Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Van Ocker, Darlene G. (Ackerson) March 26, 2016 ************************************************ 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 Currigan currigan1932@comcast.net July 4, 2020, 3:03 pm Ionia Sentinel Standard- Wed. March 30, 2016 DARLENE G. VAN OCKER Darlene G. Van Ocker, age 84, died Saturday, March 26, 2016 at her home in Greenville under the loving care of her family and Hospice of Michigan. She was born Aug. 23, 1931 in Ionia, the daughter of Glen and Ivah (Gates) Ackerson. On Oct. 30 1953, she married Kirmeth "Chum" Van Ocker in Palo. She retired in 1986 from the former Gibson Refrigerator Company after 36 years of employment. She was a long time member of Faith Baptist Church in Greenville, and was previously a member of First Baptist Church. Darlene was preceded in death by her husband, Chum, in 2004. She was also preceded in death by her siblings, Glenn Ackerson, Louie Ackerson, Lorraine Barrett, Edward Ackerson, Donald Ackerson, and James Ackerson. She is survived by her sisters-in-law, Mary Ackerson of Ionia, Adebel Ackerson of Greenville, and Karen Ackerson of Fenwick; many nieces, nephews, great- nieces, and great-nephews; and other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held at 1 PM Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at Faith Baptist Church with Darlene's pastor, Rev. Robert Winter, officiating. Visitation was Tuesday from 2-4 and 6-8 PM at Hurst Funeral Home. Private interment will be in East Montcalm Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be give to Faith Baptisr Church, and memories and messages of condolence may be shard at www.hrstfh.com File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/v/vanocker37491nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb