Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Spitzley, Francis J. April 16, 2004
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The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, Tuesday, April 20, 2004
Francis J. "Frank" Spitzley, 63, of Ionia, passed away on Friday, April 16, 
2004.  He was born on September 14, 1940 in Portland the son of William and 
Katherine (Shepherd) Spitzley. 

Mr. Spitzley graduated from SS Peter and Paul Academy in 1959 and then joined 
the Army serving in Okinawa for four years in the 82nd Airborn Division. He 
worked at Oldsmobile for 11 years and was a woodcutter, and farmer all of his 
life. There were many homes kept warm because of him. He was a stone mason and 
was currently employed at William Morris and Sons.

He was preceded in death by his father, William "Jim" Spitzley in 1995.
Surviving are his fiance, Nancy O'Brien of Mt. Pleasant; son, Greg (Nikki) 
Spitzley of Sheridan; daughters, Dawn (Gary) Cunningham of Muir and Karen 
(Brian) Waters of Orleans; his children's mother, Charlene Erridge of Ionia; 
grandchildren, Scott Spitzley, Ashley and Tyler Waters, Brandon and Brent 
Cunningham; mother, Katherine Spitzley; brothers, Dennis (Delores) Spitzley 
and Larry (Pam) Spitzley; sisters, Pat (Tom) Reinhardt, Mary Hogle, Susan 
Hogan, Phyllis (Dan) Richardson; several nieces and nephews.

The funeral service will be conducted by the Rev. Kenneth Harger, Pastor, at 
11 a.m. Wednesday, at Shiloh Community Church. The family will receive friends 
at the Schrauben-Lehman Funeral Home, Ionia from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 7 to 
8:30 p.m. today.
For those desiring, memorial contributions may be made to the SS Peter and 
Paul Educational Trust Fund, in memory of Francis J. "Frank" Spitzley. 


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