Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Murawa, James V. 2007 ************************************************ 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 August 20, 2010, 3:10 pm The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, Tuesday, September 25, 2007 James V. Murawa, 70, of Ludington, passed away Sunday, Sept. 23, 2007 at Memorial Medical Center of W. Michigan. James Vincent was born Oct. 17, 1936 in Adrian, Michigan, the son of Vincent and Barbara (Toth) Murawa. He graduated from St. Peter and Paul Academy in 1955. He was married on June 30, 1956 to Dixie Horrocks, and she survives. Jim worked as power plant operator for the State of Michigan, Department of Corrections in Ionia for 24 years. In his free time, he enjoyed hunting, motorcycles and photography. He also enjoyed auto racing and NASCAR. His friends will remember him as having a good sense of humor. He was a member of the Beach Bikers Club. Jim served three years in the Michigan National Guard. He will be greatly missed by his wife, Dixie; his daughter, Julie (Mike Byrnes) Glover of Whitehall; two grandchildren, Jim Murawa of Ionia and Hannah Glover of Whitehall; his brothers, Lawrence (Karen) Murawa of Ionia and Thomas (Mary) Murawa of Oscoda; his sister, Phyllis (Fred) Klaus of Toledo, Ohio; and nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one son, James, Jr. in 1986. Cremation has taken place at Western Michigan Crematory in Muskegon. Graveside services for James V. Murawa will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, 2007 at Lyons Cemetery in Lyons, Mich. Those wishing to make an expression of sympathy are asked to consider Hospice of Michigan or the Lyons Library. Dorrell Funeral Home of Ludington is assisting the family. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/m/murawa8401nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb