Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Steele, Mabel C. (Collins) December 17, 1980 ************************************************ 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 Snyder wheaton1624@yahoo.com June 8, 2017, 6:51 pm Sentinel-Standard - Thursday, Dec. 18, 1980 Ionia- Ms. Mabel C. Steele, 81, of 719 N. King St., Ionia, died Wednesday at her home following an extended illness. She was born April 8, 1899, in Fenwick, the daughter of Ron and Era Collins. She has been a lifelong resident of the Ionia area and was a member of the First Christian Church of Ionia. She was married to Merle Steele on Oct. 11, 1930 in Stanton. He survives. Other survivors are a son, Ormond (Jack) Steele of Evansville, Ine; four daughters, Mrs. Vera Steele, Mrs. Beulah Colley , Mrs. Joyce Lower, all of Ionia, and Mrs. Merlene (Sue) Herrick of Saranac; 17 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and two brothers, Frank Collins of Greenville, and Arza Collins of Fenwick. She was preceded in death by two daughters and two brothers. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at the Stebbins and Simpson funeral home in Sheridan with the Rev. Ronald Dow of the Ionia First Christian Church officiating. Burial will be in Clear Lake cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the First Christian Church of Ionia. Envelopes are available at the funeral home. Friends and relatives may call at the funeral home on Thursday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 8:30 p.m. Additional Comments: Age: 81 Funeral: Friday, 19 December, 1980 Clear Lake cemetery File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/s/steele6498gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb