Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Ketner, Norman E. 2008
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The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Norman E. Ketner, age 85, of Ionia, Mich. passed away on Saturday Jan. 26, 
2008.

He was born the son of Merritt and Maude (Benn) Ketner on April 12, 1922 in 
Springport, Mich.  Mr. Ketner graduated from Belding High School in 1940.  He 
then married Elaine Ferris on June 13, 1941 in Ionia.  He was a Veteran of 
World War II serving in the United States Army.  He worked for over 42 years 
at General Tire retiring on May 1, 1984.  Mr. Ketner was very active in both 
the Girls and Boys Scouts, the Ionia County Commission on Aging, the Ionia 
Area Hospice and served two terms on the Ionia City Council.  He was a member 
of the First Christian Church of Ionia, the Restless Ones Trailer Club, the 
T.T.C.M. Trailer Club and the Golden Agers Trailer Club, the Gideons, the 
Ionia C. Substance Abuse Advisory Council and Domestic Violence.  He was a 
Past Master of the Ionia Masonic Lodge #36 F&AM.  He also served on the Board 
of Directors for the Governmental Employees Credit Union.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Elaine in 2005; son Lin E. Ketner in 
2000; and his three brothers Lyle, Clayton and Lawrence.  Surviving are his 
son, Lonny (Sue) Ketner of Belding; six grandchildren; eight great-
grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; sister, Ida of Lansing and several 
nieces and nephews.

The funeral service will be conducted by the Rev. Armand Aronson, Pastor at 11 
a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2008 at the First Christian Church of Ionia, 130 
Washington St., Ionia with interment following at Sunset Memorial Gardens, 
Ionia.  The family will receive friends at the Schrauben-Lehman Funeral Home, 
220 Rich Street, Ionia from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday.  For those 
desiring, memorial contributions may be made to the First Christian Church of 
Ionia Memorial Fund or to the charity of one’s choice in memory of Norman E. 
Ketner.


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