Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Macklin, James Elias 1976
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Ionia Sentinel Standard, 31 Mar 1976

Funeral mass for James E. Macklin, 74, of Belhaven apartments Belding will be
Friday at 11 a.m. at St. Joseph church in Belding.  Rev. John Wisneski will
officiate and interment will be at Otisco cemetery.  Mr. Macklin died Tuesday
morning at the Belding Christian home following an extended illness.  Born in
Ionia September 18, 1901, he was the son of Jay and Anna Honson Macklin and
attended the SS Peter and Paul academy.

He was employed by Pere Marquette Railroad ten years, managed Sullivan’s ice
cream store seven years and worked as retain clerk at Hiler’s Clothing store 20?
years before retiring.  June 3, 1924 he married Esther Harrington at the SS
Peter and Paul church and they made their home in Ionia until moving to Belding
in June 1972.

He was a member of St. Joseph church of Belding, life member of the Ionia Elks
lodge, charter member of the Ionia county Fishing and Hunting club and had
served on the Ionia Boy Scout council 15 years.

Besides his wife Esther, he leaves two daughters Mrs. Barbara Lowe of Midland
and Mrs. Patricia Rittersdorf of Union N.H., six grand children, and a brother,
Carl Macklin of Alma.

The body will be at the Leddick funeral home in Ionia until Thursday evening
when it will be taken to the St. Joseph church at Belding.  Solemn reception and
rosary will be at the church at 7:30 p.m.  Following rosary friends and
relatives may call at the church until 9 p.m.  Family members will be at the
Leddick funeral home Wednesday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. and Thursday
from 2 to 4 p.m.


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