Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Tasma, Charles J. October 2, 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 28, 2013, 2:15 pm Ionia Sentinel Standard - Oct. 4, 2011 Charles J. Tasma, 83, of Ionia passed away Oct. 2, 2011 at his home. He was born Nov. 20, 1927 in Grand Rapids, the son of Joseph and Clara (Wormnest) Tasma. Charles married Mary Lanz on Oct. 1, 1955 at First Baptist Church in Portland. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Portland, Wealth Street Business Alliance, and Gideons of Ionia. He was a past member of Wyoming Park Baptist Church. He is survived by his loving wife of 56 years, Mary Tasma of Ionia; children, Bonnie (Rick) Galloway of Pa., Paul Tasma of Ionia, Charles (Kim) Tasma of Sparta, Karen (Steve) Miller of Grand Rapids, Judith (Vince) Cody of Portland, Lou (Becky) Tasma of Belmont, John Tasma of Gillette, and Wyoming and Joel (Kelly) Tasma of Jenison; brother, Robert (Ann) Tasma of Holland; sisters, Joanne (William) Phelps of Kalkaska and Mary Alice Young of Grand Rapids; 20 grandchildren; and five great grandchildren also survive. He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Willard; and his sister, Katherine. Funeral Services for Charles will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday at the First Baptist Church in Portland with Pastor Bruce A. Sabados officiating. Interment at Grandville Cemetery at 3 p.m. Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Lake Funeral Home in Ionia. Those wishing may make memorial contributions to First Baptist Church in Portland, Ionia Area Hospice or Gideons. Online condolences may be made at www.lakefuneralhomes.com . File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/t/tasma20510nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb