Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Thornton, Greta M. (Dalzell) (Haight) 2002
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Ionia Sentinel Standard, 13 Apr 2002

Greta M. (Dalzell) Thorton, 91, of Ionia passed away April 11, 2002 at Burcham 
Hills Retirement Center in East Lansing.  She was born on May 17, 1910 in 
Orleans, the daughter of Wallace and Grace (VanGiesen) Haight.  She graduated 
from Ionia High School and went on to marry Wilson Dalzell on June 21, 1933 in 
Ionia.  He preceded her in death in 1980.  She married Collins Thorton in 1982 
and he preceded her in death in 1983.

Greta was active in the Ionia First United Methodist Church, the Cub Scouts and 
served on the library board.  She enjoyed needlework, cooking, gardening 
(especially her house plants) and family gatherings.

Mrs. Thorton is survived by three sons, John (Barbara) Dalzell of East Lansing, 
Daniel (Glendyl) Dalzell of Norman, Okla., and Thomas (Mary) Dalzell of 
Rochester Hills; stepchildren, Nancy Rose of Augusta, Jan Salmon of Houghton 
Lake and Richard Thornton of England; five grandchildren; three great-
grandchildren; several step-grandchildren and step great-grandchildren; several 
nieces and nephews.

Funeral services for Mrs. Thorton will be at 11:30 a.m., Monday at the First 
United Methodist Church in Ionia with Rev. Martin Culver officiating.  
Visitation will be at 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and again from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., 
Sunday at the Cook Funeral Home, Rich Street Chapel.  For those wishing, 
contributions in memory of Greta may be made to the First United Methodist 
Church in Ionia.  Envelopes are available at the funeral home.

[Transcriber's Note:  The name is spelled both “Thornton” and “Thorton” in the 
obituary.]


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