Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Sutherland, Bruce "Ozzie" February 9, 2010 ************************************************ 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 April 5, 2014, 6:02 pm Ionia Sentinel-Standard - Thurs. Feb. 11, 2010 Bruce “Ozzie” Sutherland, aged 74, of Ionia, passed away Feb. 9, 2010. He was born June 24, 1935 in Portland, Mich. the son of Neil and Esther (Hyland) Sutherland. Bruce graduated from Portland High School in 1953. He later joined the Army serving during the Korean War. Ozzie married Nancy Burdick Aug. 17, 1957. Bruce sold cars for most of his life, working for many local dealerships. He was also an avid golfer, even making his own clubs. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Nancy; children, Mark Sutherland of Ionia, Dawn Hostetler of Ionia, Amy (Mike) Bladzik of Ionia and Bruce (Robyn) Sutherland of Mt. Pleasant; grandchildren, Leann Shattuck of Lowell, Nicole (Bryant) Claycomb of Ionia, Tyler Hostetler of Ionia and Mike Bladzik of Ionia; 1 great-granddaughter Miss Phoebe Sue Shattuck and many nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents. Cremation has taken place and there will be a Memorial Service Friday, Feb. 12, 2010 at 11 a.m. at the Lake Funeral Home in Ionia with Pastor Kevin Sutherland officiating. Visitation will be on Thursday 4-7 p.m. at the Funeral Home. Those wishing may make memorial contributions to Metron of Belding. Online condolences may be made to www.schraubenlehman.com, File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/s/sutherla24383nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb