Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Stehman, Willis B. 2005 ************************************************ 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: Sandy Heintzelman sheintz@iserv.net March 28, 2011, 11:28 am Ionia Sentinel Standard, 24 Feb 2005 The Rev. Willis B. Stehman, aged 86, of Lake Odessa, passed away early Wednesday morning, February 23, 2005. Willis was born in eastern Pennsylvania on December 4, 1918 to Henry and Bessie (Bruckhart) Stehman. He was married to Alta Zug on January 26, 1941 in Pennsylvania. Rev. Stehman had served as a minister in the church of the Brethren in Manheim, Pa, New Philadelphia, OH, Marion, IN, Lima, OH and Canton, OH and moved to Lake Odessa following his retirement in 1980. Willis was well known for his beautiful, well-tended garden and knowledge of making things grow. He had faithfully taken a walk almost every day for 22 years. He is survived by Alta, his loving wife of 64 years; children, Gene (Martha) Stehman of Colorado and Helen (Bill) Bulling of Lake Odessa; grandchildren, Kelly Stehman, Nikki Enz, Craig Hartzler, and Andy Hartzler; great- grandchildren, Sarah and Kyle Enz and Marcus and Jordan Hartzler; brother, Lester Stehman; and many other relatives and friends. Visitation will be held 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Fri., Feb. 25, at the Koops Funeral Chapel in Lake Odessa. The funeral services will be 11 a.m. Sat., Feb. 26 at Hope Church of the Brethren. Burial will take place in Lakeside Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Thornapple Manor Activity Fund or the Alzheimer’s Association. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/s/stehman11097nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb