Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Moon, Viola G. (Gunckel) January 3, 1978 ************************************************ 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: Patricia Currigan currigan1932@concast.net December 9, 2023, 2:11 pm Ionia sentinel Standard - Wed. January 4, 1978 VIOLA G.MOON IONIA - Viola G. Moon,85, of Peck Lake Road (Tremaine Corners) died in Kent Community Hospital Tuesday morning after a lengthy illness. Born in Muncie,Indiana, August 9, 1892, a daughter of Carl and Martha (Dickover) Gunckel, the family moved to McBride in 1904. She was married in Remus, to Wilbur Moon, June 28, 1917, and the couple made their home on Peck Lake road most of their married life. He preceded her in death February 22, 1965. Mrs.Moon was a former employe at Ypsilanti-Reed in Ionia but retired from the Jolly Kid factory in Belding. She was a member of Carr Corner's Church. Surviving are three sons, Wilbur and Harry Moon of Ionia and David Gunckel of Conklin; one daughter, Mrs.Louis (Gladys) Walker of Belding, a daughter-in-law, Rose Moon of Ionia; 16 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren. A son,Howard, preceded her in death on March 15, 1976. Services are at 3 p.m. Thursday from Leddick Funeral Home with the Rev. Alvin Barker, of the West Berlin Wesleyan Methodist Church, officiating. The family will be at the funeral home Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Burial is at Balcom Cemetery on West Tuttle road. Additional Comments: Balcom Cem.,#B-Add-28 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/m/moon46690nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.8 Kb