Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Rathburn, Asa Raymond February 16, 1957
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Ionia Sentinel Standard-February 1957

ASA RAYMOND RATHBURN
Asa Raymond Rathburn, 73, of route three, Ionia, Easton township died 
Saturday evening, February 16 at Butterworth hospital. he had been in ill 
health since last October 29.

Born September 16, 1883 he was a son of William Frank Rathburn and Ida 
Brockway. He had resided at his present residence for the past 30 years and 
was employed at the Ionia Manufacturing Co. for 12 years.

Surviving are his wife, Grace and sons and daughters, Henry and Clayton of 
Ionia, Clinton of Pewamo, Forrest of Vickeryville and Mrs Thelma Haskins of 
Orleans and 17 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Also surviving are 
two sisters, Mrs Edna Smith of Lyons and Mrs Pearl Black of Battle Creek.

Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday afternoon, February 19 at 2 
o'clock at the Myers funeral home. the Rev. Robert Watt of Lyons will 
officiate and interment will be in Easton cemetery.

ASA R. RATHBURN Feb. 19, 1957
Funeral services for Asa R. Rathburn, 73, of Easton township who died 
Saturday at Butterworth hospital, were conducted Tuesday afternoon at the 
Myers funeral home with the Rev. Robert Watt of Lyons officiating. Temporary 
interment was in the Easton Cemetery mausoleum.

Bearers were Carl Haskins Jr., Jerry Rathburn, Steve Rathburn, Kenneth Ward, 
Raymond Black and Fred Jewell.

Attending from out of town were Ford Lincoln, Fay Van Antwerp, Mrs daisy 
Fountain of Lakeview, Mrs Lee Van Antwerp of Blanchard, Mr and Mrs Harry King 
of Marshall, Mrs Eletha Rogers and Floyd Lincoln of Parma, Mrs Nina Losey of 
Jackson, Mrs Pearl Black, Mrs Manly Black, Mahlon K. Black, Mr and Mrs 
Raymond Black and Mrs Ethel Scarborough, all of Battle Creek, Mrs John Hall, 
Mrs Louise Scutt, Mrs Lucille Clement and Mr and Mrs Kenneth Ward of 
Portland.

Mrs Laura France of Bedford, Mr and Mrs Don Norris of Flint, Mr and Mrs Fred 
Jewell of Fenwick, Mrs Lewis Blasen of Saranac, Mrs Lillian Reis of Grand 
Rapids and otto Vance of Pewamo.


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