Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Hummel, Merlin L. 1997 ************************************************ 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 September 2, 2012, 4:48 pm The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, Wednesday, March 26, 1997 Merlin L. (Buck) Hummel, 75, of Ionia died March 25, 1997 in Grand Rapids. He was born Feb. 16, 1922 in Hastings, the son of Jerry and Blanche (Webster) Hummel. He retired from Williams Brothers Construction after 30 years of service in 1986. He was a member of The Ionia Loyal Order of the Moose. He married Shirley Temple March 8, 1980 in Ionia. He is survived by his wife, Shirley; five sons, Thomas and Dottie Sines of Gaylord, Patrick and Jane Hummel of Ionia, John and Carl Hummel of Ionia, Robert and Loretta Temple of Sparta and David Temple of Ionia; six daughters, Sandra and Larry Panks of Ionia, Barbara and Jim Bell of Ionia, Mary and Tim Lanz of Muir, Brenda Proctor of Ionia, Valerie Dawn and Kenny Willis of Missouri, Barbara and Rick Martin of Charlotte; two sisters, Margaret and Bill Swiger of Nashville and Maxine and Kenneth Stemler of Sebewa; 24 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Helen Hummel, in 1955 and one brother, Lawrence Hummel. Funeral services will be held Friday at 1 p.m. at the Lake Funeral Home in Ionia with Pastor Rick Martin officiating. Interment will be at Sebewa Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the funeral home. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/h/hummel19267nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb