Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Graham, Glenn 2007
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The Portland Review & Observer, September 30, 2007

Glenn Graham, 86, of Ionia passed away on September 20, 2007.  Born in Peoria, 
Illinois on September 23, 1920 to Marshall Graham and the former Mabel Hohl.

He graduated from East Peoria High School in 1939. Glenn served in the U.S. 
Army overseas during World War II, and was discharged as a Private First Class 
in 1946. He married Ruth Violet Johnson of Detroit, Michigan, on March 3, 1946 
at Peoria, Illinois. Glenn retired in 1985 from Bear Archery of Gainesville, 
Florida, formerly of Grayling, Michigan. For 17 years, he worked in the 
Research and Development department building prototypes and specialty 
machines. He apprenticed as a tool and die maker at Caterpillar in Peoria, and 
worked for many years at Federal Engineering in downtown Detroit. Before 
moving to Ionia in 2005, the Grahams lived in Traverse City, Michigan, for 
over 10 years; during their marriage of 61 years they also lived in South 
Range, Michigan; Menahga, Minnesota; Gainesville, Florida; Kalkaska, Michigan; 
Detroit, Michigan; Peoria, Illinois; and San Jose, California. Over the years 
he was a church leader, and participated in a bowling league. He was an avid 
stamp collector and wrestling fan. 

Glenn is preceded in death by his father, Marshall and stepmother, Carrie, of 
Salinas, California; mother, Mabel Hohl Graham Roberson, of Peoria, Illinois; 
son, James Marshall Graham, of Gainesville, Florida, on January 27, 1981; and 
half-sister, Nancy, of Long Beach, California. Surviving him are his wife, 
Ruth Violet Johnson Graham, currently of Ionia; daughter, Jayne Graham of 
Portland; granddaughter, Beth Ann Graham of Saginaw; great-grandson TJ of 
Saginaw; brothers-in-law John Albert Johnson of Phoenix, Arizona, and Burt 
Lake, Michigan, and Ralph Wiinamaki of Canby, Oregon; nieces, Jan (Johnson) 
and Dan Eversole of Mt. Pleasant and Kris Johnson of Denver, Colorado; other 
nieces and nephews in Arizona, Florida, and Michigan; and cousins in Peoria 
and East Peoria, Illinois. 

Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 25, 2007 at 
the Schrauben-Lehman Funeral Home, 220 Rich St., Ionia. Military honors will 
be provided by the Portland V.F.W. Post 4090. Contributions may be made to the 
Portland V.F.W. Post 4090 in Glenn's name.


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