Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Staines, Jean "Jeannie" L.(McKinley) March 5, 2026 ************************************************ 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: Patricia Currigan currigan1932@concast.net April 26, 2026, 1:12 pm Greenville Daily News-Tuesday, March 10, 2026 Excerpts from Greenville Obituary JEAN STAINES Died March 5, 2026-age 87 of Fenwick Jeannie spent much of her life, along side her late husband,Keith, working the farm that they shared together. The farm work was a way of life that suited her perfectly. She took pride in caring for the land & the animals that were part of her daily life. Jeannie had a special talent for riding & breaking the horses. Her passion for the horses led her to become a member of the Quarter Horse Association. She took great satisfaction in tending to her garden, creating beautiful hook rungs, working cross word puzzles, and reading Harlequin romance novels. She loved spending time with her children & grandchildren, sharing stories, laughter & encouraging them. Survived by her daughters, Angela Zelinski & Tonya (James) Toth; her son, Eric Staines; her grandchildren, Richard Bueno & David (Audrey) Bueno; her great- grandchildren, Vivien, Sebastian & Estella.Also by her sisters, Beverly (James) LeLand, Nancy (Tim) Hopkins, Kay Plate & Audrey (Larry) Mitchell; her brother, Pete McKinley. Preceded in death by her husband,Keith; her brothers, Melvin McKinley & Gary McKinley; her parents James & Rosaline (Richmond)McKinley. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, March 21, from 11AM to 1 PM at the Simpson Family Funeral Home in Sheridan (246 S.Main St.) For those wishing to honor Jeannie's memory, a Memorial donations may be made to the family to assist with a headstone. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/s/staines49339nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb