Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....VanHouten, Grace M. (Clark) 1937 ************************************************ 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: Pat Blood pat.blood@gmail.com January 25, 2013, 7:04 pm Lake Odessa Wave – 21 October 1937 Mrs. Grace VanHouten died suddenly at the home of her son Melvin Lapo in Berlin Township at the advanced age of 83 years. Mrs. VanHouten was a resident of Lake Odessa many years, living at her home in the eastern part of the village until she became too feeble to care for her home, when she was taken to the home of her son Melvin Lapo where she died Saturday. She had many friends here where she had lived twenty years and always greatly appreciated any kindness shown her. She was born September 21, 1854, in Tompkins County, New York, to J. C and Anna Clark, was first married to Alonzo Lapo. Later she married Henry VanHouten and they conducted a store in this village until Mr. VanHouten’s health failed. After his death, she lived alone many years at noted above. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/v/vanhoute19581nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.4 Kb