Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Sharp, Mabel E. 2004 ************************************************ 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 August 13, 2010, 2:00 pm The Ionia Daily Sentinel-Standard, August 17, 2004 Mabel E. Sharp, age 105, passed away on Thursday, August 12, 2004. She was born on January 5, 1899 in Easton Twp., the daughter of James and Mary (Fea) Gallagher. Mrs. Sharp attended the Prison Rural School, and graduated from Ss. Peter and Paul Academy in 1918. Mabel worked in the receiving department office of Hayes Ionia for 6 years. She married Frank Sharp on September 20, 1923 at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church. She was a member of Ss. Peter and Paul, the Rosary Society, and the Ss. Peter and Paul Senior Citizen and Daughters of Isabella. Preceding her in death are her parents; husband of 70 years, Frank Sharp; brothers, Glenn and George Gallagher; sister, Irma Warren; daughter, Mary Ueberroth; son-in-laws, Al Ueberroth and Paul Clark; grandson, Steve Nehf; great grandson, Hank Rogers; Surviving are 2 daughters, Wilma Clark of Ionia and Jean (Ron) Beyer of Hastings; 9 grandchildren; 23 great grandchildren; 11 great great grandchildren; 2 special nieces, Janet Pennington and Linda Adams; many nieces and nephews. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by the Rev. Melvin Fox, Pastor at 11:00 a.m. Monday, August 16, 2004 at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Ionia, with Rite of Committal to follow at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Ionia. The family will receive friends at the Schrauben-Lehman Funeral Home, 220 Rich Street, Ionia from 2-4 and 7-8:30 p.m. Sunday. A rosary will be prayed at 8 p.m. Sunday. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made the Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic School Educational Trust Fund or to the Ionia County Commission on Aging, in memory of Mrs. Mabel M. Sharp. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/s/sharp7844nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb