Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Scholz, Winnifred S. (Root) 1999 ************************************************ 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 August 6, 2011, 9:48 pm Ionia Sentinel Standard, 28 Dec 1999 Winnifred S. Scholz, 85, of Orleans, passed away Saturday, Dec. 25, 1999, at Sheridan Community Hospital. She was born March 22, 1914, in Hiram, the daughter of Harvey E. and Zella (Arms) Root. She graduated from Belding High School in 1933. She was a member of the Belding Historical Society, the Belding Alumni Association, and she attended Shiloh Community Church. She married Olice W. Scholz on Aug. 27, 1970, at Woodard Lake. He preceded her in death on May 21, 1985. She was also preceded in death by her father in 1943; her mother in 1975 and special friend, Dr. John Engemann. She is survived by two brothers and one sister-in-law, Jimmie A. Root of Cloverville and Robert C. and LaDonna Root of Orleans; nieces and nephews, Jimmy A. and Judy Root Jr., Roberta W. Root, Robert C. and Naomi Root II, Thomas H. and Jennifer Root, Nathan Root, Lynda K. and Randy Winright and Terry Root; many great nieces and nephews; four special friends, Thelma Whitwam, Winnifred Lentz, Evelyn Morris and Bette Miller. She has been cremated in accordance with her wishes. Memorial services will be Thursday at 8 p.m. at Johnson Funeral Home, Belding, with Pastor Kenneth Harger officiating. Burial will be in Pierson Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Memorials may be made to Shiloh Community Church. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/s/scholz15793nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb