Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Messer, Phlara August 24, 1966 ************************************************ 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: Marilyn Ransom mlnransom@chartermi.net May 24, 2010, 7:34 pm The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, Thursday, August 25, 1966 Phlara Messer, 64, of Chippewa Lake, formerly of Lyons, died late Wednesday at Ionia County Memorial hospital after a lengthy illness. He was born in Lyons, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lenow Messer and attended school in Lyons. Mr. Messer was employed at Ionia State Hospital 34 years until retirement. In 1955 he married Mary Archart of Lowell and they moved a few years ago to Chippewa Lake. Surviving are his wife, Mary, and one sister, Mrs. Rilla Sprague of Lyons, several nieces and nephews. Rosary will be recited Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Shaw-Rivett-Hull funeral home in Muir. Mass will be said Saturday at 9 a.m. at SS Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Ionia. Burial will be in Lyons cemetery. Subsequent Publication: Monday, August 29, 1966 Funeral service for Phlara Messer were Friday morning at 9 a.m. at SS Peter and Paul church, Rev. Father Don Lomasiewicz of Ionia officiated, and burial was in Lyons cemetery. Bearers were Lewie Van Sickle, Lloyd Hogan, Norris Throop, William Crowley, Marvin Lawless and James Scheid. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/m/messer4592nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb