Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Rich, Leon R., Jr. 1968 ************************************************ 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 June 17, 2011, 11:57 am Ionia Sentinel Standard, 29 Jan 1968 Funeral mass will be celebrated Wednesday at 11 a.m. at St. Joseph church in Belding for Leon R. Rich, 52. Fr. Charles E. Steves will officiate and burial will be in Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Mr. Rich of 9547 Button road, Smyrna, died suddenly Sunday afternoon at Belding Community hospital. He was born at Belding, January 21, 1916 and lived his entire life in that area. Employed at Gibson Refrigerator company, he was also a member of Fairview Farmers club, Smyrna Friendship club, World War II veteran and member of UAW-CIO. May 17, 1947 he was married to Nora Geiger who survives, he also leaves two daughters, Mrs. Pam Mason of Smyrna and Patricia at home; one son Leon at home; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leon Rich of Belding; one sister, Mrs. Evelyn Pearce of Belding; five brothers, L. D., Burley, Harvey, George and Robert all of Belding. Rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. Tuesday at Fitzjohn-Courser funeral home in Belding. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/r/rich13405nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb