Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Pitman, Albert J. Rev. October 25, 1960
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Ionia sentinel Standard-Wed. Oct. 26, 1960

REV. A. J. PITMAN DIES ON OCTOBER 25
Rev. Albert J. Pitman, 76, pastor of the Lake Odessa Congregational church 
died Tuesday, October 25, at 7:45 at Pennock hospital, after being 
hospitalized for five weeks following a stroke of paralysis.

He was born July 15, 1884, in Greenspond, Bonivista Bay New Foundland, son of 
William and Jessie Pitman. He started his ministry when he began his teaching 
career in the church school in New Foundland at the age of 16 and came to the 
United States when twenty years old. His first pastorate was a small 
methodist church at Russell, North Dakota, which under his pastorate, was 
built up and a new church built. He then served at Warwick, North Dakota, 
where he met his wife, the former Ethel Richardson and were married there 
November 6, 1907. He served Methodist churches at Tolley and Stockweather, 
North Dakota; Rosencrans, moline, rutland and Thawville, Illinois. while at 
Thawville, Rev. Pitman received a call from the Granville, Illinois, 
Congregational church which he accepted, later serving in Boston with the 
Seaman friend and church there for two years and then returned to Illinois 
and accepted the pastorate at downers Grove where he served for 17 1/2 years, 
retiring because of ill health. After he improved from is heart condition, he 
came to Lake Odessa in 1949 when he accepted the pastorate at the local 
church where he has since served. Rev. Pitman was very active in all 
community and civic affairs and worked with the Red Cross, CROP and other 
activities.

He was chairman of them Ministerial association of the local churches and 
served as registrar of the Grand Rapids Association of Congregational 
churches for several years.

Surviving are his wife, Ethel; one daughter, Mrs. Raymond (Mary) Kolenda of 
Grand Rapids; one son, Lt (jg) Richard Pitman of Jacksonville, Florida; six 
grandchildren; five sisters, Mrs. James Smith of Sacksville, New Brunswick, 
Canada, Mrs. Constance Penwick, Canada, Mrs. Constance Pendelburg of New 
Hampton, Conn., Mrs. Pierce Wicks of Milwaukee, Wis., Mrs. John Goodyear of 
Carmenville, New Foundland and Mrs. Wilfred flack of Colinton, Alberta, 
Canada.

Funeral services will be held Friday, October 28, at 2 p.m. at Pickens 
funeral Chapel with burial in lakeside Cemetery.

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