Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Newell, Leo P. 2015 ************************************************ 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: Sandy Heintzelman sheintz@iserv.net September 15, 2019, 1:17 pm Ionia Sentinel Standard, 6 Jan 2015 Leo P. Newell, 98, of Saranac passed away Jan. 2, 2015. He was born Feb. 2, 1916, in Ferry Twp., the son of William M. and Dorothy E. (Bates) Newell. He married Phyllis Dulyea Oct. 7, 1939, in Grand Rapids, she preceded him in death in 1997. Leo was a member of the South Boston Church. He was very active in the Republican Party. He played softball for many years even into his late 70s. Leo loved to garden and be outdoors. Surviving are Leo’s children, Suzanne (Richard) Grieves, Gary (Darlene) Newell, Nancy (Jud) Grassmid and Mary (Pat) Collier, all of Saranac; grandchildren, Mark (Karen) Grieves, Polly (Jerry) Darby, Lisa (Kevin) Klutman, Andrea (Joel) Mutschler, Lori (Chuck) Paddock, Mike (Anne Marie) Newell, Amber (Brian) Short, Nicole (Jim) Clark and Sean (Kara) Collier; 22 great grandchildren; and three great great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, three brothers, Lyle, Tom and James; and one sister, Mary Heimer. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015, at 11 a.m. at the South Boston Church with Pastor Ron Tuinstra officiating. Interment Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be on Tuesday 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. at the Lake Funeral Home in Saranac. Those wishing may make memorial contributions to South Boston Church. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/n/newell10013gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 1.8 Kb