Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Brown, Gerald L. 1979 ************************************************ 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: Sandy Heintzelman sheintz@iserv.net June 9, 2011, 11:57 am Ionia Sentinel Standard, 9 Oct 1979 Gerald L. Brown, 67, 634 West Main, died Monday morning at Ionia County Memorial Hospital. Mr. Brown was born in Yale, Feb. 19, 1912, the son of Milton and Ruby Davis Brown. He graduated from Lake Odessa High School and began work at Ionia State Hospital in 1934. He started as a ward attendant and worked his way up to general supervisor of attendant personnel before retiring in 1974. He was married to Grace Wyman in December 1933 in Goshen, Ind. The two made their home in Ionia most of their married life. Survivors include, his wife, Grace; a son, Richard, of Grand Rapids; two grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. George (Galyia) Brown, of Ionia. Funeral services will be Thursday at 1 p.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church with the Rev. Leo Kostizen officiating. Burial will be in Balcom Cemetery. The family will receive friends and relatives at the funeral home today from 7 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. A memorial fund has been established at St. John’s Church. Contributions may be left at the funeral home. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/b/brown12867nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb