Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....McKendry, John H. Sr. 2014
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The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, Tuesday, May 27, 2014


Mr. John H. McKendry, Sr. of Norton Shores, Michigan, and formerly of Ionia, 
passed away Friday, May 23, 2014 in Muskegon.  He was born April 13, 1925 in 
Ionia, Michigan, to William and Esther (Cook) McKendry. 

John graduated high school at the Michigan School for the Deaf in Flint, 
Michigan.  He married the former Lois Ruth Brandel in E. Grand Rapids, Michigan 
on June 17, 1949 and moved to Muskegon in 1953.  Lois preceded him in death on 
December 15, 2007. 

John was employed as a Linotype Operator at the Muskegon Chronicle for 40 years 
until his retirement in 1991.  He was past President of the Michigan 
Association of the Deaf and also, the Muskegon Chapter.  He was an avid bowler 
and active with the Boy Scouts, Troop #53. 

He is survived by: four children, John H. (Linda) McKendry, Jr. of Norton 
Shores, Liz Ann Laskowski of Lockport, Ilinois, Patricia S. (Fred) Garcia of 
Columbia, Missouri,  and William R. (Laureen) McKendry of Rockford, Michigan; 
ten grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; two sisters, Jeanne Hawley of 
Lake Odessa, Michigan and Joyce Moore of Lapeer, Michigan.  He was preceded in 
death by two brothers, Robert and Thomas McKendry. 

The funeral service will be held Thursday, 11 a.m., May 29, 2014 at The Lee 
Chapel, Sytsema Funeral Homes, Inc., 6291 S. Harvey St., Norton Shores, MI 
49444;  (231) 798-1100. 

Visitation will be Wednesday, 3-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m.  He will be laid to rest in 
Sunrise Memorial Gardens.  Memorial contributions may be made to Deaf and Hard 
of Hearing Services, 4328 Kalamazoo Ave. SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49508,  or The 
L.E.A.D. Institute, 2502 W. Ash, Columbia, MO. 


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