Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Simon, Joseph Anthony November 9, 2008 ************************************************ 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: Nan Wheaton wheaton1624@yahoo.com January 30, 2014, 7:50 pm Ionia Sentinel-Standard - Tues. Nov. 11, 2008 Joseph Anthony Simon, of Westphalia, age 78, passed away on Nov. 9, 2008. He was born March 3, 1930 in Westphalia, the son of Anthony and Dora (Cook) Simon. Joseph was a member of. St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Westphalia, a member of the Catholic Order of Foresters and the St. Joseph Society. He enjoyed playing cards, fishing and loved his family very much. Surviving are his wife of 54 years, Mary; children Don (Theresa) Simon, Marilyn (Joe) Peckins, Jerry (Jean) Simon, Dan (Terri) Simon, Dave (Debbi) Simon, Chris (Patty) Simon, Paul (Mary Lou) Simon, Teresa (Kevin) Schnieder, Roger (Robyn) Simon, Sharon (Scott) Brown, Eric (Susie) Simon, Mary Jo (Mark) Pattison; 30 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; brother Hiliary (Thelma) Simon; sisters, Marian Wieber, Rita Pung and Juliann (Lester) Miller and sisters-in-law, Anna Thelen, Agnes Schneider and Janet (Marvin) Fedewa. He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers, Alvin, Casper, Julius and Walter Simon. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by Rev. Cecilio Reyna at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Westphalia. Rite of Committal will follow at St. Mary’s Cemetery. The family will receive friends 7-9 p.m., Tuesday at St. Mary’s Catholic Church. The rosary will be prayed at 8 p.m. and on Wednesday 2-4 and 7-9p.m., at the St. Mary’s Funeral Chapel the rosary will be prayed at 3 p.m. and a Scriptural Wake Service will be held at 8 p.m. Arrangements are entrusted to the Scharuben-Lehman Funeral Home. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/s/simon23823nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb