Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Ward, Blanche Marie (Sparks) 2005 ************************************************ 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: Sandy Heintzelman sheintz@iserv.net April 30, 2011, 12:14 pm Ionia Sentinel Standard, 2 Mar 2005 Blanche Marie Ward, age 73, of Ionia, passed away Mon., Feb. 28, 2005 in Ionia. She was born May 27, 1931 in Keene Twp. the daughter of Clayton and Doris (Rickert) Sparks. Blanche is survived by her daughter Sherry (Greg) Dick of Ionia; step sons Franklin (Debbie) Ward of Traverse City, Michael (Mercy) Ward of Muskegon Heights, Roger (Darlene) Ward of Oklahoma; brothers Wayne (Lois) Sparks of Walker, Albert Oesch of Lowell; sisters Bonnie (Lawrence) Beard of Carson City, Geraldine (Terry) Warmer of Ionia; eight grandchildren and three great- grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband Frank. At her request cremation has taken place and there will be no services. Arrangements by Lake Funeral Home of Ionia. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/w/ward11596nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.3 Kb