Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Shaw, William Augst 2005
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Ionia Sentinel Standard
SHAW, WILLIAM AUGST:
  SENTINEL-STANDARD, IONIA, MI; May 27, 2005, page 2:  "OBITUARIES - William
Augst Shaw, age 88, passed away on Wednesday, May 25, 2005 at his apartment at
Valley View under Hospice care surrounded by his family. 
   He was born August 29, 1916 in Odessa Twp., the son of J. Glenn and Mary A.
(Augst) Shaw.  Mr. Shaw graduated from Lake Odessa High School in 1934, and his
occupations included farming, truck driving and maintenance engineer at Ionia
County Memorial Hospital, from which he retired in 1981.  William was a Life
Member of the American Society for Hospital Engineering, and a Life Member of
the Michigan Hospital Association, where he was President in 1978.  William was
also on the State Board of Hospital Codes, was a member of the Ionia First
United Methodist Church, co-founder of the Ionia Commission on Aging's Euchre
Club, a member of the Belding Euchre Club and of the Sheridan Euchre Club.  He
traveled throughout the United States and Canada, and enjoyed many people and
their friendships.  William was also an ardent fan of the Detroit Tigers from
childhood.
   He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Mildred, who he married on
January 4, 1941; son, Sergeant/Major Glenn E. Shaw; three brothers and two sisters.
   Surviving are his sister, Francis Willets of Ionia; daughter, Mrs. James
(Irene) Johnson of Ionia; daughter-in-law, Erica Shaw of Barstow, Cal.;
grandsons, James D. Johnson of Anchorage, Alaska, and William E. Johnson of
Bath; granddaughter Mrs. Kathleen Vinatiere of Sevierville, Tenn.; four great
grandsons, 1 great granddaughter; many nieces, nephews and cousins.
   The Funeral Service will be conducted by the Rev. Martin Culver, Pastor at 1
p.m. Saturday, May 28, 2005 at the First United Methodist Church, Ionia. 
Interment will follow at Balcom Cemetery, Ionia.  The family will receive
friends at the Schrauben-Lehman Funeral Home, 220 Rich Street, Ionia, from 4
p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday.  In Lieu of Flowers, memorial contributions may be made
to Ionia County Memorial Hospital, First United Methodist Church or Ionia Area
Hospice, in memory of Mr. William A. Shaw.  On line condolences may be made at
www.schraubenlehman.com. "


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