Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Reed, Uarda September 18, 1984 ************************************************ 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: Marilyn Ransom mlnransom@chartermi.net June 23, 2010, 7:21 pm The Hastings Reminder, Tuesday, September 25, 1984 Mrs. Uarda (Gorsuch) Reed, 89, died Tuesday, September 18, 1984, at her residence after a long illness. She was born in Corunna on August 1, 1895, the daughter of Elmer and Louise (Cook) Gorsuch. She graduated from Muskegon High School and then taught at Muskegon Heights schools. She moved to Lake Odessa in 1970 and remained there until her death. She married Walter A. Reed, the founder of the Lake Odessa Canning Company. He preceded her in death in 1975. She was a member of the Central United Methodist Church in Lake Odessa, West Odessa Missionary Service, Lake Odessa Historical Society and the Women’s Club. Mrs. Reed is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Edward (Mary) Davison of Grand Rapids; three sons, Thomas G. Reed, M.D. of Santa Monica, California, Paul S. Reed of Fresno, California, and Robert L. Reed of Holland, Michigan, a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Helen Reed of Lake Odessa; 22 grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren; one son, Walter A. Reed Jr. preceded her in death in 1977. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 21 at Koops Funeral Chapel in Lake Odessa. The Rev. Thurlon Meredith officiated. Burial was in Lakeside cemetery. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/r/reed5952nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.8 Kb