Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Koutz, Ezra Dean April 3, 1929
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Lake Odessa Wave-Times Friday April 12, 1929

EZRA DEAN KOUTZ EARLY SETTLER GONE
Another Break in the Family of Pioneer Life, Leaves one Daughter, Brothers and 
Sisters. Funeral Sunday.

Again death has entered the Koutz family of Odessa township and taken the oldest 
son, Dean Koutz.

Mr. Koutz died at the home of his brother, Mr and Mrs.B.F. Koutz after a 
lingering illness of nine weeks.

The Koutz family settled in Michigan in 1872 and were of a hard working frugal 
stock. The brothers and sisters settled near each other and are among the most 
stanch and respective citizens of the township.

The funeral was held t the Calvary U.B. Church. Lake Odessa Sunday afternoon. 
The sermon was by Rev. Harold Bugby, pastor of the Wesleyan church.

Mr.R.W. Goodemoot and Mrs.W.C. McCartney accompanied by Mrs. Thos. Johnson 
furnished the music.

The ball bearers were Alvin, Vernon and Lloyd Koutz, Bud Pew, Clarence 
Hausserman and Frank Beckhold. All nephews of the deceased. Burial was at Lake 
Side Cemetery.

                                OBITUARY
Ezra Dean Koutz, the eldest son of George and Liza Koutz, was born in Stark 
County, Ohio, December 5, 1854 and departed this life at the home of his 
brother, Benjamin F. Koutz, April 3, 1929, at the age of 77 years and four 
months.

He came to Michigan with his parents when one year of age. His entire life was 
spent in the immediate vicinity in which he died.

August 2, 1880 he was united in marriage to Phebie Huble, who preceded him in 
1908. To this union was born one daughter, Now Florence Sedore.

He leaves to mourn their loss, one daughter, two grandsons, Harold and Maynard 
Sedore, two sisters, Mrs.Sarah Hausserman and Mrs.Charles Kauffman, three 
brothers, Charles J, Benjamin F Koutz and Andrew F Koutz, and a host of 
relatives and friends.

In early life he gave his heart in God, and continued his trust to the end, 
saying he was going home. 

He heard the angels singing,
  On yonder shining shore
And when the gates stood open wide
  He calmly entered home.

                                CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank the friends and neighbors for their kindness and assistance at 
the time of the illness and death of our father and brother, also to the 
Missionary Society for their remembrances, for flowers, the minister, singers 
and for the use of the church.
                                Mrs. Florence Sedore
                          Brothers and Sisters of Dean Koutz


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