Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Piper, DeForest A. July 15, 2012 ************************************************ 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: Nan Wheaton wheaton1624@yahoo.com June 18, 2015, 5:19 pm Ionia Sentinel-Standard - Thurs. July 19, 2012 DeForest A. Piper, 45, of Ann Arbor formerly of Ionia passed away July 15, 2012 in Ann Arbor. He was born June 10, 1967 in Saginaw, the son of Fred Piper and Ann Balzell. DeForest graduated from Ionia High School in 1985 and late from Eastern Michigan University with a Bachelor's Degree. He was an avid photographer and artist. He loved to champ and spend time with his friends. He was a member of the SCA. DeForest is survived by his father, Fred (Diane) Piper of Ionia; mother, Ann Balzell and Joe Marrone of Portland, Ore.; girlfriend, Kelly Carnahan; brother, Andrew Piper and Elizabeth Lang of Jefferson City, Mo.; sister, Sarah (Jon) Thompson of Belding; grandmother, Dorothy Balzell of Grand Rapids; nieces, Sophia, Isabel and Ava; nephews, Gabe and Owen; many aunts, uncles and cousins and numerous SCA friends. Memorial Services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, July 20, 2012 at Bertha Brock Park in Ionia in the front Pavilion. Visitation will be held 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Lake Funeral Home in Ionia. Anyone wishing may make memorial contributions in DeForest's name to Hall Fowler Library. Online condolences may be made at www.lakefuneralhomes.com. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/p/piper30959nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.8 Kb