Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Hoenicke, Emma Amelia 1990
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Ionia Sentinel Standard-Monday September 24. 1990
HOENICKE, EMMA AMELIA (WHITMORE) (MRS. LOUIS):
   Unnamed newpaper obituary dated 9-20-1990:  "EMMA AMELIA HOENICKE - PORTLAND
- Emma Amelia Hoenicke, 93, of Portland died Sept. 19 in Grand Rapids.
   She was born in Merrill, Mich., June 16, 1897, the daughter of George and
Amelia Pettis Whitmore.
   She was preceded in death by her husband Louis and a daughter, Jean Larson of
Ionia.
   Surviving are three daughters, Beulah Briggs and Geraldine Hoenicke, both of
Portland, and Mrs. Kenneth (Donna) Johnson of Orleans; nine grandchildren; 10
great grandchildren; and three great great grandchildren.
    Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Neller Funeral Home,
with the Rev. Kenneth Harger of Shiloh Community Church officiating.
   A memorial has been established for Hospice of Portland, in care of the
funeral home."
en sons, Willis H. Whitmore of Ionia, Hiram Whitmore and George Whitmore of
Portland, Charles Whitmore of White Cloud, Fred Whitmore of South Haven, Samuel
Whitmore and Bert Whitmore of California and twelve grandchildren.
   Funeral services will be held Friday at George Whitmore's home with burial in
Portland cemetery."

   PORTLAND OBSERVER, MI; 1-26-1939:  "Mrs. Emmeline Jane Whitmore, 94 and
recognized as Portland's oldest resident, succumbed about 10 o'clock Tuesday
night at the home of her son, George Whitmore, on Kerney street.  Death followed
a stroke which the aged lady suffered late Tuesday after a two week's illness.
   Funeral services will be held at the new Bandfield funeral home at 2 p.m.
Friday with burial in Portland cemetery.  Rev. John H. Stewart will conduct the
last rites.
   The deceased had lived in Portland about a year, coming here from the home of
a son at Allegan.  Her husband, who died approximately 40 years ago, was a Civil
war veteran.
   Mrs. Whitmore, who would have been 95 years old February 16 was born in Ohio.
 She had spent all of her life in the middle west, having lived in Ohio, Indiana
and Michigan.
   Seven sons survive, namely Willis Whitmore of Ionia, Hiram and George
Whitmore of Portland, Fred Whitmore of South Haven, Bert and Sam Whitmore of
California and Charles Whitmore of Fremont.  There are also 10 grandchildren, 11
great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.
   Living with Mrs. Whitmore at the Kerney street home were three generations: 
The son, Geo.; the granddaughter, Mrs. Ora Whitney; and the great-grandson,
Arnold Whitney.
   Six grandsons will act as pallbearers.   They are Paul Cook of Grand Ledge,
Harold Dennie, Louis Hoenicke and Allie Rader of Portland, Albert Whitmore of
Fremont, and Elmer Whitmore of Lansing."


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