Obituary for Ethel A Van Valkenburg, Morenci, Lenawee County, Michigan Copyright © 1998 by Joyce VanValkenburg. This copy contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives. ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ Ethel A. VAN VALKENBURG, 88, a resident of Gorham Street, Morenci, died October 8, 1983 in Morenci Area Hospital. She was born October 17, 1894 in Vinton County, Ohio, the daughter of John and Cora (Graves) Ratcliff. On November 20, 1912 she was married to Willie Lee VanValkenburg in Swift Current, Canada. He died June 10, 1958. Mrs. VanValkenburg lived in Fayette 30 years prior to moving to Morenci in 1941. Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by a son, William G. in 1975; a daughter, Florence in infancy; three brothers and two sisters. Surviving are two sons, Francis of Morenci and Dr. John VanValkenburg of Montevallo, Alabama; three daughters, Mrs. Cynthia Sparks of Morenci, Mrs. Dorothea O'Brien of Lyons and Mrs. Doris Smith of Fayette; a sister, Mrs. Edward (Rea) Ivall of Swift Current, Canada; 13 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren and four great-great grandchildren. Burial was in Oak Grove Cemetery, Morenci. dz