Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Tasker, John July 25, 1931 ************************************************ 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: Pat Currigan currigan1932@comcast.net May 15, 2020, 12:12 pm Lake Odessa Wave-Thurs. July 30, 1931 JOHN TASKER DIED SATURDAY, JULY 25 Resident Here Most of His Life, Has Been in Poor Health for Some Time After a strenuous life on a large farm John Tasker retired from active work, bought the beautiful home at the corner of Jordan Lake street and Main street here and settled down to enjoy his accumulated competence. He has been a familiar figure on our street, very quiet but congenial to all he met. Both he and his wife have been in poor health for some months but none thought death would come to him so soon, he passing away Saturday. The funeral was largely attended Tuesday at the home. Rev. O. F. Bulman preaching the sermon. Burial was at Lakeside. OBITUARY John Tasker, son of John and Fannie Tasker, was born in the state of New York, December 6, 1854, and passed out of this life July 25, 1931, aged 76 years, seven months, 19 days. He was married to Jane Walter, April 13, 1884. Mr. and Mrs. Tasker's first year of married life was spent on the farm now occupied by their daughter, they then moved to the farm they occupied until about eight years ago when they moved into Lake Odessa where they have since resided. Mr. Tasker had been a man of clean habits, a good citizen, respected by all who knew him, lived a quiet and retiring life and will be missed by his family and many friends. Those left to mourn his passing are, his wife, and daughter Mrs. Blanche Durkee, three sons, Alvah, Roy and Clarence, and seven grandchildren, a step-mother Mrs. Eugene Denney, two brothers and one sister, three half-brothers, two half-sisters, and a host of friends. Additional Comments: Lakeside Cem.-#9-1186 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/t/tasker36683nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb