Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Westbrook, Robert Nathan 2005
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The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, Tuesday, November 29, 2005
Robert Nathan Westbrook, age 82, passed away on Friday, November 25, 2005 at 
Ionia County Memorial Hospital. He was born on May 4, 1923 in Ionia the son of 
Mark R. and Leona (Coe) Westbrook. 

He graduated from Ionia High School in 1940. He served and was decorated in 
the U.S. Army Air Force during World War II for his service in New Guinea and 
the Philippines. He returned to Michigan, attended Michigan State University, 
and farmed in partnership with his brother Tom for over 50 years. He was a 
true steward of the land and he used the most up to date farming and 
environmental practices to preserve and protect the land. He planted thousands 
of trees that will enhance the land for many generations to come. He served as 
Chairman and board member of the Ionia County Farm Bureau and was chairman of 
the Ionia Soil District board for 16 years. He was also a board member of the 
Michigan Crop Improvement Association. He was also a pilot and enjoyed flying 
for many years. 

Surviving are his wife of 57 years, Norma; four sons, James N. (Jane) of Grand 
Rapids, Robert H. of Ionia, Ross S. (Paula) of Williamston and Mark R. (Mary 
Jo) of Shelbyville; one daughter, Natalie Morey (Roger) of Kailua, Hawaii; 
five grandchildren, Beth, Ted, Tom, Jake and Kate; brother, Tom of Saranac; 
two sisters, Eleanor (Colin) Williams of Saranac and Dorothy Bird of Belding. 

A Memorial Luncheon will be held at Noon on Saturday, December 17, 2005 at the 
Lyons-Muir Church, at the corner of Olmstead Road and M-21. For those 
desiring, memorial contributions may be made to the Lyons-Muir Church, in 
memory of Mr. Robert Nathan Westbrook. Complete arrangements are entrusted to 
the Schrauben-Lehman Funeral Home, Ionia.


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