Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Urie, Delbert 1944 ************************************************ 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: Marilyn Ransom mlnransom@chartermi.net August 15, 2012, 10:46 pm The Portland Review, Thursday, August 17, 1944 Delbert (Del) Urie, 70, most of whose lifetime had been spent in Portland and vicinity, died suddenly as he stood at the counter in the Review & Observer office, Monday morning. He had been in poor health for some time, and his sudden death was due to a heart attack. Mr. Urie had just stepped in the door, when he was taken with the attack. Max Fish, another customer present at the time, and Floyd C. Rice, of the Review & Observer, placed Mr. Urie in a chair. Dr. W. W. Norris, who was called, pronounced Mr. Urie dead when he arrived. The remains were removed to the Bandfield Funeral home. Mr. Urie was born in the vicinity of the Travis school, and with the exception of a few years spent in the South, had always resided in this vicinity. He was an expert woodworker and mechanic and had worked at those trades most of his lifetime. Mrs. Urie died several years ago. Surviving are the following children, Mrs. William Fleetham, Sunfield; Mrs. Garland Deneau, Detroit; Mrs. Gaylord Bliss, Sunfield; Grover and Allan Urie, Portland, and the Misses Idella and Julia Urie, now employed at Keesler Field, Miss. Frank Urie, of Portland, is a brother, and Mrs. Mary Franks, of Portland and Mrs. Bert Sowles, of Belding, are sisters. Funeral services will be held at the Bandfield Funeral Home here on Thursday afternoon, at 2:00 and burial will be in Portland cemetery. Rev. Robert Rynhout will be in charge of services, and bearers will be Don Stackman, Edward Keusch Sr., Fred Russman and Allie Rader. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/u/urie18805nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb