Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....VanHouten, Delos H. January 16, 1919 ************************************************ 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: Maureen Cross mcross3454@gmail.com March 13, 2022, 11:48 am Lake Odessa Wave - Times - January 16, 1919 OBITUARY ----- Delos VanHouten was born in Fayette, New York, April 2nd, 1835. On July 2nd, 1859 he was united in marriage to Miss Priscilla L. Laveridge who departed this life ten years ago. They made their home in Romulus New York until September 1865 when they came to Michigan and settled on a farm in Odessa. To this union were born ten children four dying in infancy and one daughter Mrs. Lester Durkee preceding him seven year ago. He was stricken with paralysis in June 1917 since which time he has gradually failed until his death at the home of his son, Mr. Roy VanHouten, Jan. 16, 1919 He was 83 years, 9 months and 14 days of age. He leaves to mourn his loss five children as follows: Mrs. J. Curtis of Battle Creek, Mr. Roy and Archie VanHouten, Mrs. Sam Snyer and Mrs. Oscar Gray of Lake Odessa, also 18 grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren and one brother and one sister in New York. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/v/vanhoute42832nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb