Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Hutchins, Ella J. 1934
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The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, Tuesday, October 2, 1934

Death today ended the life of one of Michigan’s oldest and most prominent 
school teachers, who for 46 years taught in the public schools of Ionia.  

Miss Ella J. Hutchins, 78, who had resided for the last eight years in Ann 
Arbor with her sister Miss Jessie Hutchins, passed away at her home there 
shortly after 9 o’clock Tuesday morning following a serious illness for many 
weeks.  Death came Tuesday morning after members of the family had given up 
hope for her recovery several days ago.

Short funeral services will be held at the Dolph funeral home in Ann Arbor 
Friday morning at 10 o’clock.  The body will be brought to Ionia from Ann 
Arbor after the service and will lie in state for one hour between 3 and 4 
o’clock Friday at the Stone funeral home on Washington street.  A grave 
service will be held at the Highland Park cemetery at 4 o’clock Friday in 
Ionia.

Miss Hutchins was the last surviving member of a class of three which was 
graduated from the Ionia high school in 1874.  It was the third class to be 
graduated from the Ionia high school.  Other members of the class who have 
since died were Frank Harter and Mrs. A. W. Merriam.

Miss Hutchins’ early school days were spent in the state of New York.  While a 
teacher in Ionia she taught one term in Dildine district and one year in the 
second ward school.  She then entered the University of Michigan after 
examination and after two years of study taught one year in Muskegon.  Upon 
returning from Muskegon Miss Hutchins began teaching in the Ionia public 
schools and taught here for 46 years.

During her many years in the Ionia schools Miss Hutchins taught practically 
every grade and every study.  She majored in mathematics, history and 
literature.  She later became supervisor of her departments.

Miss Hutchins’ course of study took her to Glens Falls, N.Y., Martha’s 
Vineyard, and Chautauqua, N.Y.  Her preparation was completed by extensive 
travel both in the United States and Europe.

Miss Hutchins is survived by two brothers, Lee and John of Grand Rapids, and 
one sister, Jessie, of Ann Arbor.

Rev. F. J. Fitch, of the First Baptist church, of Ionia, will deliver the 
grave service at Highland Park cemetery.


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