Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Rufner, Merl J. August 23, 1985 ************************************************ 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 April 18, 2023, 2:11 pm Ionia Sentinel Standard-Sat August 24, 1985 MERL J. RUFNER CLARKSVILLE-Merl J. Rufner. 44. of Clarksville, died Friday morning, August 23, at his residence. Rufner was born Feb. 4, 1944 in Grand Rapids, the son of Merl and M. Marie Jebson Rufner. He graduated from Saranac High School in 1963 and theLincoln Welding School in Cleveland. Rufner married Dorothy McIver on Feb. 4, 1966 in Lowell. He served in U.S. Army from 1966-69 during Vietnam War. He was employed at Williams Brother, Inc. of Saranac for 12 years and for the past 7 months at S.Abraham of Grand Rapids. Rufner is survived by his wife, Dorothy; four daughters,Christine,Melissa, Rebecca and Angela, all living at home; his mother, Marie Rufner of Clarksville; one sister, Mrs.Russell Elizabeth Brock of Clarksville; his father and mother- in-law, Rev. and Mrs.Keith McIver of Saranac. Funeral services will be Monday at 1:00 p.m. at the Galalee Baptist Church of Saranac. Burial will be in the Clarksville Cemetery. A memorial for the Family Center of the Galalee Baptist Church has been established. Friends may meet family Saturday from 7-9 p.m. and Sunday from 2-4 p. and 7-9 p.. at Koops Funeral Home in Clarksville. Additional Comments: Clarksville Cem. U.S. Army Vietnam Veteran File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/r/rufner45491nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb