Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Wickenheiser, Dorthea (Ferney) 1990 ************************************************ 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 March 12, 2010, 1:33 pm Hastings Reminder, 16 Oct 1990 Dorthea Wickenhiser, 87, of 6891 Tischer Road, Lake Odessa, passed away Wednesday, October 10, 1990 at Thornapple Manor, Hastings. Mrs. Wickenhiser was born on May 25, 1903 in Clarksville, the daughter of Earl and Sadie (Benedict) Ferney. She attended Clarksville schools, Butterworth School of Nursing and studied music for 12 years at Illinois College of Music. She lived in Chicago and Lansing before moving to Lake Odessa in 1952. She was married to Eugene Wickenhiser in 1929. She worked 18 years at Western Union in Chicago, Central Supply at Sparrow Hospital in Lansing and 14 years at Oldsmobile in Lansing. She was a member of the Lakewood Baptist Church in Lake Odessa and Ladies Neighborhood Club. Mrs. Wickenhiser is survived by three grandchildren, Patricia Amsbury of Delton, Genie Maxson of Hastings, Don Watson of Lansing and several great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one daughter, Nadia Watson on April 24, 1990. Funeral services were held Sunday, October 14 at Lakewood Baptist Church, with Reverend Daryl Elms officiating. Burial was at the Clarksville Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Lakewood Baptist Church or the American Cancer Society. Arrangements were made by the Koops Funeral Chapel, Lake Odessa. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/w/wickenhe3050nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb