Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Kenyon, John E. January 30, 2010
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Ionia Sentinel Standard - Feb. 3, 2010


John E. Kenyon, 55, of Addison, Ill., passed away on Jan. 30, 2010.

Beloved husband of Karen (Hope) Kenyon and loving father of Brandon John 
Kenyon. John was born on Jan. 11, 1955, to Edward and Janis (Curtis) Kenyon in 
Ionia. John grew up on his parents’ farm near Portland, and was cherished 
brother of Dianne (Chuck) Cornelius, Curtis (Martha) Kenyon and Ronald Kenyon, 
all survive, along with his mother-in-law, Pat Meersman. Brothers-and-sisters-
in-law and many nieces and nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins.He was blessed by 
love and respect from all who knew him. His love of life and unrivaled quick 
wit will be sorely missed. 

John graduated from Portland High School in  1973. He attended Western Michigan 
University in  Kalamazoo and had recently been taking classes at DuPage 
College. For 30 years John was employed by Life Fitness, most recently as a 
Senior Productio Product Manager. He traveled to Hungary and Germany, as well 
as within the states, consulting on the setup of new company facilities. As a 
young man he held several different jobs, but one of his first loves was 
playing in rock and roll bands. When John met Karen while working at Life 
Fitness, he had a new first love which continutd through his last breath. They 
had been married for nearly 25 years. John and Karen were faithful followers of 
Brandon’s baseball throughout high school, and in recent years had tried to 
attend baseball games I all U.S. ballparks. Last year they took an Alaskan 
cruise and were also visiting lighthouses throughout the Midwest. 

Live Celebration services will be held for John in Addison on Feb. 3. At at the 
Outreach Christian Church, (formerly called Ionia Co. Church of Christ), on 
Feb. 6 at 1 p.m. The Church is located at 7831 Jordan Lake Rd., Lake Odessa. 
Joh has been cemated and some of his ashes will be scattered on the family 
farm. Memorial donations may be made to the charity of your choice. 





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