Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Manley, Virgil F.  July 20, 2011
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Ionia Sentinel Standard - July 22, 2011


Virgil F. Manley, 85, died July 20, 2011, at his home in Charlevoix. He was 
born Jan. 9, 1926, in Lake Odessa, to Alton and Dione (Stockford) Manley.

He graduated from Lake Odessa High School in 1994. After graduating, he and his 
father worked together farming in the Lake Odessa area. At age 19, Virgil 
entered the U.S. Army during World War II. Her served in the Army in 
Transportation and later transferred to the Air Corps as a teletype operator. 
After his discharge in 1946, he returned to civilian life and again was 
employed as a farmer.

On June 25, 1955, he married Roberta (Bobbie) J. Guildford in Portland. They 
made their home in Lake Odessa until 2009, when he and Bobbie then relocated to 
Charlevoix.

Virgil is survived by his wife, Bobbie; his son Jim, Douglas, Mich.; his 
daughter, Cathy (Bill) Silberhorn, Charlevoix; two grandchildren, Lauren (Ryan) 
Ringle, Petoskey and Scott Silberhorn, Charlevoix.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

A funeral service for Virgil F. Manley will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, July 
23, at Koops Funeral Chapel in Lake Odessa. The Rev. Mark Jarvie will 
officiate. Visitation will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. Interment will take place 
at the Danby Cemetery, Portland.

In lieu of flowers, memorial funds have been established in Virgil’s name for 
The First Congregational Church of Lake Odessa, where he was a member; and the 
Hospice of Northwest Michigan, 220 W. Garfield, Charlevoix, MI 49720. 

The family would like to thank our friends and all the staff of hospice of NW 
Michigan for their help and support.

Funeral arrangements were made by Koops Funeral Chapel, Lake Odessa, and 
Winchester Funeral Home in Charlevoix.

To share a memory or place a tribute to Virgil please visit www.koopsfc.com.



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