Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Hopkins, Nathaniel "Neal"P. Jr. October 11, 2022 ************************************************ 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: Patricia Currigan currigan1932@concast.net October 3, 2023, 11:42 am Ionia Sentinel Standard - Fri. October 14, 2022 NATHANIEL HOPKINS Jr. IONIA-Nathaniel P."Neal" Hopkins Jr., age 87 of Ionia formerly of Saranac passed away October 11, 2022. He was born January 26, 1935, in Lyons son of Nathaniel P. and Ruth K. (Mestemaker) Hopkins. Neal attended Lyons High School graduating in 1954. He would go on to marry Doris L.Reeder in 1963 in Lyons. Neal worked for Mitchel Bentley and would later move on to General Motors as a Metal Finisher where he worked for over 35 years.He loved going to auctions and was an avid hunter and fisherman.He was especially proud of his children and grandchildren. Surviving is his wife of 59 years, Doris Hopkins of Ionia. Children: Denise Hopkins of Grawn MI, Brian (Ellen) Hopkins of Barrington, IL, Tammy (Chris) Forney of Canton,MI, Bruce (Heather) Hopkins of Otsego, MI and Jason Hopkins of Dallas, TX; Grandchildren include Justin Czamanske, Emma Hopkins, Matt Hopkins, Jordan Forney, Elizabeth and Hailey Prater. Also surviving is sister-in-law Sharon Brandt of Ionia. He was preceded in death by his parents. Funeral services for Neal will be held 1:00 p.m., Saturday October 22, 2022 at Lake Funeral Home in Ionia. A visitation will be from 11;00 Am.until time of service at the funeral home. Online condolences may be made at www.lakefuneralhomes.com File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/h/hopkins46298nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb