Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Rogers, Helen T. 2008 ************************************************ 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 July 1, 2011, 7:16 pm The Portland Review, January 13, 2008 Helen T. (Meyers) Rogers, 89, of Portland, passed away on Friday, January 4, 2008. She was born on September 30, 1918 in Westphalia the daughter of Joseph and Mary (Schafer) Gensterblum. She was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church. Helen worked at the Wagon Wheel in Portland for 27 years. She was an avid bingo player who enjoyed her children and grandchildren. Helen is preceded in death by her former husband, Lewis; sister, Adeline Smith; brother, Francis Gensterblum; and grandchildren, Chris, Jennifer, Bobbi and Ryan. Surviving are children, Geraldine "Gerry" (Charles) VanDerWoude of Portland, Joseph (Sandy) Meyers of Ionia, Elaine Ewing of Grand Rapids, Robert (Linda) Meyers of Lyons, Michael Meyers of Portland, Sue Luna of Portland and Theresa (Brad) Babinski of Phoenix, AZ; 25 grandchildren; 52 great-grandchildren; 12 great-great grandchildren; and sisters, Tillie (Robert) Hufnagel of Portland and Rita Miller of Pewamo. A memorial mass will be celebrated by Rev. Larry King at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 19, 2008 at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Portland. Arrangements are entrusted to the Schrauben-Lehman Funeral Home, Portland. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to either Heartland Healthcare, Ionia Area Hospice or the Portland Senior Center in Helen's name. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/r/rogers14076nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb