Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Roberts, LaVerne Ora 2003
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The Hastings Reminder, September, 2003

LaVerne Ora Roberts, a life long resident of Lake Odessa, passed away early 
Tuesday morning, Sept. 2, 2003 at Pennock Hospital at the age of 95.  LaVerne 
was born Aug. 30, 1908 in Lake Odessa, the middle son of George and Caroline 
(Niethamer) Roberts.  He attended the Jordan and Woodland schools.

With his brother, Roy, he had worked in their father’s gravel business, and 
over the next number of years, managed the Gamble Hardware Store in Lake 
Odessa, worked at the Reo Company in Lansing during World War II, the Home 
Lumber Company in Hastings, and then for most of his working years built and 
remodeled many buildings and homes throughout Barry and Ionia counties, 
including Woodland School.

Since his high school days, he had also worked for the Koops Funeral Chapel in 
Lake Odessa, as well as it preceding owners, Pickens Funeral Home and Wortley 
and Baine Funeral Home.  For many of those years, LaVerne was one of the 
primary ambulance drivers for the funeral home.  

He had been a lifelong member of the Zion Lutheran Church in Woodland.

LaVerne was married to C. Jeanette (Jean) Wall on June 25, 1937.  Jean, who 
was a registered nurse at Pennock Hospital, preceded him in death on Nov. 20, 
2002.  He was also preceded in death by his daughter, LaVerna Jean in 1945; 
brothers, Forrest Roberts and Roy Roberts; and nephew, Gary Roberts.

He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Jan and Thomas Steury of 
Mission Viejo, California; granddaughters, Jenee’ E. Steury of Mission Viejo, 
California and Denyee’ J. Steury-Gonzalez of Laguna Hills, California; great 
grandchildren, Thomas Jameson Steury-Hennekam, Taylor Mackenzie Steury-
Herrera, and Lauren Elyse Steury-Herrera, all of Orange County, California; 
nieces, Irene Ames, Eunice Goodemoot, Ruth Ann Hamilton, Margene Taylor and 
Doris Roberts Hanson; nephew, Lee D. Roberts; and many other loving relatives 
and friends.

A private family gathering was held at the Lakeside Cemetery in Lake Odessa.  
A family memorial service to celebrate LaVerne’s life will be held at a later 
date in Costa Mesa, California.  Memorial contributions may be made to 
Tendercare of Hastings.  Arrangements were handled by the Koops Funeral 
Chapels in Lake Odessa.


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