Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Risser, Dorothy (Bensinger) July 16, 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: Nan Wheaton wheaton1624@yahoo.com November 6, 2013, 1:21 am Ionia Daily Semtinel-Standard - Tues. July 17, 1984 IONIA – Dorothy Risser, 74, formerly of 425 W. Main St., Ionia, died Monday at Shiawassee Medical Facility in Corunna, Michigan. She was born march 28, 1910 in Ionia, the daughter of William and Emma May Piper Bensinger. She married Andrew Risser on May 28, 1832. He preceeded her in death February 26, 1972. She was a member of the First Christian Church and a member of the Eastern Star. She was a former school teacher in Ionia County. She helped her husband at the Borgman Heating and Plumbing, formerly located on Main St. Ionia. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Shirley Spencer of St. Johns and Mrs. Marcia Bolo of Florida; three brothers, William Bensinger of Ionia, Edward Bensinger of Grand Rapids and Benjamin Bensinger of Boyne City; one sister, Kate Birnie of Flint; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at the First Christian Church. Burial will be in Balcom Cemetery. Friends may meet the family at Roetman Funeral Home on Tuesday and Wednesday from 7-9 p.m. Additional Comments: Mrs. Andrew Risser Balcom Cemetery Lot-3rd add S1-4 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/r/risser22835nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb