Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Marchbank, Alexander D. October 26, 1968
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Ionia Sentinel-Standard Oct. 28 & 30, 1968


Funeral services for Alexander Marchbank, 93, of 418 Jones, will be Tuesday at 
2 pm at Stone-Kauffman funeral home. Rev. Theodore Forbes will officiate and 
burial will be at Highland Park cemetery.

Mr. Marchbank died Saturday evening at Ionia Manor where he had been a patient 
the past year.

He was born at Wardville, Ontario, Canada, August 8, 1875, the son of James 
Marchbank and Mary MacGoogan Marchbank. He came to Michigan in 1878 with his 
parents by oxen team at the age of three. June 10, 1903 he was married to Pearl 
Parish and they celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. She preceded him in 
death in March 1965.

A member of First Christian church he was also a former elder and deacon and 
member of the church board. Before his retirement in 1950 he was employed by 
Ionia public schools.

Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Marguerite McGowan of Lansing, Mrs. Richard 
Grescowle of Diamondale; one son, Kenneth Marchbank of Lansing; four 
grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. 

Family will be at the funeral home Monday from 7 until 9 pm. A memorial has 
been established for First Christian church. 

Alexander Marchbank 

Funeral services for Alexander Marchbank, who died Saturday were Tuesday at 2 
pm with Rev. Theodore Forbes of First Christian church officiating, Interment 
was at Highland Park cemetery. 

Bearers were Frank Judevine, Harry Young, Byron Teaker, Harold Anslow, Raymond 
Coon and Clare Wilcox.

Relatives attending from out of town were Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Marchbank, Mrs. 
Marguerite McGowan, Mr. and Mrs. Jack McGowan and Cindy McGowan all of Lansing; 
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Grescowle of Dimondale; Mr. and Mrs. Colin Reed of South 
Bend, Ind. Richard Grescowle of Holt; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wangerman of Petoskey; 
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Smith and Mr. and Mrs. Albert French all of Jackson. 



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