Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....McDermand, Elizabeth (Coon) 1906 ************************************************ 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 October 22, 2010, 11:15 pm Ionia Daily Sentinel, 25 Oct 1906 Mrs. Elizabeth McDermand, aged 75 years 5 months and 2 days, died Friday, October 19, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. P Schoeni. Elizabeth Coon was born in Ithaca, Tomkins county, New York, but moved with their family to Canada when a very young child. At the age of twenty-four she was married to James McDermand in Port Verbal, Canada. They moved to this village thirty-five years ago where she has since resided. Her husband died in 1891. She was the mother of four children all of whom are living Mrs. Cynthia Schoeni, Peter McDermand, Mrs. Deborah Ludwick and Mrs. Rachel Dodson. She was an earnest Christian beloved by all who knew her and during her long illness was very patient in her suffering. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. Charles Hayward, Sunday afternoon, at the home of J. P. Schoeni and the remains interred in the family lot in the west side cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Peter McDermand and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Brayhlon, of Greenville, and Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Ludwick, of Vestaburg, were here to attend the funeral. Mrs. Brayhlon is a granddaughter of the deceased. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/m/mcderman9623nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb