Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Peake, Russell A. 1944
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The Portland Review, Thursday, February 3, 1944

Russell A. Peake, 73, died Saturday morning at St. Lawrence hospital, where he 
had been a patient since Tuesday evening.  Mention of his illness was made in 
last week’s issue.  He was taken suddenly ill in his law office above the 
Review & Observer plant, and was removed to Hotel Divine.  That evening he was 
taken to the hospital.

Mr. Peake was born in Danby, the son of J. Warren Peake.  When a boy the 
family moved to Ionia, the father having been elected to a county office.  
Russell graduated from Ionia High school and immediately began the study of 
law in the office of an Ionia attorney.  He studied there several years, and 
was admitted to the bar in 1892.

Mr. Peake married Miss Alice Carey, whose father at one time operated a 
jewelry store here.  The couple located in Chicago, where Mr. Peake spent many 
years as a corporation attorney, representing several well known Chicago and 
mid-western firms.  Later he went to Detroit, and in that city his wife’s 
death occurred.  He returned to Portland in 1936 and opened a general law 
practice.  At time of his death he was one of the justices of the peace of the 
township, and a member of the township board.

Thirteen nephews and nieces survive, and there are two first cousins, Frank E. 
Doremus, now of Fowlerville, and his sister, Mrs. Addie Doremus Reeder, of 
Florida.

Funeral services were held at Bandfield Funeral chapel on Monday afternoon, 
Rev. William Gray, of Portland Congregational church, officiating, and burial 
was on the Peake family lot in Danby cemetery.  Bearers were all nephews, and 
were Guy Peake, Ben Sykes, Luther Lindsley, Ray Pryer and Clarence and Elmer 
Martin.



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