Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Martin, Blanche A. August 9, 2004 ************************************************ 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: Marilyn Ransom mlnransom@chartermi.net May 28, 2010, 6:52 pm The Ionia Daily Sentinel-Standard, Tuesday, August 10, 2004 Blanche A. Martin, 88, of Fennville, passed away Monday morning at Holland Community Hospital following an illness of six months. She was born on March 27, 1916 in Shullsburgh, Wisconsin to William and Lula (Snyder) Trebian. She married Henry Thomas Martin in Ionia on May 11, 1941 and he preceded her in death in 1998. She had worked for many years as a waitress at Crane's Pie Pantry in Fennville and the Wooden Shoe Restaurant in Holland. She was a member of the Fennville United Methodist Church. Blanche enjoyed flower gardening and long walks on the beach. She is survived by a son: Dennis (Jody) Martin of Fennville; a daughter: Kristie (Dennis) VanPlew of Fennville; four grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Also surviving is a sister: Viola Peterson of Ionia, and a brother: Paul Trebian of Orleans. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Suzanne and two brothers, Orville and Arthur Trebian. The family will receive friends at a visitation on Wednesday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Chappell Funeral Home in Fennville. Funeral services will be on Thursday, August 12 at 11 a.m. at the Fennville United Methodist Church with Rev. Raymond R. Sundell officiating. Graveside services will be held at the Orleans Township cemetery in Belding. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/m/martin4983nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb