Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Goodsell, Byron 1943
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Lake Odessa Wave, 17 Jun 1943

Byron Goodsell, 57, retired Lake Odessa hardware merchant died at his home here 
Friday afternoon.  He was found in the basement by his wife, Eva.  Dr. M. A. 
Hoffs and Coroner Harry Meyers of Ionia were called and they attributed death 
to a heart attack.

Mr. Goodsell was born in Lowell on May 29, 1886.  When a small child he came 
with his parents to Lake Odessa where the father practiced dentistry.  The 
family later returned to Lowell where Byron received most of his schooling.  He 
later was employed at the George Marvin hardware store in Clarksville for a 
number of years.

In 1912 he moved to Lake Odessa and entered the employ of Lapo & Griffin 
hardware.  A year later he purchased the William Briggs hardware which he 
operated until his retirement two years ago.  He ever won the confidence of the 
people by his square dealing and accommodating spirit.  He had served as 
village clerk, and councilman for a number of years.

He was married to Miss Ethel Dintmann November 3, 1929, who died in October, 
1931.  On June 27, 1933, he was married to Mrs. Eva Slater who survives him.  
He is also survived by one brother Clare and several nieces in Lake Odessa, and 
a nephew in Saginaw.

The funeral was held from the late home Monday afternoon with the Rev. Ronald 
A. Hoffman of Lansing officiating.  Pall bearers were Thomas, Leigh, William, 
Allen, Alfred and John Slater, all of Grand Rapids.  Interment was made in 
Lakeside cemetery.

Those from out of town who were in attendance a the funeral for the late Byron 
Goodsell, Monday, were Mr. and Mrs. Leigh Slater, Mr. and Mrs. William  Slater, 
Sr., Mr. and Mrs. William Slater, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Slater, Mr. and Mrs. 
Alfred Slater, Mr. and Mrs. Allen Slater, Mr. and Mrs. Roger Slater, Simon and 
John Slater, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Carpenter, Mr. and Mrs. Morton Heintzelman, 
Mrs. Mina Haines and Kenneth Court, Mrs. Nelson Heintzelman, Mrs. Marion Ikes, 
all of Grand Rapids.

Dr. John O. Goodsell and Mrs. Augusta Goodsell of Saginaw, Mr. and Mrs. Carl 
Piltz and Gail of Detroit, Mrs. Flora Watson and Mrs. Clifford Wilson and the 
Rev. Ronald A. Hoffman of Lansing; Mrs. Herald Klechammer of Columbus, O., Mr. 
and Mrs. Ivan Slater and family and George and Orson Coe of Ionia.

Mr. and Mrs. Howard Heintzelman of Hastings, Mr. and Mrs. Gail Ackerson of 
Clarksville, Mr. and Mrs. Ira Dintamann of Manchester, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac 
Filkins of Saranac, Mr. and Mrs. William Redford, and Mrs. Marion Avery of 
Lowell, the Misses Beulah and Beatrice Boone of Des Moines, Ia.

Frank Heintzelman and Mr. and Mrs. Forest Leatherman of Dutton, Miss Mildred 
Minkle and aunt of Mecosta, Mr. and Mrs. James Mallin and family of Portland, 
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Morse and family and Howard Ball of Grand Ledge.


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