Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Schnicke, Karl F. 2009 ************************************************ 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: Marilyn Ransom mlnransom@chartermi.net May 20, 2013, 7:23 pm The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, Wednesday, August 5, 2009 Karl F. Schnicke, age 93, of Ionia, passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2009, at the Heartland Health Care in Ionia, Michigan. He was born on April 13, 1916, in Ionia, the son of Otto and Lena (Kraft) Schnicke. Karl has been a longtime resident of the Orleans area and formerly of Grand Haven. He was a US Army veteran of World War II. He worked as an auctioneer for over 50 years along with many other endeavors and was well known in the area. In October 1973, Karl was married to the former Mary E. Deal. Mary passed away on July 2, 2009. Also preceding him in death were his parents, his first wife, Elizabeth Schnicke and a sister, Reva Comer. Surviving are his children, Judy Brainard of Orleans, Richard (Mary) Schnicke of Edmore, David (Jan) Schnicke of Mission Viejo, Calif. and Paul Schnicke of Key West, Fla.; 7 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; 6 great-great- grandchildren; one sister, Frieda Martin of Lake Odessa; one brother, LeRoy (Mamie) Schnicke of Ionia and several nieces and nephews. In keeping with the wishes of the family, cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be held on Friday, Aug. 14, 2009, at the Shiloh Community Church with Pastor Kenneth Harger officiating. The service will begin at 11 a.m. There will not be any visitation held. For those desiring to do so, the family has suggested that memorial considerations can be made to the Shiloh Community Church. The Simpson Family Funeral Home is honored to serve the Schnicke family with care and compassion. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/s/schnicke20353nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb