Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Rowley, Clifford "Cliff" Lee December 31, 2021 ************************************************ 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: Patricia Currigan currigan1932@comcast.net December 24, 2022, 9:22 am Ionia Sentinel Standard-Sat. January 8, 2022 ROWLEY Clifford Lee Rowley, age 68, of Ionia, passed away on Friday, December 31, 2021. Cliff was born on April 26, 1953, the son of Gilbert and Kathleen (Lehman) Rowley in Ionia. On August 12, 1972, he married the love of his life, the former Brenda Beach. Cliff worked at Wilson's Heating and Cooling and Gendorp Automotive. Cliff loved being self-employed until his retirement. He was a part of the Ionia Farm Power Club for many years.He loved being outdoors and fixing cars and tractors. Cliff was proud of the mechanical traits he passed on to several family members especially his son and grandsons. They were always repairing or working on something to get it started.Cliff had a purple truck and a unique train horn that ever one could hear when he was out and about. When he was well, he took daily road trips in the purple truck and loved it just about as much as his John Deere 420. He was always willing to help anyone in need. Cliff is survived by his loving wife,Brenda; son, Kevin (Rachel) Rowley; daughter, Anne (Ed) Bignall; sisters, Carolyn (Bob Darnell and Lorraine (Ralph) Montgomery; sisters-in-law, Diane Rowley, Charlene (Gene) Face, Kristeen (Chris) Benedict, Janet Beach (Mike Higgs), Barbara Treadway and Beth (Dan) Mills; brothers-in-law, Gene Parks, Albert Hopkins, Roger Beach, Leslie Beach (Kimmy Ryers)and Bob Beach (Melissa Borton); grandchildren, Jadyn Rowley, Lane Bignall, Katelyn Bignall and Ryan Bignall; several nieces and nephews, and honorary granddaughter,Mallory Wood. He was preceded in death by his parents, in-laws, Beverly and Clarence Beach; brothers, Vern Rowley and Gilbert Rowley; and sisters, Kathryn Parks and Grace Hopkins. A celebration of life will be scheduled in the spring.Memorial contributions can be made to Cliff's family. Arrangements in care of Lake Funeral Home of Ionia.Online condolences can be made at www.lakefuneralhomes.com Sat. April 23, 2022 Ionia Shopper's Guide A celebration of Life will be held fro 12-3 PM n Saturday, May 7th, 2022 at the Ole Orchard 850 N.State Rd. Ionia,MI. Contributions to Cliff's family. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/r/rowley44644nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.8 Kb