Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Hoople, Geraldine J. 1999 ************************************************ 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 June 13, 2013, 6:10 pm The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, April 1999 Geraldine J. Hoople, 82, of Ionia, passed away Thursday, April 15, 1999, at Ionia County Memorial Hospital. She was born the daughter of Earl and Edith (Markle) Seely in Ionia, on April 22, 1916. She was a 1934 graduate of Ionia High School. She married Russell Hoople on July 15, 1937. He passed away on March 18, 1967. For many years they owned and operated Jerry’s Paint Store, in Ionia. She was a long-time member of the Order of Eastern Star, and the First Baptist Church of Ionia, as well as being a “grandparent” at Freedom Acres School. Surviving are her children; Earlene (Joe) Nunes of Melbourne, Fla., Philip (Kathy) Hoople of Ionia, Patricia (Bill) Rudolph of Jackson, nine grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. Cremation took place at her request. A memorial service will be held on Monday, April 19, 1999 at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church with the Rev. James Bennett officiating. In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund for First Baptist Church has been established and envelopes will be available at the church. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/h/hoople20803nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb