Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Griffin, Jerry J. 2009
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Ionia Sentinel Standard, 8 Dec 2009

Jerry J. Griffin, 76, loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather
passed away peacefully on Saturday, Dec.  5, 2009 at Fred & Lena Meyer Heart
Center in Grand Rapids.  Jerry was born on July 1, 1933 to Margaret & Francis
Griffin in Battle Creek.  He graduated from St. Philip High School in Battle
Creek, attended Davenport University and graduated from Aquinas College.  He
worked for the Department of Corrections and worked at Michigan Training Unit,
Michigan Reformatory and retired from Riverside Correctional Facility as a
Special Activities Coordinator.  He was a member of the Knights of Columbus and
the Ionia Moose.  He enjoyed spending time with his family, grandchildren and
great-grandchildren, spending the winters in Panama City Beach, Fla. and
spending time at Gregory’s the Moose and watching his favorite channel the game
show network.  He was a big sports fan and always rooted for the underdog.

He is survived by his daughters, Amy (Steve) Caberto, Kelly (Curt) Green and
Molly (Scott) Peterson; son, Tom (Miffer) Griffin; grandchildren, Shannon (Andy)
Schmid, Megan (fiancé Jacob Abplanalp) Caberto, Maggie (Josh) Wolcott, Brooke
Peterson, Ashley, Emily and Griffin Green and Justine Griffin. 
great-grandchildren, Peyton and Colton Schmid; sister-in-law and
brothers-in-law, Sue (Gary) Swinehart, Mike Agostini, Louis (Linda) Agostini and
Phil (Dorothy) Agestini and many nieces and nephews.  Jerry was preceded in
death by his wife Sally (Agostini) Griffin, brother Tom, parents Margaret and
Francis Griffin and his mother-and-father-in-law Fern and Louis Agostini.

Services for Jerry will be Wednesday, 11 a.m. at SS Peter & Paul Catholic Church
with father Tom Boufford Celebrant.  The family will receive friends and
relatives Tuesday 4-7 p.m. at Lake Funeral Home in Ionia.  In lieu of flowers,
memorial contributions can be made to either SS Peter & Paul Church or SS Peter
& Paul School in memory of Jerry Griffin.  Thanks to the staff at Heartland
Health Care Center and Spectrum Heart Center for their care of Jerry.


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