Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Koutz, Aletha M. (Yaw) (Mrs. Andrew J.) February 19, 1928 ************************************************ 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: Maureen Cross mcross3454@gmail.com June 19, 2022, 10:21 am Lake Odessa Wave - Times - March 1, 1928 MRS. A. J. KOUTZ DIED AT HER HOME FEB. 19 -------------- LIVED IN IONIA COUNTY ALL HER LIFE. WAS A DEVOTED WIFE AND MOTHER. ------------- OBITUARY Aletha M., daughter of Philip and Mariette Yaw, was born in Ionia township, Michigan, April 10, 1859, and died February 19, 1928, at her farm home in Odessa at the age of 68 years, 10 months and 9 days. October 3, 1883, she was united in marriage to Andrew J. Koutz. To this union were born three children, Mattie M., who passed away at the age of three months, Vernon W. of Odessa and Mrs. A. J. Ireman of Ann Arbor. With the husband, two children and one grandson, she leaves one sister, Mrs. Caroline Prosser of Oregon and a host of other relatives and friends to mourn her departure. She was a kind companion and a living mother, who will be greatly missed in the home. A loving one from us has gone, A voice we loved is stilled A place is vacant in our home That never can be filled. The funeral was held Tuesday at the Carr church Rev. Clark of the Wesleyan church preached and Mr. and Mrs. George Goodemoot sang. Burial was at Lakeside cemetery. ------------ CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank the neighbors and friends for their kindness and help during the illness and death of our wife and mother. Also the singers and the minister for his words of comfort. A. J. Koutz Vernon W. Koutz, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Ireman and Ernest., File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/k/koutz43485nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.3 Kb