Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Wing, Mildred J. (Hess) Mescar September 11, 1982
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Lake O. Wave, Wed. Sept. 15, 1982

HASTINGS-  Mildred J. Wing, 90, of 416 Woodlawn, Hastings, a former Freeport 
resident, died Saturday at her residence.

Born Oct. 6, 1891, in Campbell Township, she was the daughter of Fred and Martha 
White Hess. She attended Lake rural school and married Bert Mescar in 1908. He 
preceded her in death in 1963.

She married Jay Wing in May 1957 in Carlton Center; he preceded her in death 
Aug. 1970. They made their home in Carlton Center and Freeport before she moved 
to Hastings in 1980.

She is survived by six daughters; Mrs. Wilbur (Margaret) Dye of Lake Odessa, 
Mrs. Roy (Stella) Kauffman of Lake Odessa, Mrs. Don (Leona) Thompsons of 
Clarksville, Mrs. Burdette (Martha) Timm of Hastings, Mrs. Edward (Madelyne) 
Pierce of Hastings and Mrs. James (Wilma) Sheehan of Caledonia; six sons, 
Sheldon Mescar of Grand Ledge, Leon Mescar of Carlton Center, Bruce and Bert 
Mescar Jr., both of Hastings, Merton Mescar of Freeport and Elwood of Caledonia.

Other survivors are two step-daughters, Mrs. Hazel Steinwyck of Modesto, Calif.; 
Mrs. Mary Smith of Florida; and a stepson, Robert Wing of Modesto, Calif.; four 
sisters, Esther Birman of Oregon; Thelma Garland of Holt, Frances Anderson of 
Muskegon Heights, and Ernestine Calcutt of Lake Odessa; and two half-brothers, 
Kenneth and Wayne Hess, both of Lansing.

Also surviving are 44 grandchildren; six step-grandchildren; 89 great 
grandchildren; and 19 great-great grandchildren. Two brothers, Roland and Thayne 
Hess, preceded her in death.

Funeral services were held Tuesday at 1 p.m. from the Pickens-Koops Funeral 
Chapel in Lake Odessa.

Burial was in Freeport Cemetery.

Additional Comments:
Service: Tues. 14 Sept. 1982


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