Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Steele, Leander Charles February 21, 1948 ************************************************ 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: Nan Wheaton wheaton1624@yahoo.com January 2, 2021, 4:01 pm Sentinel-Std. - Monday, Feb. 23, 1948 Leander C. Steele, 59, died Saturday evening at his home near Prairie Creek, after being ill for about three weeks. He had been a surgical patient at Blodgett hospital, returning to his home the day before. He and his wife, Ethel observed their 40th wedding anniversary February 9. He was born in Orange township June 9, 1838, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Steele. He was employed for the Hayes company for 25 years. For the past two years he had worked for the Ypsilanti Furniture Co. He is survived by his wife, Ethel; one daughter, Mrs. Edgar Bennett, of Ionia; a son, four grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral services will be held from the Myers funeral home Tuesday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock. The Rev. Wayne Davis will officiate at the service. Interment will be in Highland park cemetery. Additional Comments: Age: 59 Funeral: Tuesday, 24 February 1948 Highland Park cemetery #C-66 b. 9 June 1888, Orange twp.io son of Charles Leander Steele & Rachel J. (Wright) marr. Feb. 1908 to Ethel Jessie (Rienburgh) File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/s/steele39275nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb