Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Grant, Richard "Dick" J. May 8, 2012
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Ionia Sentinel-Standard - May 10, 2012

Richard "Dick" J. Grant, 84, of Grand Rapids, formerly of Belding, passed away 
Tuesday evening, May 8, 2012 at St. Mary Health Center in Grand Rapids. Dick 
was born in Patterson, N.J. on May 22, 1927, the son of Richard A. and Regina 
C. (Mulroony) Grant.

He was a member of the Holy Name Society, St. Mary Catholic Church, Farm 
Bureau, American Society of Professional Engineers and was appointed by 
Governor Jennifer Granholm to serve on the Michigan Commission for the Blind. 
Dick was very faith-filled, enjoyed gardening, learning, playing cards, 
volunteering within his parish and community and was a great conversationalist.

He will be greatly missed by his family and friends.

Dick was married on Aug. 22, 1949 at St. Mary Catholic Church, Miriam to Doris 
Daller and she preceded him on March 22, 2006. He was also preceded by his 
parents.

Dick is loved and survived by his children; Rich (Barb) Grant, Doris A. (Sandy) 
Grant, Linda C. (Albert) Worth, Eileen M. Grant-Ball and Sharon L. Grant; his 
grandchildren; Kristin Braun, Holly Ball, John (Ashley) Ball; and great 
grandchildren; Lindsay Ball, Andrew Ball, Selah Braun and Liesl Braun; sister 
and brother-in-law, Anne "Nancy" (Peter) Savastano; brother-in-law and sister-
in-law, Bill (Jean) Daller; and a sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Pat (Fritz) 
Laux.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 a.m. Saturday, May 12, 2012 at St. Mary 
Catholic Church, Miriam with Fathers John Vallier, Ayub Francis Nasar, and Jim 
Chelich presiding. Rite of Committal will follow at St. Mary Cemetery. 
Visitation will be Friday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. with scripture 
service at 7 p.m. at Johnson-Feuerstein Funeral Home, Belding. The Rosary will 
be prayed for Dick at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Mary Church before his Funeral 
Mass.

Memorial contributions may be given to St. Ann's Home or Lacks Cancer Center.

Condolence messages may be given to the family at our website www.jffh.com.



Additional Comments:
Obituary also ran in the Greenville Daily News - May 10, 2012 and Grand Rapids 
Press - May 11, 2012.

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