Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Smith, William F. 2002 ************************************************ 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: Sandy Heintzelman sheintz@iserv.net May 29, 2011, 9:37 pm Portland Review & Observer, 12 May 2002 William F. Smith, 89, of Portland passed away May 8. He was born in Westphalia Dec. 2, 1912 the son of Charles and Anna (Lookingbock) Smith. Mr. Smith was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church and the Portland Knights of Columbus Council #2168. He, along with his wife June, owned and operated Smith Superette in Portland for 30 years. She preceded him in death in May of 2000. Surviving are his children, Fred (Marilyn) Smith of Portland, Mary (Rudy) Peplau of Florida, David Smith of Elgin, Ill., Barbara (Larry) VanWormer of Florida, Rose Barratt of Clarksville, and Thomas Smith of Portland; 12 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren. The Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated by the Rev. Shamaun Beas, Associate Pastor May 11 at St. Patrick Catholic Church with Rite of Committal following at Portland Cemetery. Arrangements were handled by Schrauben-Lehman Funeral Home, Portland. Contributions to the Hospice House of Mid Michigan would be appreciated. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/s/smith12606nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb