Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....McNamara, John Lawrence September 21, 2017
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Sentinel Standard  - September 30, 2017
JOHN McNAMARA  1938 - 2017
   John McNamara, 79, of Lake Leelanau, Michigan, passed away on Sept. 21, after a
long struggle with cancer.  John was born on March 31, 1938, in Ionia, Michigan, 
the son of Martin D. and Mildred E. McNamara. He graduated from Campion Jesuit 
High School in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin in 1956.
   After graduating from high school, he attended University of Michigan and received 
his undergraduate degree in 1960 and law degree in 1963.
   Upon graduation from law school John returned to Ionia and began his over-30-year
legal career, first with the law firm of O'Connor, McNamara and O'Keefe, which later 
became the law firm of McNamara, O'Keeffe and Sykes.   During his career, he also 
served as the attorney for the City of Ionia and for many of the surrounding 
communities in Ionia County.
   In 1964, he married Nancy Fineis, also of Iona, who survives.  They were married
for 53 years.  Also surviving are his daughter, Molly (J.B.) McNamara-Allen of Oak 
Park, Illinois; and son, Dan (Sarah) McNamara of Traverse City, Michigan; along 
with grandchildren, Hayden and Jack McNamara, and Maggie, Seamus and Bridget Allen.
   He was a member of several community organizations, S.S. Peter and Paul Church,
the Ionia Country Club, Ionia-Montcalm Counties Bar Association, and a 50-year member 
of the Michigan Bar Association.  Upon retirement, he and his wife moved to Lake 
Leelanau where he was a volunteer for the Leelanau Christian Neighbors Food Pantry 
and an instructor on the Inland Seas School Ship.  He attended St. Mary's Church in
Lake Leelanau.
  John was a voracious reader and also enjoyed sailing, skiing, and socializing with
family and friends.  He always loved telling and hearing a good joke.  His 
friendliness and sense of humor were the qualities that endeared him to all who were 
fortunate enough to know him.  A family memorial service will be held at a later date 
in Ionia.  Memorial may be directed to the Ionia Community Library, 126 E. Main St., 
Ionia, Michigan 48846 or www.ioniacommunitylibrary.org.
   Please share your memories of John with his family by visiting his tribute page
at www.reynolds-jonkhoff.com.

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Sentinel Standard - September 29, 2017


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