Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....McLenithan, Russell E. 1956
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The Ionia Daily Sentinel-Standard, Saturday, June 2, 1956


Russell E. McLenithan, 47, of route 3, Lake Odessa, died Friday, June 1, at 
University hospital in Ann Arbor, where he had been a patient for ten days and 
underwent surgery Thursday morning.

Born January 11, 1909 in Gaines township, Kent county, he was the son of Allen 
and Maude McLenithan and came to Lake Odessa in 1937 from Grand Rapids.  Since 
his arrival, he had been owner and operator of the McLenithan resort at Jordan 
lake and was treasurer of the Lake Odessa resort association.  He was also a 
member of the Lake Odessa Sportsmen’s club.  For the past three years, besides 
operating a resort, he had worked in the plant protection department of the 
Ionia Manufacturing Company.

Surviving are his wife, Lethea, (the former Lethea Smith of Woodland township), 
one son, William, one daughter, Sharon Kay, both at home; a daughter, Mrs. 
Shirley Joppe of Lake Odessa; his mother, Mrs. Maude McLenithan, one brother, 
Forest, sister, Mrs. Allice Hale, all of Grand Rapids and one sister, Mrs. 
Myrtle Patterson of Cascade.

The body will be at the Pickens funeral chapel, where services will be held 
Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock with the Rev. C. Earl Champlin, pastor of the 
Woodland Methodist church, officiating.  Interment will be in Lakeside cemetery.



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