Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries..... Smith, Richard J. May 10, 2017 ************************************************ 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: Pat Currigan currigan1932@comcast.net August 1, 2020, 5:48 pm Lansing State Journal-Thurs. may 11, 2017 Excerpts from Obituary: RICHARD J. SMITH of Portland Died May 10, 2017-age 91 Born July 21, 1925 to Nicholas and Rose (Pohl) Smith. Retired from General Motors as a tool and die maker. Lifelong member of St. Patrick Catholic Church, Fourth Degree, Fr. Godez Assembly of the knights of Columbus, a past Grand Knight of the Portland council #2168. Survived by 4 daughters, 9 grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, sister, brother-in-law & sister-in-law. Dick now joins in wife of 62 years, Betty (Knapp) Smith, brother and 2 sisters. Mass of Christian Burial will be Saturday, at 9 a.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Church, May 13, 2017 with Rev. Larry King Celebrant. Rite of committal at Portland Cemetery will follow. Visitation Friday 2-4 & 6-8 p.m. at Lehman Funeral Home, Portland. Rosary to be prayed at 7:30 p.m Friday. Memorial contributions to the family to be dispersed to Dick's chosen charities. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/s/smith37994nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb