Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Gross, Stanley J. 2006 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Marilyn Ransom mlnransom@chartermi.net August 15, 2013, 5:12 pm The Portland Review & Observer, July 2, 2006 Stanley J. Gross, 71, of Crystal and Portland, passed away on June 21, 2006. He was born on July 24, 1934 in Portland the son of Arnold and Martha (Schafer) Gross. Stanley was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church, a member of the Moose Lodge, Eagles, American Legion, and the K of C in Carson City. He enjoyed golfing and loved singing and playing the guitar especially during the Christmas season. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and loved spending winters in Lake Wales, Florida. Stanley was part owner-operator of Portland Plastics retiring after 15 years. He was preceded in death by his parents, an infant son, John, granddaughter Holly Cook and a sister, Anne Schrauben. On October 16, 1954 he married Jane Feldpausch and together shared 51 years of marriage. Surviving are his wife, Jane; children Sheila (Bruce) Cook of Portland, Donalyn (Ryan) Sandborn of Portland, Doug (Raelyn) Gross of Eagle and Carol (Howard) Graft of Portland; 20 grandchildren; 9 great grandchildren; siblings, Marie Schrauben, Donald (Dee) Gross, Rita (Steve) Snitgen, Alice (Tom) Zimmerman, Mary (Rocky) Beckhold, and Gary (Carol) Gross; many nieces and nephews. The Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated June 24, 2006 at St. Patrick's Catholic Church with the Rev. Larry King, Pastor presiding. Arrangements were entrusted to the Schrauben-Lehman Funeral Home, Portland. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society and the Father Flohe Foundation. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/g/gross22116nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb