Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Russell, John S., Sr. 2002 ************************************************ 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 July 28, 2014, 11:58 am Greenville Daily News, 31 Dec 2002 John S. Russell Sr., 70, of Belding, formerly of Gowen, died Sunday, Dec. 29, 2002, in Gowen. He was born near Cedar Springs on Sept. 20, 1932, the son of Bert and Claudia Teesdale Russell. He was employed in repair and service for Gibson/Hupp/White Consolidated Refrigerator Corp. for many years, retiring in 1981. He was an active member of the United Auto Workers Local 37, serving as an officer. He married Schilan Marie Chance in Rockford on June 30, 1962. She preceded him in death on Feb. 22, 2000. He also was preceded in death by his daughter, Sheryl Fialek; and his son, Timothy Russell. He is survived by his children, Sara and Todd Covell of Sand Lake, John Jr. and Dane Russell of Gowen; his step-daughters, Carol Beach of Grant, Debra Steenhagen of Spring Lake; his grandchildren, John, Garrett, Ashley, Renee, Stacey, Blanche, Travis, Justin, Richard, Scott, Jeffery; and several great-grandchildren. Funeral services are 2 p.m. Thursday at Hurst Funeral Home, Greenville, with the Rev. Ben Lester officiating. Burial is in East Montcalm Cemetery. Visitation is noon to 2 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/r/russell26270nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb