Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Reese, Letha A. (Shade) 2015 ************************************************ 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: Sandy Heintzelman sheintz@iserv.net November 2, 2019, 12:01 pm Lakewood News, 6 Jun 2015 Letha A. Reese, age 84, of Lake Odessa passed away Thursday, May 28, 2015 at Spectrum’s Blodgett Campus in Grand Rapids. She was born to Wayne and Mildred (Haynes) Shade on September 11, 1930 in Lake Odessa. Letha was a graduate of Lake Odessa High School. Letha was an avid birthday card sender, never missing a birthday, and held legendary 4th of July gatherings. She is survived by her children, Sue (Russell) Messer and Michael (Linda) Carter; grandchildren, Michelle (Frank) Purchis, Shannon Carter, Shawn (Elizabeth) Carter and Joseph (Shannon) Orlowski; and six great grandchildren; siblings, Sherrie (Tom) Wacha, Gene (Trudy) Shade, Dean (Shirley) Shade; sisters-in-law, Pearl and Bobbie Shade. Preceding her in death were her parents; husband, Harold Reese; siblings, Frances Johnston, Brandon Shade, Karolyn Stalter, Marvin Shade, Linda Stidham and stepbrother, Robert Hill. Funeral services were held on Monday, June 1, 2015 at the Koops Funeral Home. Memorial contributions can be made to the Susan G. Koman Race for the Cure in Letha’s name. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/r/reese34740nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb