Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Lemke, Charles 1937
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Ionia Daily Sentinel Standard, 2 Aug 1937

Charles Lemke, 79-year-old resident of 647 Cyrus street, died Sunday evening,
Aug. 1, at his home at 10 o’clock after an illness of the past seven weeks.  He
was born in Gellendin, Germany, on January 28, 1858.  In 1879 he was married in
Germany to Mary Caroline Zanders and they came to America, and directly to Ionia
in 1882.  He had lived for the past 48 years in the home on Cyrus street where
he died.  During the first few years he was in Ionia, he was a coachman for
William Steele, one of Ionia’s pioneers, and later became a miller.

Hs is survived by seven children, Herman Lemke of Ionia township, Mrs. Gus Nimz
of Ionia, Frank Lemke of South Haven, Mrs. Edith Nimz of Saginaw, Mrs. Mabel
McLaughlin of Holly, Richard Lemke of South Haven, and Mrs. Lena Parker of
Ionia.  One son, William Lemke, died in 1918 in the World war in France.  He
also has 12 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Prayer services will be held from the home on Cyrus street Wednesday afternoon,
Aug. 4, at 2 o’clock and funeral services will be from the St. John’s Lutheran
church on Jefferson street at 2:30 o’clock with Rev. R.A. Rook of the church
officiating.  Burial will be in Highland Park.


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