Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Whittington, Anna March 16, 2012 ************************************************ 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: Nan Wheaton wheaton1624@yahoo.com October 28, 2015, 12:33 am Ionia Sentinel-Standard - Tues, March 20, 2012 Mrs. Anna Whittington, 95, of Ionia, passed away on March 16, 2012 at her home. She was born in Ionia on Dec. 27, 1916, the daughter of Max and Anna (Hassler) Hahn. Anna graduated from Ionia High School in 1970. She married Louis Lemke Sr. on July 4, 1936 and later married Floyd Whittington on May 26, 1937. She worked for J.C. Penny in Ionia for 10 years. She was a life-long member of the St. Johns Lutheran Church of Ionia. She is preceded in death by her husbands, Louis Lemke Sr. in 1968 and Floyd Whittington in 1982; her son, Louis Lemke Jr. in 2007; son-in-law, Lawrence Wizorek in 2008; grandson, Richard Hills in 2000; sisters, Millard Simmons and Irene Connor; and brothers, Erwin Hahn and Clarence Hahn. Surviving are her children, Nancy Wizorek of Ionia, Mary (Joe) Villela of Ocean Side, Calif., Barbara (Jim) Burrell of Saranac, Joe (Brenda) Lemke of Lyons, Judy Lemke of Muir; sister-in-law, Agnes Hahn of Jackson; 32 grandchildren; several great- and great-great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. Anna enjoyed golfing, bowling, swimming, bridge, reading, crossword puzzles and fishing. The Memorial Service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at the Lake funeral Home in Ionia with Pastor Kenneth Harger officiating. The family will receive friends from noon to 2 p.m. prior to the service at the Lake Funeral Home in Ionia. In lieu of flowers the family would like donations to be made to Ionia Sparrow Hospice or Zion Food Pantry. Online condolences may be made at www.lakefuneralhomes.com. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/w/whitting32073nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb