Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Thompson, Mary (Penokie) 2004 ************************************************ 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: Sandy Heintzelman sheintz@iserv.net April 12, 2011, 2:20 pm Ionia Sentinel Standard, 29 Jan 2004 Mary Thompson, 76, of Muir, passed away January 24, 2004 in Muskegon. She was born January 2, 1928 in L’Anse the daughter of George and Helen (Eister) Penokie. She was a member of SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Ionia. She was very active for many years in Ionia County 4-H and was an Avon dealer for 35 years. Mary was very family-oriented. She is survived by her sons, Nathan and Becky Thompson of Rockford, Pieter and Joni Thompson of North Las Vegas, Nevada; daughters, Christina and James Muxlow of Lapeer, Andrea and Robert Perri of Muskegon, Cynthia and Michael Harrington of Mt. Pleasant, Celeste and Louis Schafer of Lyons; brother, Bernard and Virginia Penokie of L’Anse; sisters, Kathryn Bush of St. Clair Shores, Joan and Raymond Simpson of Oak Park, Ill.; and 15 grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Guy, in 2001; two grandchildren, Christopher Schafer in 1986 and Natalie Perri in 1995. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, at SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Ionia. The family will receive friends and relatives Wednesday 4:30 to 8 p.m. at Lake Funeral Home in Muir. Rosary 7 p.m. at the funeral home. Anyone wishing may make a memorial contribution to a charity of choice. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/t/thompson11381nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.8 Kb