Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Patterson, William R. 2003
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Greenville Daily News, 5 Aug 2003

William R. Patterson, 82, of Greenville, passed away late Sunday morning, Aug.
3, 2003, at Quality Foster Care Home, Greenville.  The son of Merslo and
Elizabeth Bowen Patterson, he was born Sept. 13, 1920, in Jackson.

On May 2, 1942, in Grand Rapids, he married Lucille E. Anderson.  A veteran of
World War II, he served with the U.S. Army in the Pacific theater and was a
member of the American Legion Post in Belding.  Bill retired from Greenville
Public Schools where he had worked in maintenance.  He enjoyed camping and
traveling and was a member of St. Charles Catholic Church.

He was preceded in death by his parents; two infant daughters, Susan Elizabeth
and Joy Theresa; two brothers, Jack and M.J.; and two sisters, Jean and
Catherine.  He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Lucille E. Patterson; three
sons and daughter-in-law, Stephen W. Patterson of Greenville, David E. and Marta
Patterson of Trufant, Michael J. Patterson of Greenville; sister Wilamae
Cullinane of Grand Rapids; two step-granddaughters, Kasey and Amy; for
great-grandchildren are Aubriana, Vincent, Gage and Braiden; and several nieces
and nephews.

The Mass of Christian burial is 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Charles Catholic
Church, Greenville, with the Rev. Father Phil Salmonowicz officiating.  Burial
will follow in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Belding, with military honors
rendered by the Belding American Legion Post.  Envelopes for memorial
contributions to St. Charles Catholic Church are available at Brown-Teman &
Christiansen Funeral Home, Greenville, where the family will receive relatives
and friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today with a rosary prayer beginning at 8 p.m.


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