Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Lafler, Gary Ray 2002 ************************************************ 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: Sandy Heintzelman sheintz@iserv.net June 4, 2011, 6:04 pm Ionia Sentinel Standard, 2002 Gary Ray Lafler, 62, of Sheridan passed away Monday, Oct. 21, 2002, in Sheridan. He was born on June 29, 1940, in Ionia, the son of Karl and Neva Schafer Lafler. He graduated from Ionia High School with the class of 1958 and had retired from General Motors in Lansing after 33 years of service. Gary was a member of the United Auto Workers, Local No. 602 and had served in the United States Navy. He loved to run, fly kites and enjoyed doing woodworking. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends. He is survived by his fiancée Penny Harper of Sheridan, his children; Jodey R. and Gladys Lafler of Clarksville, Jill and Steve Stigall of Ionia, Bret and Rhonda Lafler of Lake Odessa and Buffie and Richard Goeree of Newaygo. Gary is also survived by 12 grandchildren, four great grandchildren; his sister and brothers; Marv and Toni Lafler of Ionia, Lynn and Sharon Lafler of Ionia, Susan and Jim Carmody of Cadillac, Blaine and Nancy Lafler of Alma and his sister-in- law, Donna Lafler. He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother Karlyle. Funeral services for Gary will be 1 p.m. Friday at Johnson-Feuerstein Funeral Home, Belding, with Pastor Ken Harger of Shiloh Community Church officiating. Interment will be in Easton Township Cemetery. The family will greet relatives and friends on Thursday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/l/lafler12779nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb