Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Russell, Ronald H. 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 September 11, 2014, 6:05 pm Greenville Daily News, Jul 2002 Greenville - Ronald H. Russell, 79, of Greenville, passed away Thursday afternoon, July 18, 2002, at United Memorial Health Center, Greenville. He was born April 16, 1923, in Ypsilanti, the son of Elvert and Lyle Russell. A veteran of World War II, Ron served with the U.S. Air Force and was a member of Masonic Lodge, Belding. For more than 30 years, he owned Russell Jewelry, Belding, which had been located in the “old downtown” and later in the “new” Covered Village Mall. Ron loved traveling, camping, and was an avid snowmobiler who lived life to the fullest. He married the former Cora Mitchell on Nov. 29, 1946, at Greenville. He was preceded in death by his parents, Elvert and Lyle Russell; and a daughter, Nancy Weger, on Dec. 12, 1993. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Cora Russell of Greenville; children, Barbara and Jim Wright and Cynthia Treynor, all of Belding, five grandchildren, Yvette Reece of Lake Orion, Shannon and Richard Reeves of Belding, Eric and Kris Weger of Defiance, Ohio, Courtney and Joe Crittendon of Kentwood and Jessica Treynor and Howard Cook of Belding; four great-grandchildren; two sisters and brother-in-law, Thelma and Sam Cooley of Greenville and Mary Lou Grunwell of California; and several nieces and nephews. Memorial services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Brown-Teman & Christiansen Funeral Home, Greenville, with the Rev. Kenneth Harger, pastor of Shiloh Community Church, officiating. Burial will be in West Montcalm Cemetery. Envelopes for memorial contributions are available at the funeral home, where the family will receive relatives and friends this evening from 7 to 9 p.m. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/r/russell28481nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb