Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Strickling, Thelma M. (McPherson) April 7, 2011 ************************************************ 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 May 26, 2013, 9:09 pm Ionia Sentinel Standard - April 8, 2011 Thelma M. Strickling, 75, Ionia, passed away on April 7, 2011 at her home in Ionia. She was born on Dec. 23, 1935 in Ionia, the daughter of Donald and Irene (Haysmer) McPherson. Mrs. Strickling graduated from Ionia High School in 1954 in Ionia. She worked as a Telephone Operator for Michigan Bell Telephone Company in Ionia for seven years and was an employee at Boyce School.She was a member of The Resurrection Life Church. She will forever be remembered for her kindness, love of the Lord, love of her family and her crafts. Thelma lived by one saying, “We live simply so others can simply live.” She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Gene and N.J. McPherson; and sisters, Ilene Usler, Wilma Trebian and Leeila Fancett. Surviving are her husband; children, Mark (Carol) Strickling of Lehigh Acres, Fla., Matt (Chris) Strickling of Portland and Amy (Bob) Smith of Ionia; grandchildren, Heather, John, Matthew (Stephanie) and Mallory; great grandchildren, Slater, Connor; and god daughter Donna Leukens. A Private Memorial Service will be held at a later date. The family will have a visitation Friday, April 8, 2011 at The Resurrection Life Church. Arrangements are entrusted to the Schrauben-Lehman Funeral Homes, Ionia. For those desiring online condolences may be made at www.schraubenlehman.com. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/s/strickli20500nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb