Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Hecht, Arlene Joy (Petersen) June 3, 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 18, 2020, 5:58 am Ionia Sentinel Standard-Fri. June 17, 2016 ARLENE JOY HECHT 1924-2016 Arlene Joy Hecht, age 92 of Ionia, passed away June 3, 2016 in Fenwick. She was born March 11, 1924 in Ionia, Michigan, the daughter of Elmer and Francis (Van Giesen) Petersen. Arlene worked as a country school teacher for several years. She was also a 4-H leader for many years, Ionia Free Fair Board member, Easton Township Treasurer and was in the Easton United Methodist church Choir. Arlene is survived by her daughters, Janice (Merlin) Stanton of Ionia, Marilyn (Wesley) Thomsen of Sidney and Alicia (Mark) Barnaby of Ionia; grandchildren, Allen Stanton of Ionia, Heather (Lee) Hillabrandt of New York, Gregory (Melissa) Thomsen of West Olive, Melissa (Luke) Dudenhofer of Chicago, Amy Miller of Hastings, Theresa (Devin) Slagel of Hastings and Matt Miller of Ionia; and 13 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Frederick, and one brother Earl Arden Petersen. A memorial service will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, June 25, 2016 at Lake Funeral Home in Ionia with Pastor Luke Dudenhofer officiating. Visitation will be held on hour prior to service at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Ionia Area Hospice or Parkinsons Foundation Online condolences may be made at www.lakefuneralhomes.com File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/h/hecht37188nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb