Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Klopfenstein, Bernice Edith (Shumway) 2001
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Ionia Sentinel Standard, 30 Jun 2001

Bernice Edith Klopfenstein, 88, of Lake Odessa and Lansing passed away Friday
morning, June 29, 2001.  Bernice was born Dec. 24, 1912 in Lake Odessa, daughter
of John Gifford and Leatha E. (Nye) Shumway.  She graduated from Lake Odessa
High School in 1930 and attended Ferris Institute where she received a teacher’s
certificate.  Bernice taught for one year before marrying Glendull Klopfenstein
on Dec. 29, 1935.

Bernice became a lifelong student as her children were growing up and spent many
years attending Michigan State University, taking one course at a time as she
completed the requirements for a degree from the University College of Arts and
Letters.

She and her husband, who preceded her in death in 1989, spent many years after
his retirement traveling the United States pursuing their hobby of studying
rocks and minerals.  She also was active for many years in the Woodland United
Methodist Church.  Bernice enjoyed being with her family, especially her
great-grandchildren, and studying literature from many academic fields.

Bernice is survived by her three sons, Philip A. (Ann) Klopfenstein of Glenwood,
Ark., David J. Klopfenstein of Lake Odessa, and Paul R. (Barbara) Klopfenstein
of Lansing; two grandchildren, Heather (Allen) Garlitch of Portland and Kevin
(Laura) Klopfenstein of Lake Odessa; two great-grandchildren, AJ and Ali
Garlitch of Portland; her sisters, Margaret Barker of Lake Odessa, and Jean
Wilson of Hastings; her brothers, Richard N. Shumway of Maryland, Robert Shumway
of Hastings, and John Shumway of Lansing.  She was preceded in death by her
parents; her husband, Glendull; and her brother, William Leroy “Roy” Shumway.

Visitation will be from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. and from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m., Monday
at the Koops Funeral Chapel in Lake Odessa.  The funeral service will be held at
11 a.m., Tuesday at the Koops Funeral Chapel.  Interment will take place in
Lakeside Cemetery.  Memorial contributions may be given to the Woodland United
Methodist Church.


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