Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Lehman, Emerson D. November 24, 2011
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Hastings Reminder - Nov. 2011
	

LAKE ODESSA, MI – Emerson D. Lehman, age 93, of Lake Odessa, passed away 
Thursday, November 24, 2011 at Heartland Health Care in Ionia.

He was born September 3, 1918 in Lake Odessa, the son of Earl and Essie 
(Webster) Lehman.

Emerson attended Goddard Rural School and graduated from Lake Odessa High 
School in 1936. Following his graduation Emerson joined the Civilian 
Conservation Corp and was involved in planting thousands of pine trees in 
Northern Michigan.

He was married to Phyllis Kimmel on March 29, 1941 in Woodland and had lived 
and farmed on the same farm in Sebewa Township their entire married life.

Emerson, together with Phyllis, served as 4-H Leaders for 17 years and were 
superintendents of the Lake Odessa Fair Youth Horse Show for 37 years. He 
enjoyed fishing, walking, trail rides and square dancing but most of all was 
spending time with his children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. 

He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers.

Surviving is his loving wife of 70 ears, Phyllis Lehman; children, Sharon Davis 
of Sunfield, Sue (Don) Cooley of Byron Center and Denny (Nadja) Lehman of 
Lansing; 12 grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren; sisters, Ruth Newton of 
Woodland and Betty Baghai of Massachusetts. 

Visitation with the family will be held 2-4 p.m. on Sunday, November 27, at 
Koops Funeral Chapel – Lake Odessa.

Funeral Services for Emerson will be conducted at 1 p.m. on Monday, November 
28, 2011 at Koops Funeral Chapel – Lake Odessa. Interment Lakeside Cemetery, 
Lake Odessa. Honored to serve as pallbearers will be Todd Lehman, Jeff Lehman, 
J.J. Lehman, Don Cooley, Troy Cooley, Mark Davis, Adam McArthur and Allen 
Apsey. 

Memorial contributions in Emerson’s name may be directed to the Sunfield Area 
SPYs, West Grand Ledge Hwy., Sunfield, MI 48890 or Heartland Hospice, 3230 
Eagle Park Dr., NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49525.

To share a memory of Emerson, please visit www.koopsfc.com.



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