Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Hall, Ellsworth John June 12, 2016 ************************************************ 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: Pat Currigan currigan1932@comcast.net June 17, 2020, 3:29 pm Ionia Sentinel Standard-Thurs. June 16, 2016 ELLSWORTH JOHN HALL 1936-2016 Ellsworth John Hall, 80, of Portland, MI, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, June 12, 2106 after a short battle with cancer. He was born on May 31, 1936 in Greenville the son Ellsworth and Ethel (Raymond) Hall. John was sharp witted and enjoyed being with his family. He was a farmer, worked as a corrections officer, worked at Mitchell- Bentley in Ionia and retired from the Capital Area Regional Airport as the supervisor of terminal maintenance. After retirement, he spent several years doing missionary work with MAP-RV building churches in the U.S. and South America. He enjoyed building houses and fixing things around the house. John was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Jerome Hall; and brother-in-law, Paul Speas. Surviving are his wife of 60 years, Patricia "Pat"; daughters Connie Hall of Mulliken, Margaret "Peggy" Hall (Gary Peterson) of Ft. Myers, Florida, Nancy (Bill) Getts of Elsie, Barbara Hall (Frank Schafer) of Portland, Diane (Tom) Jekel of Hope, Indiana; grandchildren Randy (Leslie) Brodbeck, Alan (Tara) Brodbeck, Blake (Valerie) Brodbeck, Emily (Arthur) Lord, Cameron (Amanda) Peterson, Holly (Michael) Roberts, William Getts, Jodi (Tres) Allen, Christopher (Mallorie) Van Buren, Christina (Jeff) Short, Charissa (Jerett) Kelly, Steven John Wakely Jr., and Jamie (Ann) Jekel; 25 great-grandchildren; siblings Joanne Speas, Eve Espinoza, Katherine Bevan and Susan Tafoya; many nieces, nephews and cousins. Memorials service will be at 11 a.m. , Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at Mt. Hope Church, 845 Ionia Road, Portland With Pastor Joe Robbe officiating. Arrangements are with Lehman funeral Homes. Online condolences may be made at www.lehmanfuneralhomes.com File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/h/hall37173nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.3 Kb