Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Shellenbarger, Claud Chester 2006
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The Ionia Daily Sentinel-Standard, May 2006
Claud Chester Shellenbarger, 86, of Lake Odessa, passed away unexpectedly on 
May 20, 2006, after a very brief illness at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. 
Claud was born on October 4, 1919, to Austin and Mabel (Burns/Welfare) 
Shellenbarger in Odessa Township. Claud married Phyllis Lowrey on November 28, 
1936, and their union produced four children.

Claud is survived by his wife Phyllis at Thornapple Manor; son Gary (Gloria) 
of Big Rapids; daughter Linda (Stuart) Travis of Mecosta; daughter Diane Duflo 
(Jerry Hufnagel) of St. Johns; 8 grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren; 
brother-in-law Elden Jackson; many cousins, nephews and nieces. Claud was 
preceded in death by his son, Greg, and his sister, Marilee Jackson.

Claud grew up through the Great Depression, spending most of his younger years 
around Lake Odessa, especially at his parent's farm on Tupper Lake. He 
attended and graduated from Lake Odessa High School. He worked in Grand Rapids 
and various shop and farm jobs in the Lake Odessa area prior to WWII. He 
enlisted and served in the Army Air Corp but was placed on orders to the Navy 
as an Air/Sea Rescue pilot. Claud reached the rank of 1st Lieutenant, flying a 
PBY rescue plane in the south Pacific. He and his crew received the Air Medal 
and the Distinguished Flying Cross.  At the end of the war, after his 
discharge from the military, Claud and Phyllis settled in raising their 
children on the 1856 family centennial farm in Berlin Township. Later, Claud 
was employed at the Ionia State Hospital/Riverside Correctional facility for 
30 years. In retirement, Claud and Phyllis enjoyed traveling around the U.S. 
and spending many winters in the Fort Myers, FL area.

Claud loved sharing many stories of his childhood, the Depression, his 
military service, family athletics, and the history of the Lake Odessa area 
with family and friends. His positive presence will be greatly missed by his 
loving family.

Cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be announced at a later 
date. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the Lakewood 
Community Ambulance Service, or the Lake Odessa VFW Post #4461 Scholarship 
Fund or the American Cancer Society.


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