Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Spitzley, David E. 2014 ************************************************ 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: Marilyn Ransom mransom311@gmail.com July 11, 2015, 11:05 pm The Portland Review & Observer, Sunday, October 19, 2014 David E. Spitzley, age 82, died October 10, 2014. Mr. Spitzley was born January 29, 1932 in Ionia, a son of Leo and Theresa (Fox) Spitzley, Sr. and was raised in Portland. He was a life-long farmer and member of St. Patrick Catholic Church. Dave was an Army veteran of the Korean Conflict, a member of the Portland V.F.W., Post 4090 and was a former Michigan National Bank board member. He was preceded in death by his sister, Alice Esch, and four brothers, Jerome, Harold, Leo and Robert Spitzley. Surviving are his wife of 61 years, JoAnn; 4 children, Sherry (Ron) Kempf of Mulliken, Kimberly Hurt (Ken Merryfield) of Sunfield, Kelli (Wes) Waldo and Scott (Natalie) Spitzley, both of Mulliken; 12 grandchildren, Krystal, Travis and Tyler (Laura) Kempf, Andrea (Mike) Miller, Dustin, Braiden and Kramer Hurt, Jacob and Matthew Waldo, Victoria, Jill, and Zachary Spitzley; 3 great-grandchildren, Austin, Megan and Easton; 3 brothers, Phil, Roy and Alvin (Rosemary) Spitzley; 2 sisters, Joan (Ed) Schmitz and Wilma Schmitz; 5 sisters-in-law, Laurine Spitzley, Eileen, Jeanette, Germaine and Dorothy Trierweiler; numerous nieces and nephews. Mass of Christian Burial was held Tuesday at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Portland, with Fr. Larry King as celebrant. Interment with military honors was at Meadowbrook Cemetery, Mulliken. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice Advantage, 801 S. Waverly Rd., Suite 304, Lansing, MI, 48917 or St. Patrick Parish, 140 Church St., Portland, MI 48875. Arrangements by Barker-Leik Funeral Home, Mulliken. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/s/spitzley31323nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb