Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Poole, Catherine Ann (Schafer) 2000
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Ionia Sentinel Standard, 18 Oct 2000

Catherine A. “Katie” Poole, 82, of Ionia, passed away Monday, Oct. 16, 2000, at
Spectrum Health Downtown Campus in Grand Rapids.  Catherine Ann Schafer was born
Aug. 8, 1918, in Iona, the daughter of Leonard and Agnes (Humphreys) Schafer. 
She grew up in Ionia and graduated from SS. Peter and Paul School in 1936.  She
was married Nov. 8, 1941 at SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Ionia to James
J. Poole and he preceded her in death Oct. 20, 1982.  Katie was a member of the
Daughters of Isabella, the Knights of Columbus Auxiliary and SS. Peter and Paul
School Alumni.  She liked reading, swimming, cooking and the Detroit Tigers. 
She loved her grandchildren and enjoyed being Mom and Grandma.

Katie is survived by her five children, Ann Bales of Ionia, Carolee (Jeff)
Macfarlane of Boyne City, James (Barbara) Poole Jr. of Kentwood, Gail (Dan)
Lower of Ionia and Rick Poole of Ionia; 15 grandchildren, Scott Bischoff,
Michelle Bischoff, Greg Usher, Becca Usher, Bill Roosien, Allison Roosien, Bart
Lower, Kelly Lower, Danielle Lower, Katie Lower, James Poole III, Evan Poole,
Lesley Poole, Sarah Poole and Stacy Macfarlane; six brothers and sisters, Luella
Boyd of Orleans, Red (Mac) McKenna of Florida, Dick (Trudy) Schafer of Ionia,
Bob (Arleen) Schafer of Ionia, Pete (Mary) Schafer of Ionia and Mary Edwards of
Saranac and many nieces and nephews.  She was preceded in death, in addition to
her husband, James, one sister, Ruth Bauermeister.

Mass of Christian burial will be held at 11 a.m., Friday from SS. Peter and Paul
Catholic Church, Ionia with Fr. Melvin Fox presiding.  Interment will be in Mt.
Olivet Cemetery.  Visiting hours will be held from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday
and 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Thursday with Rosary being recited
at 8 p.m. from Cook Funeral Home, Rich Street Chapel, Ionia.  Memorial
contributions may be made to SS. Peter and Paul Education fund or the
Leukemia-Lymphoma Association.  Envelopes are available at the funeral home and
the church.


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