Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Yonkers, Emma (Kotesky) 1955
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Ionia Daily Sentinel, 15 Nov 1955

Mrs. Emma Yonkers, 77, died Tuesday noon at her home on North Fourth street 
after a short illness.  She was born May 12, 1878 in Germany the daughter of 
Mr. and Mrs. John Kotesky and at the age of about seven years came with her 
parents to live in the Lowell area where she remained until after her marriage 
to James Yonkers in 1905.  She has been a resident of Lake Odessa for the past 
six years moving to that area from Caledonia.

Mr. and Mrs. Yonkers celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in July.

She was a member of the United Brethren church.

Surviving are her husband, James, three sons, Edward of Caledonia, the Rev. 
Irving Yonkers of Clinton, Miss., and Lester of Lake Odessa; two daughters, 
Mrs. George (Violet) Miller of Hastings and Mrs. Floyd (Esther) McVay of Lake 
Odessa and 15 grandchildren.

The body will be at the family home until Thursday when it will be taken to the 
Cross-Miller funeral home at Caledonia and Friday it will be removed to the 
Caledonia United Brethren church where services will be held at 2 p.m. with the 
Rev. Alice Griffin officiating.   Interment will be at the Caledonia cemetery.


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