Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Senters, Minerva A. (Avery) (Mrs. Mertin E. Bowers) (Mrs. Frank) April 20, 1983 ************************************************ 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: Maureen Cross mcross3454@gmail.com November 23, 2021, 3:53 pm Lake Odessa Wave - May 4, 1983 MINERVA A. SENTERS LAKE ODESSA - Mrs. Minerva S. Senters died April 20. She was bron April 19, 1893 in rural Westphalia, the daughter of Charles and Ida (Howe) Avery. She attended Westphalia rural schools. She married Merton E.Bower and came to Lake Odessa around 1915. She is survived by four sons, Harold of Lansing, Lawrence of Phonix, Ariz., LaVon of Lake Odessa and Victor of Denver, Colo; another son, John, preceded her in death; one step-son Maynard of Woodland; and one step-daughter, Madonna Pick of Lakeland, Fla. She married Frank Senters in 1943. He preceded her in death June 5, 1971. Surviving this marriage are three step-sons, Allyn of Lake Odessa, Carl of California and Walter of Washington; two step-daughters, Mrs. Mary George of Grand Rapids and Mrs. Jean Farentas of Inkster, Mi. Also surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Lena Lyon of Perry, MI. and Mrs. Hazel Shadock of Lansing; eight grandchildren; seven great grandchildren and numerous step-grandchildren. Funeral services were held from Pickens-Koops Funeral Chapel April 23, with the Rev. Richard Sessink officiating. Pallbearers were Haral Bower, Lawrence Bower, LaVon Bower, Victor Bower, Maynard Bower and Merton (Butch) Bower. Burial was in Lakeside Cemetery, Lake Odessa. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/s/senters41232nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb