Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Goodsell, Ray November 14, 2013
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Greenville Daily News - Sat. Nov. 16, 2013
Belding- Ray Goodsell, 87, of Belding, died early Thursday morning, Nov. 14, 
2013, at Metron of Greenville.

Ray was born on July 18, 1926, in St. Joseph, the son of Julius B. and Lillian 
C. (Mirrar) Goodsell.

He proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Ray was a 
member of the VFW in Sheridan, had fun with games, trinkets, making puzzles and 
woodworking. He enjoyed flea markets, going to garage sales and liked wheeling 
and dealing in buying and selling things. Ray established the first trash 
removal service in Belding in the mid 1960's.

Ray married Roberta J. Hammon on Nov. 11, 1946 in South Bend, Ind., and they 
just celebrated their 67th anniversary.

Ray is loved and survived by his wife, Roberta and their children, John 
Goodsell of Atlanta, Ga., Becki and Jim Hansen of Greenville and Mike and Jan 
Goodsell of Grand Rapids; his daughters-in-law, Paula Goodsell of Greenville, 
Susie Goodsell of Atlanta; grandchildren, Brent Goodsell, Erin Greenop, Ben 
Goodsell, Brooke Ellsworth, Bradi Hackley, Scott Bartlett, Joe Nelson and 
Shelle Young' 14 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Francis Weigerink and 
Lucille Milliken. 

Ray was preceded by his parents and one son, Denny.

Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Johnson-Feuerstein Funeral Home, 
Belding with Pastor Steve Charnley of First United Methodist Church, Greenville 
officiating.

Visitation will be one hour before the service at the funeral home.

Private committal prayers will take place at Rest Haven Memory Gardens, 
Belding. Memorials may be given to VanAndel Institute of Parkinson's Research 
or to Ionia Area Hospice.

Messages of condolence may also be given at www.jffh.com.



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