Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Vroman, Marjorie (Chapman) 2005
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Ionia Sentinel Standard, 21 Jun 2005

Marjorie Vroman, aged 81, of Lake Odessa, was called Home on Sunday, June 19, 
2005.  Marjorie was born in Derby, England on October 27, 1923 to Archibald and 
Marjorie (Needham) Chapman.  She married Joseph Vroman, Jr. on February 2, 1945 
in England where he was stationed during WW II.  She left her homeland and 
family to come to America to start a new life and family.  Marjorie treasured 
her memory of sailing into the harbor of New York City aboard the Queen Mary on 
Easter morning with sunrise lighting the Statue of Liberty and the New York 
skyline.  During her years in Lake Odessa she had been the bookkeeper for HSV 
Redi Mix.  Marjorie was a longtime active member of the Zion Lutheran Church 
where she had served as treasurer and had sung in the choir for the past 48 
years.  She enjoyed knitting and sewing and delighted in spending time with her 
family.  She is survived by her children, Patricia (Robert) Young, Phillip 
(Pauline) Vroman, Karen Russell, Barbara (Andrew) Wright, and Susan (Dudley) 
Kruger-Mills; grandchildren, Scott Farlee, Patricia Watson, Raymond Vaughn, 
Phillip Vroman, Jeremy Vroman, Clifford Kruger, Arthur Hayward, James Wright, 
William Wright, and Tina Anderson; 22 great grandchildren; 1 great great 
grandchild; mother-in-law, Burnice Vroman; brothers, Gerald (Thelma) Chapman 
and Gordon (Jean) Chapman both of England; and many other loving relatives and 
friends.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Vroman, Jr.; her 
parents, Archibald and Marjorie Chapman; father-in-law, Joseph Vroman, Sr.; and 
son-in-law, Ted Russell.  Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Monday and 2-4 and 
6-8 p.m. on Tuesday at the Koops Funeral Chapel in Lake Odessa.  The funeral 
service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 22, 2005 at the Zion 
Lutheran Church in Woodland.  Burial will be in Woodland Memorial Park.  The 
family has suggested that memorial contributions may be made to the Zion 
Lutheran Church.


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