Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Willard, Keith (Lt.) January 28, 1935 ************************************************ 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 January 12, 2021, 9:04 am Ionia County News - Thursday, Jan. 31, 1935 Mr. and Mrs. Charles Scheidt, 210 Dye street, received word Monday of the death of their grandson, Lieut. Keith Willard, in Porto Rico (Puerto Rico), January 28. The young man was the eldest son of Prof. and Mrs. C.E. Willard of Evanston, Ill. He had been in the U.S. Navy for the past six years and was in line for further promotions. Since May, 1934, Lieut. Willard had been on land duty at Quantico, Virginia, leaving there on January 16 for Porto Rico (Puerto Rico) No particulars of his death were learned. Milborn Scheidt left Tuesday for Chicago and will accompany the Willard family to Washington to attend the military funeral which it is expected, will be held in Washington the end of the week. Additional Comments: Funeral: January 1935 Washington File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/w/willard39420nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.4 Kb