Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Styger, Martin J. July 7, 1969 ************************************************ 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 August 11, 2016, 7:05 pm Sentinel-Standard - Monday, July 7, 1969 LAKE ODESSA- Martin J. Styger, 85, died early Monday morning at Pennock hospital in Hastings where he had been a patient for weeks. Born October 24, 1883 at Sattel, Switzerland, he was the son of Baltz and Katharina Horath Styger. When 18 he came to Illinois where he was employed as a farmer and continued farming when he came to Sunfield area in 1921. Married to Mildred Nelson on June 27, 1931 he moved to Lake Odessa area 29 years ago. They lived on a farm northwest of Lake Odessa five years before moving into the village. He was a retired farmer and Fisher Body employee. Surviving are his wife Mildred; one stepdaughter, Mrs. Max McWhorter of Sunfield; one stepson Oran C. Nelson of Fillmore, Calif. five step grandchildren; one brother Joseph of Pekin, Ill. Funeral services will be on Thursday at 1:30 pm at Pickens funeral chapel in Lake Odessa, Rev. Marvin Zimmerman will officiate and burial will be at Sunfield cemetery. Additional Comments: Funeral: Thursday 10, July 1969 Sunfield cametery File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/s/styger33506nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb