Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....McCord, Fredrick Donald 2009
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The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Fredrick Donald McCord, age 89, of Ionia, passed away peacefully Saturday, 
July 18th, 2009 at Spectrum East (Blodgett Hospital). He was born May 27th, 
1920 in Ionia, the son of Joseph Paul McCord and Marion (Dunning) McCord. On 
New Year's Eve in 1944, he married Genevieve Adel Messer from Lyons.
 
He started working at Ypsilanti Reed/Mitchell Bentley in 1941 and eventually 
retired in 1982 from Gen Corp Automotive after 40 years. He was an avid hunter 
and fisherman. He was a member of the Ionia Hunting and Fishing Club for many 
years. Later, he loved watching NASCAR Racing and Golf on television. He 
served during World War II in the Army as a Refrigeration Mechanic-Technician 
Grade 5 for 3 years (1942-1945). He eventually was stationed in Hawaii where 
he had some jungle training and than MP Duty at the Main Gate, between Pearl 
Harbor and Honolulu on the Island of Oahu. When the war ended he was the 
Assistant Manager in the Main PX Store until he was sent home. 
He is survived by one daughter, Kathleen (Jonathan) Bunce of Ionia; one step-
son, David (Rhonda) Totten of Atlanta, Georgia; five grandchildren, Tamara 
Thomas of Belding; Jon (Michelle) Bunce of Belding; Jim (Jennifer) Bunce of 
Belding; Sherry Thacker of Greenville and Todd (Kelly) Musser of Saranac; and 
10 great-grandchildren. He is also survived by one brother, Harold (Penny) 
McCord of Ionia and one niece and five nephews. 

He was preceded in death by his loving wife, Genevieve; both parents; one 
brother, Morris McCord and a very dear friend of many years, Julia Whorley of 
Saranac. 

Funeral Services will be held Wednesday, July 22nd, 1:00 P.M. at Lake Funeral 
Home in Ionia with Pastor Kenneth Harger officiating. Interment will be at the 
Easton Cemetery. The family will receive friends and relatives on Tuesday from 
2-4 and 6-8:P.M.. For those desiring, memorial contributions may be made to 
ICMH Homecare or the American Cancer Society. 



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