Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....McKenna, James 2015 ************************************************ 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: Sandy Heintzelman sheintz@iserv.net August 3, 2019, 8:36 am Ionia Sentinel Standard, 7 May 2015 James William McKenna, 68, of Mexico Beach, Florida, formerly of Ionia, passed away on April 19, 2015. He was born Sept. 7, 1946, to Mark and Vivian McKenna in Ionia. In 1965 Jim graduated from Saints Peter and Paul. Jim worked and retired from General Motors of East Lansing. After retirement he enjoyed working as the beach patrol in Mexico Beach and would also be remembered as the official security guard of the Tiki Hut and the Ionia Free Fair. He enjoyed playing golf, shooting pool and shooting darts but most of all he loved spending his time on the beach or in Ionia with his granddaughter McKenna. He was a member of the Moose and also loved and adored all of his friends and family. Jim was preceded in death by his son, Matthew James McKenna; parents Mark and Vivian McKenna; along with his brothers, Tom and Matt McKenna. Jim is survived by his daughter, Cori McKenna O’Connor; granddaughter, McKenna O’Connor of Ionia; step-daughter, Chanda Roberts and step-grandchildren, Lance and Elizabeth Hall of Ionia; sisters, Marsha Andrews of Lansing, Connie Lawler of Lansing; brothers, Larry (Dorothy) McKenna of Orleans, Pat (Debbie) McKenna of Lansing, Terry (Candice) McKenna of New Orleans, Louisiana; and several nieces and nephews. A celebration of life will be held for Jim on May 9, 2015, at 1 p.m. at the Steele Street Hall in Ionia, Michigan. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/m/mckenna9790gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb