Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Root, Robert Coogan 2005 ************************************************ 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 August 23, 2014, 11:27 am Greenville Daily News, 7 Feb 2005 Robert Coogan Root, 82, of Orleans, passed away Thursday, Feb. 3, 2005, at his home under the loving care of his family and Hospice. He was born Feb. 17, 1922, in Belding, the son of Harvey and Zella Arms Root. Robert graduated from Belding High School with the class of 1941 and proudly served his country during World War II in the United States Army. He had retired from General Tire Corp. after many years of service as a pipe fitter. He was a life member of American Legion Post 203 of Belding. Robert enjoyed bingo and watching baseball and football. He was married April 10, 1960, in Greenville, to LaDonna Burley. He was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Winnifred Scholz; and brother, Jim Root. He is survived by his wife, LaDonna Burley Root; their children, Robert C. II and Naomi Root of Ionia, Thomas H. and Jenny Root, Nathan B. Root, all of Orleans, Lynda and Randy Winright of Belding; eight grandchildren, Dana Root, Robert Root III, Daniel Winright, Dylan Root, Gabrielle Winright, Kyanne Root, Becky Root, Noah Winright; niece and nephew, Jimmie A. Root Jr., Robert Root, and other nieces and nephews. Funeral committal services are 1 p.m. today at Shiloh Community Church, with Pastor Kendall Harger officiating. Internment is in Woodard Lake Cemetery. A luncheon will follow the service at church. Visitation is two hours prior to the funeral service at church. Memorial contributions may be given to Visiting Nurse Hospice. Envelopes will be available at the church. Funeral services were entrusted to Johnson-Feuerstein Funeral Home, Belding. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/r/root27042nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb