Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Mitchell, Marian Elaine 2014 ************************************************ 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 mransom311@gmail.com July 5, 2015, 8:42 pm The Hastings Reminder, March 28, 2014 Marian Elaine Mitchell, age 98, of Lake Odessa, MI passed away Saturday, March 22, 2014 at Thornapple Manor in Hastings. Elaine was born September 27, 1915 to Arthur and Carrie (Diehl) Dowling in Dansville, MI. She was a graduate of Dansville High School. On January 14, 1939 she married William Mitchell who preceded her in death in 1983. Together they owned and operated William's Department Store in Lake Odessa. Elaine attended the Central United Methodist church and enjoyed spending time with her family, along with playing Bridge with her friends. She will be dearly missed by: children Marilyn (Richard) Brown, Margie (Darwin) Thompson, grandchildren Carrie Brown, Gerald (Sandra) Brown, Pamela (Steve) Ries, Thomas (Mindy) Thompson, Timothy (Sheryl) Thompson, Zachary (Shanda) Livermore, Ryan Mitchell, Kristy (Mitchell) Robbins, sister-in-laws Janet Purvis and Jean Mitchell, 17 great-grandchildren , many nieces and nephews. Preceding her in death are: parents, husband William Mitchell, son John Mitchell, sister Margaret Dakin, brother Russell Dowling. Services were held at the Koops Funeral Chapel, 935 4th Ave., Lake Odessa, MI 48849 on Wednesday, March 26, 2014. Interment took place at WoodLawn Cemetery in Leslie. Memorials may be given in Elaine's name to Thornapple Manor's Activity fund. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/m/mitchell31173nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb