Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Steele, Jessie Jane 1939 ************************************************ 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 mlnransom@chartermi.net July 18, 2010, 2:53 pm The Ionia County News, Thursday, March 16, 1939 Mrs. Jessie Jane Steele, 82, died at her home, 136 High street, Sunday morning, March 12. She had been ill only a short time. She was born in Owen Sound, Ontario, June 13, 1856. On October 18, 1880 she was united in marriage with Michael L. Steele at Chatsworth, Ontario. In 1882 they came to Ionia county and located at Muir for a short time before coming to Ionia about 1883. The family has since resided in Ionia where Mr. Steele, now deceased, was a former mayor. She is survived by one daughter, Miss Mary Steele, Ionia city school teacher, three sisters, Mrs. D. A. Campbell, Saskatoon, Sask., Mrs. Will McClary, Holland Center, Ont., and Mrs. John Stewart, Detroit; two brothers, Alex and Wallace Mitchell of Owen Sound, Ontario. A son, Don Steele died a few months ago. Rev. A. J. Westmaas conducted the funeral service which was held from the home at 10:30 Tuesday morning. Burial was in Highland Park cemetery. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/s/steele7109nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb