Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Thorpe, Murle (Walter) 1987 ************************************************ 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 March 12, 2010, 1:26 pm Hastings Reminder, 6 Oct 1987 Mrs. Murle (Walter) Thorpe, 89, formerly of Clarksville and Saranac, died Sunday, Oct. 4, 1987 at Butterworth Hospital, Grand Rapids. She was born July 4, 1898 at Boston Twp., the daughter of Frank and Lucy (Boyd) Walter. She moved to Berlin Twp. and lived there most of her life. She graduated from Saranac High School in 1918 and went on to attend Ionia County Normal School. She married Stanley Thorpe on June 12, 1923. They farmed until 1966 when they moved to Clarksville. In 1979, they moved to Mill Creek Meadows, Saranac. Surviving are her husband, Stanley; several cousins; and close friends, Garth and Eleanore LaVean of Saranac. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday, at the Clarksville Bible Church with Rev. Larry Pike officiating. Burial will be at Clarksville Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Clarksville Bible Church Organ Fund. Arrangements were made by Koops Funeral Chapel, Clarksville. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/t/thorpe3036nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb