Ionia Sentinel Saturday, February 21, 2015.
Karen Sue Rowley-Reisbig, age 54 of Ionia, Michigan, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, February 19, 2015 after a long, courageous battle with cancer. She was born on October 24, 1960 in Ionia, MI the loving daughter of James Kenneth and Betty (Snyder) Rowley.
Karen worked at Community Mental Health of Ionia for many years, Ionia Manor in the kitchen, Lincoln Brick of Grand Rapids, Dixon Engineering, and even worked in the school lunch program. From 1988 until the present, she was the Deputy Clerk for Easton Township. She also devoted many hours to Ionia County Toys for Tots. She was a great lover of hummingbirds, and helped start the Backwoods BMX trail with her father. Karen graduated from Ionia High School in 1978, spent many years in 4H showing horses, and was a member of the FFA while in school. She loved gardening, camping, hunting, fishing, also loved to go dirt track racing, but she especially loved spending time with all her grandkids. Karen always had a smile on her face, and was an amazing wife, mother, grandmother and best friend.
Preceding her in death were her father, James Kenneth Rowley; father-in-law, William Reisbig; brother-in-law, Michael Reisbig; grandson, Nicholas Bennett.
Surviving are her husband, Steven W. Reisbig; mother, Betty Rowley; mother-in-law, Mary Reisbig; children, Bethany McMahon (Ryan Hart), C.J. Reisbig (Stacey Purkey), Melissa McMahon (Stuart Owens), Heather Reisbig-Weir, and Shanda Reisbig (Joseph Bennett); 11 grandchildren with one on the way; brothers, James (Teresa) Rowley, and Edward (Jessie Booms) Rowley; in-laws, Michelle (Juaquin) Sanchez; many nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, special friends, and loving dog Cocoa.
The Funeral Service will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at Easton United Methodist Church, 4970 Potters Rd., Ionia, with Pastor Donna Sperry presiding. Interment will take place at a later date in Easton Township Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2 - 4 and 6 - 8 p.m., Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at Lehman Funeral Homes, 220 Rich Street, Ionia, and from 10 a.m. until the time of the service Wednesday at the church.
Karen Sue Rowley-Reisbig, age 54 of Ionia, Michigan, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, February 19, 2015 after a long, courageous battle with cancer. She was born on October 24, 1960 in Ionia, MI the loving daughter of James Kenneth and Betty (Snyder) Rowley.
Karen worked at Community Mental Health of Ionia for many years, Ionia Manor in the kitchen, Lincoln Brick of Grand Rapids, Dixon Engineering, and even worked in the school lunch program. From 1988 until the present, she was the Deputy Clerk for Easton Township. She also devoted many hours to Ionia County Toys for Tots. She was a great lover of hummingbirds, and helped start the Backwoods BMX trail with her father. Karen graduated from Ionia High School in 1978, spent many years in 4H showing horses, and was a member of the FFA while in school. She loved gardening, camping, hunting, fishing, also loved to go dirt track racing, but she especially loved spending time with all her grandkids. Karen always had a smile on her face, and was an amazing wife, mother, grandmother and best friend.
Preceding her in death were her father, James Kenneth Rowley; father-in-law, William Reisbig; brother-in-law, Michael Reisbig; grandson, Nicholas Bennett.
Surviving are her husband, Steven W. Reisbig; mother, Betty Rowley; mother-in-law, Mary Reisbig; children, Bethany McMahon (Ryan Hart), C.J. Reisbig (Stacey Purkey), Melissa McMahon (Stuart Owens), Heather Reisbig-Weir, and Shanda Reisbig (Joseph Bennett); 11 grandchildren with one on the way; brothers, James (Teresa) Rowley, and Edward (Jessie Booms) Rowley; in-laws, Michelle (Juaquin) Sanchez; many nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, special friends, and loving dog Cocoa.
The Funeral Service will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at Easton United Methodist Church, 4970 Potters Rd., Ionia, with Pastor Donna Sperry presiding. Interment will take place at a later date in Easton Township Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2 - 4 and 6 - 8 p.m., Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at Lehman Funeral Homes, 220 Rich Street, Ionia, and from 10 a.m. until the time of the service Wednesday at the church.
Ionia Sentinel Saturday, February 21, 2015.
Karen Sue Rowley-Reisbig, age 54 of Ionia, Michigan, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, February 19, 2015 after a long, courageous battle with cancer. She was born on October 24, 1960 in Ionia, MI the loving daughter of James Kenneth and Betty (Snyder) Rowley.
Karen worked at Community Mental Health of Ionia for many years, Ionia Manor in the kitchen, Lincoln Brick of Grand Rapids, Dixon Engineering, and even worked in the school lunch program. From 1988 until the present, she was the Deputy Clerk for Easton Township. She also devoted many hours to Ionia County Toys for Tots. She was a great lover of hummingbirds, and helped start the Backwoods BMX trail with her father. Karen graduated from Ionia High School in 1978, spent many years in 4H showing horses, and was a member of the FFA while in school. She loved gardening, camping, hunting, fishing, also loved to go dirt track racing, but she especially loved spending time with all her grandkids. Karen always had a smile on her face, and was an amazing wife, mother, grandmother and best friend.
Preceding her in death were her father, James Kenneth Rowley; father-in-law, William Reisbig; brother-in-law, Michael Reisbig; grandson, Nicholas Bennett.
Surviving are her husband, Steven W. Reisbig; mother, Betty Rowley; mother-in-law, Mary Reisbig; children, Bethany McMahon (Ryan Hart), C.J. Reisbig (Stacey Purkey), Melissa McMahon (Stuart Owens), Heather Reisbig-Weir, and Shanda Reisbig (Joseph Bennett); 11 grandchildren with one on the way; brothers, James (Teresa) Rowley, and Edward (Jessie Booms) Rowley; in-laws, Michelle (Juaquin) Sanchez; many nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, special friends, and loving dog Cocoa.
The Funeral Service will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at Easton United Methodist Church, 4970 Potters Rd., Ionia, with Pastor Donna Sperry presiding. Interment will take place at a later date in Easton Township Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2 - 4 and 6 - 8 p.m., Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at Lehman Funeral Homes, 220 Rich Street, Ionia, and from 10 a.m. until the time of the service Wednesday at the church.
Karen Sue Rowley-Reisbig, age 54 of Ionia, Michigan, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, February 19, 2015 after a long, courageous battle with cancer. She was born on October 24, 1960 in Ionia, MI the loving daughter of James Kenneth and Betty (Snyder) Rowley.
Karen worked at Community Mental Health of Ionia for many years, Ionia Manor in the kitchen, Lincoln Brick of Grand Rapids, Dixon Engineering, and even worked in the school lunch program. From 1988 until the present, she was the Deputy Clerk for Easton Township. She also devoted many hours to Ionia County Toys for Tots. She was a great lover of hummingbirds, and helped start the Backwoods BMX trail with her father. Karen graduated from Ionia High School in 1978, spent many years in 4H showing horses, and was a member of the FFA while in school. She loved gardening, camping, hunting, fishing, also loved to go dirt track racing, but she especially loved spending time with all her grandkids. Karen always had a smile on her face, and was an amazing wife, mother, grandmother and best friend.
Preceding her in death were her father, James Kenneth Rowley; father-in-law, William Reisbig; brother-in-law, Michael Reisbig; grandson, Nicholas Bennett.
Surviving are her husband, Steven W. Reisbig; mother, Betty Rowley; mother-in-law, Mary Reisbig; children, Bethany McMahon (Ryan Hart), C.J. Reisbig (Stacey Purkey), Melissa McMahon (Stuart Owens), Heather Reisbig-Weir, and Shanda Reisbig (Joseph Bennett); 11 grandchildren with one on the way; brothers, James (Teresa) Rowley, and Edward (Jessie Booms) Rowley; in-laws, Michelle (Juaquin) Sanchez; many nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, special friends, and loving dog Cocoa.
The Funeral Service will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at Easton United Methodist Church, 4970 Potters Rd., Ionia, with Pastor Donna Sperry presiding. Interment will take place at a later date in Easton Township Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2 - 4 and 6 - 8 p.m., Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at Lehman Funeral Homes, 220 Rich Street, Ionia, and from 10 a.m. until the time of the service Wednesday at the church.
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