Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Ward, Harry Jay 2003 ************************************************ 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 June 6, 2011, 10:22 pm Ionia Sentinel Standard, 2003 Harry Jay Ward, 65, of Ronald Township, loving husband, father and grandfather passed away on Tuesday, January 14, 2003 in Grand Rapids. Mr. Ward was born on February 2, 1937 in Grand Rapids the son of Arza and Lucille (Lejenne) Ward. Harry worked for ITM in Lowell for several years before retiring in 1998. Surviving are his wife of 40 years, Veronica Kay Ward of Ronald Township; two daughters, Cindy (Robert) Huddleston of Grand Rapids, and Cheryl (fiancé Harlow Hansbarger, Jr.) Ward of Ionia; six grandchildren, Casey, Courtney, Caitlin Huddleston, and Brittany Livingston, Trisha and Hailey Hansbarger; brother, Richard (Florence) Ward of Lyons; stepbrothers, Raymond (Jean) Reed of Sunfield and Charlie (Shirley) Reed of Lansing; stepsisters, Hazel (Ron) Simmons of Sunfield and Georgia (William) McGriff of Florida. He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by Fr. Melvin Fox, Pastor at 10 a.m. Friday, January 17, 2003 at SS. Peter & Paul Catholic Church. Rite of Committal will take place in the spring at Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the Cook Funeral Home, Rich Street Chapel from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Thursday. A Prayer service will be held at 8 p.m. Thursday. Memorial Contributions may be made to the Spectrum- Blodgett Campus Heart Failure Clinic, in memory of Harry J. Ward. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/w/ward12808nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb