Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Speckin, Louis R. 1958
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The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, Monday, July 7, 1958


Louis R. Speckin, 65, 617 North Jackson street, died Sunday at 10 p.m. at 
Edward Sparrow hospital in Lansing, where he had been a patient six days. Mr. 
Speckin had been ill three weeks.

He was born April 5, 1893 in Ionia, the son of John and Mary Speckin.  He 
attended St. John Lutheran school and made his home in Ionia all his life.

In his earlier years, Mr. Speckin w as a pattern maker at the P.M. car shops in 
Ionia.  He was owner and operator of Speckin’s Body shop on North Jackson 
street for 32 years, until his retirement April 1, 1957.

He was married July 2, 1947 in Grand Ledge to the former Ida Thwaites of 
Ionia.  An ardent sportsman, Mr. Speckin took part in his hobbies of hunting 
and fishing. He was a member of the Holy Cross Lutheran church, B.P.O. Elks of 
Ionia, and the Hunting and Fishing club and an ardent Democrat, having served 
Ionia City as an alderman.

Surviving besides his wife, Ida, are two brothers, Fred of Lansing and several 
nieces and nephews.

Funeral service will be held Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. at the Phelps funeral 
chapel.  The Rev. Ronald F. Fuller, pastor of the Holy Cross Lutheran church, 
will officiate.  Interment is to be at the family lot, Highland park cemetery.  
Memorials may be made to the Holy Cross Lutheran church building fund in memory 
of Mr. Speckin.


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