Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Zander, Francis C. 1989 ************************************************ 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: Marilyn Ransom mlnransom@chartermi.net July 2, 2013, 5:49 pm The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, Wednesday, August 2, 1989 Francis C. (Swede) Zander, 76, of Beaverton, died July 31 at his home following a lengthy illness. He was born July 1, 1913 in Detroit. He was co- owner of Houghton’s Beef in Ionia until his retirement in 1978. He married Carol M. Drown Jan. 25, 1974 in Ionia. She survives him. Also surviving are three sons, Dennis Zander of Grattan, Gary Zander of Grass Lake, and Gale Zander of Orleans; two daughters, Mrs. Ed (Joyce) Rutz of Saranac, Mrs. Louis (Linda) Agostini of Ionia; two step-sons, Thomas Keitz of Highland and William Barkus of Marietta, S.C.; two step-daughters, Mrs. Ted (Carol) Edlin of Ionia and Patrece Thorp of Ionia; 38 grandchildren; 43 great- grandchildren; one brother, Wayne Zander of Ionia. One brother, LaVerne Zander, preceded him in death. Private interment service will be held at Highland Cemetery in Ionia. Arrangements are by the Hall Funeral Home in Gladwin. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/z/zander21273nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb