Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....York, Caroline M. (Perse) March 13, 1929
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Lake Odessa Wave-Times-March 21, 1929

MOTHER AND SON DIE WITHIN WEEK
Mrs. Caroline York and oldest son, Charles York , died within one week. Mrs. York
was the wife of George York, who were residents of this village a good many years, where Mr.
York was president of the Board of Education several years. He also filled the office of
village president and that of trustee many years.

Ernest York, the only surviving member of the family lives in Grand Rapids but
spends much of his summer at his resort home here.

The mother and son's funerals were held at the Congregational Church. The former on
Sunday afternoon and the latter Wednesday afternoon. The bodies of both were brought
here from Michigan City, Indiana.

The Eastern Star attended in a body at hers and the Knights Templars of Hastings at
his.Burial was at lakeside cemetery.

Lake Odessa Wave-Times-March 28, 1929
OBITUARIES OF MOTHER AND SON

Mrs. Caroline York
Mrs. George B. York was born in the town of Genoa, Livingston county, Michigan, July
7th, 1847. Her maiden name was Caroline M. Perse. She died at the home of her son
Charles, at Michigan City, Indiana, on March 13th last, at the age of 82 years and 8 months.
She was united in marriage to George B. York in 1867 and lived on a farm in
Livingston county for a few years, later then to lake Odessa until the death of her husband on
August 1st, 1907. She had three sons, Charles, Herbert and Ernest. Herbert died at Lake
Odessa July 15, 1906, Charles died March 16, 1929, leaving the son Ernest as the only
surviving member of the immediate family.

Mrs. York was a member of the Women's Relief Corp, Ladies of the Maccabees and the 
Eastern Star, also a member of the Congregational Church of Lake Odessa.

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Lakeside Cem.-#4-473

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