Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....MacFarland, Andrew W.  August 21, 2017
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Ionia Sentinel Standard-Thurs. August 24, 2017

ANDREW W. MACFARLAND 1938-2017
Andrew W. MacFarland, 79, of Ionia, passed away Monday morning, Aug. 21, 2017, 
while listening to his favorite composer, Mozart.

Mr. MacFarland was born on Jan. 29, 1938, in Detroit, grew up in Grand Rapids 
and graduated from Western Michigan University.

He started his teaching career in Lyons, Michigan and then was the band director 
in Ionia for 36 years. In 1998, he started the Ionia community Band which is 
still active today. Surviving is his wife of 48 years, Bonita (Bonnie); sister, 
Mary Forman; daughter, Carol (Stanley) Rediger; 4 grandchildren, Andrew 
(Kaitlyn), Stephen, Anna (Micah), and Katherine; 2 great-grandchildren, James 
and Caleb; several nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Visitation will be held from 4-6 p.m. Thursday Aug. 24, 2017 at the Lehman 
funeral Home, 220 Rich Street, Ionia. The Memorial Service will be held at 3:30 
p.m., Friday, at the Watt Auditorium, Ionia Middle school, 438 Union Street, 
Ionia.

In lieu of flowers, donation may be made to Ionia Public Schools-Endowment 
Scholarship Fund. Arrangements are entrusted to the Lehman funeral Homes. Online 
condolences may be made at www.lehmanfuneralhomes.com

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