Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Hutchinson, Gladys Coe 2002 ************************************************ 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: Sandy Heintzelman sheintz@iserv.net February 22, 2015, 11:48 am Ionia Sentinel Standard, 15 Oct 2002 Gladys Coe Hutchinson, 90, of Grand Rapids and Clearwater, Fla., passed away Sunday, Oct. 13, 2002. She received her undergraduate degree from Michigan State University followed by a master’s degree in decorative design from the University of Michigan’s School of Architecture. Mrs. Hutchinson then became the first art instructor at Henry Ford’s Greenfield Village and Edison Institute. Her civic responsibilities were many. Organizations in the Dearborn, Michigan area were the recipients of her direction and talents. Mrs. Hutchinson was a charter member of the Greenfield Congregational Church and a member of the First United Methodist Church of Clearwater, Fla. Mrs. Hutchinson was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, J. Dall; and brothers, George Coe Jr., and Orson Coe. Locally is survived by nieces, Marilyn Coe Hunting (David), Connie Coe Miller (Herm) and Brenda Coe Carlon (Harv); and nephew, Orson Coe II (Sharon). Out-of-town relatives include, Gloria and Ed Ryba, Ann and Rick Ryba, Bud Schonhofen, Buffy and Jay Novak, Margaret and Michael Schonhofen and Lawrence Schonhofen. Gladys is also survived by 13 great nieces and nephews and 13 great, great-nieces and nephews. Visitation will be from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Wednesday at Mayflower Congregational Church, 2345 Robinson Rd. SE, Grand Rapids. Funeral Services will be at 1 p.m. at the church with Rev. Eric Britcher, officiating. Interment Sunset Memorial Gardens, Ionia. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Michigan, 1260 Ekhart NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503. Arrangements by O’Brien-Eggebeen-Gerst (616) 949-7350. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/h/hutchins29945nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb