Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Lemke, Ruby L. Cochrun 2000 ************************************************ 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: LaVonne Bennett lib@dogsbark.com April 26, 2010, 7:07 pm Ionia Sentinel Standard LEMKE, MRS. RUBY L. (COCHRUN): SENTINEL-STANDARD, Ionia, MI, Tuesday, March 14, 2000, page 2: "Obituaries - Mrs. Ruby L. Lemke, 84, of Ionia, passed away Saturday, March 11, 2000, at the Laurels of Fulton in Perrinton. Ruby Lucille Babcock was born March 25, 1915, in Belding, the daughter of Charles and Ella (Cochrun) Babcock. She grew up in Belding and graduated from Belding School. During her school years, Ruby also worked for a doctor and helped take care of his house and children. She was married May 1, 1937, in Grand Rapids to Delbert Lemke. The couple worked for AC Spark Plug during WWII. Ruby was a life-long member of Zion United Methodist Church. Mrs. Lemke is survived by two sons, Eugene (Lea) Lemke of Ionia and Clare A. Lemke of Lake Odessa; one daughter, Kathryn (Fred) Young of Ionia; five grandchildren; ten great grandchildren; and dear friends Wayne and Nancy Kenyon of Ionia. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Delbert in 1991; two sisters and two brothers. Funeral services for Mrs. Lemke will be held Thursday, March 16, 2000 at 11 a.m. from the Zion United Methodist Church, Ionia with Rev. Kenneth Harger officiating. Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Visiting hours will be Wednesday from 2 until 4 p.m. and 7 until 8:30 p.m. from Cook Funeral Home, Rich Street Chapel, Ionia. Memorial contributions may be made to the Zion United Methodist Church Memorial fund for the Ionia County Commission on Aging. Envelopes are available at the church and at Cook Funeral Home." File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/l/lemke5124gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb