, playing softball, bowling and golfing. Frances is survived by her children, Diane (Michael) Carpenter of Jenison and Carl (Mary) Gladding of Lakeview; grandchildren, Michael (Dawn) Carpenter Jr. of Jenison, Scott (JoAnn) Gladding of Grand Rapids, Casi (Matthew) Costner of Alabama and Shana (Andrew) Carpenter-Wyns of Kentwood; 12 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 28, at Lake Funeral Home in Saranac with Mr. Allen MacDonald officiating. Visitation will be Wednesday 11 a.m. until time of service at the funeral home. Interment Clear Lake Cemetery. Anyone wishing may make memorial contributions in her name to Saranac Community Church. Special thanks to the staff at Heartlands Health Care in Ionia. Online condolences may be made at www.lakefuneralhomes.com. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/g/gladding30312nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb