Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Patera, Metta Marie 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, 10:20 pm The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, Saturday, December 13, 2014 Metta Marie (Cornwall) Patera, aged 93, passed away on Dec. 12, 2014, in Ionia. She was born Sept. 28, 1921, in Lapeer County, Michigan. She was born the daughter of Leon Clifford Cornwall and Alice Marie (Coulliard) Cornwall. Metta married Roman Edward Patera on Nov. 9, 1940 in Monroe, Michigan. Her life was devoted to her family. Metta was a loving wife and mother. She enjoyed quilting, cooking, and loved animals of all kinds. Metta was a member of Dix United Methodist Church, now Downriver United Methodist Church. Metta is survived by her children; Gerald (Gwen) Patera of Dearborn, Dr. Gregory (Nancy) Patera of Saranac, and Gary (Sue) Patera of Wisconsin; brothers, Charles (Evelyn) Cornwall of Howell and Russell (Marge) Cornwall of Allen Park; sister, Lorraine Curtiss of Allen Park; grandchildren, Jill Fisher, Scott Patera, Jennifer (Joseph) Fisher, Neil Patera, Nathan Patera, and Adam Patera; great-grandchildren, Mackenzie, Michael, and Jane Fisher, Mason and Olivia Patera, Ethan and Zachary Fisher, Roan Patera, and Kiah Patera. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Roman Edward Patera; brothers, Jimmy and Calvin, and brother-in-law Stan Curtiss. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, Dec. 16, 12 p.m. at Weise Funeral Home in Allen Park, Michigan. Visitation will be two hours prior to service from 10 a.m. to noon. Interment on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 11 a.m. at Cadillac Cemetery in Dearborn Heights, Michigan. Memorials may be made to the Ionia Area Hospice or Downriver United Methodist Church. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/p/patera31195nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb