Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Townsend, Emery R. January 1, 2016
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Sacramento, Bee, Calif.-January 7,2016

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Emery R. Townsend
Born April 21, 1926 on a Michigan farm, son of Ray & Sarah Townsend.
Died January 1, 2016-age 89 at Sacramento, Calif.
Married High School sweetheart Mildred Goward, Feb. 26, 1946 in Ionia, Mich.
and shared 62 years together.
Served in Army Air Corp during WWW II. Returned to farming.
As a young adult he contacted Polio, was hospitalized for over a year.
Enrolled in collage on the GI bill, Graduated Michigan State University, 
became a high school teacher, first in Agricultural for 10 years, then a 
special Education teacher.
Moved from Wisconsin to Calif. where he & his wife taught Special Education 
for 20 years. He also coached football & worked as H&R Block tax preparer.
Retired from teaching, worked as a staff assistant at Townsend Raimundo 
Besler & Usher in Sacramento, Calif. for 20 years. His son David's consulting 
firm.
Emery and Mildred had three boys & adopted four girls.
Survived by their children, David, Bruce, George, Lynda, Beth, Renee and 
Jennifer and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
A celebration of Life will be Saturday April 16, 2016 at Crocker Art Museum's 
Historical Ballroom from 4-7 p.m. 
Emery's favorite charities were "Gleanings for the Hungry, A Ministry of 
Youth with a Mission", and "The National World War II Museum." 
Checks made out to the charity may be sent to TRBU, 1717 I Street, 
Sacramento, CA 95811.


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