Gladys Maxine Colson

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?b?Gladys Maxine Colby,
?/b?age 89 of White Cloud, formerly of Grand Rapids, passed away Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at the Metron of Big Rapids Nursing Center. Maxine was born on December 12, 1926 in Conklin, Michigan to James Elmer and Nellie Irene (Batson) Colson. Gladys met and later married Lyle A. Colby in 1977 in Grand Rapids and Lyle preceded her in death on March 14, 1999. Maxine had been a Registered Surgical Nurse at St. Mary's Hospital in Grand Rapids for 40 years until her retirement when she moved to the White Cloud area. Gladys was a member of the Nurses Alumni Group of St. Mary's Hospital and was a member of the St. Joseph Catholic Church in White Cloud.

Maxine is survived by her sister-in-law, Arlene Colson and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her sister, Wilda Stark and Lois Colson; her brothers, George Colson and John Colson.

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Gladys married Lyle Arthur Colby in 1977. Lyle was born on 3 Dec 1924 in Sparta, Kent County, Michigan, United States; died on 14 Mar 1999 in White Cloud, Newaygo County, Michigan, United States; was buried in St. Joseph Cemetery, White Cloud, Newaygo County, Michigan, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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James married Irene Nellie Batson. Irene (daughter of George Batson and Sarah Ellen "Nellie" Sykes) was born in 1903 in North Dakota, United States; died on 20 Jul 1945 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, United States; was buried in Rosedale Memorial Park, Tallmadge, Ottawa County, Michigan, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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George married Sarah Ellen "Nellie" Sykes on 19 Jan 1898. Sarah (daughter of William Sykes and Elizabeth "Eliza" Lyons) was born on 27 Nov 1876 in Goulbourn Township, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada; died on 6 May 1958 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States; was buried in Rosedale Memorial Park, Tallmadge, Ottawa County, Michigan, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Nellie was a toddler when moved with her folks to the Dakota Territory in 1878. She married George Batson of North Dakota on January 19, 1898, and they lived in that state for 12 years, later moving to Manitoba, Canada, where they lived for the next 15 years. They relocated to Conklin, Michigan, in 1923, which was their home ever since. She died of an extended illness at the Kalamazoo Hospital. Survived by sons Earl and Charles, daughters Gladys and Violet, eight grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren.

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William was the youngest of eight children. He married Eliza Lyons on September 19, 1859 at Goulbourn. The family appeared on the 1861 and 1817 census in Goulbourn, where they farmed. In July 1878 the family boated across Lake Superior and entered the United States through the Port of Duluth, Minnesota. Traveling down the Red River into the Dakota Territory, they then settled near what is now Manvel. In 1883 the Red River overflowed, ruining the crops and forcing the family to move to the Osnabrock area. William became a US citizen on June 3, 1890, at age 51. Not long after the turn of the century, the family moved across the border to Cartwright, Manitoba, Canada. While visiting his daughter in Osnabrock, William died after a short illness from liver disease. He was buried at the old homestead in Osnabrock, later reinterred at the Union Cemetery. He was the father of ten children -- John, Elizabeth, Hiram, Margaret, Mary Jane, Amanda, William, Samuel, Sarah, and another William.

William married Elizabeth "Eliza" Lyons on 19 Sep 1859 in Goulbourn Township, Carleton County, Canada West. Elizabeth (daughter of Samuel Lyons, Sr. and Elizabeth Simpson) was born on 14 Mar 1836 in Goulbourn Township, Carleton County, Canada West; was christened on 20 Mar 1837 in Ottawa, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada; died on 10 Sep 1919 in Cartwright, Cartwright-Roblin, Pilot Mound Census Division, Manitoba, Canada; was buried on 12 Sep 1919 in Cartwright Cemetery, Cartwright, Pilot Mound Census Division, Manitoba, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Life Sketch: ; Eliza was born, raised, and wed at Goulbourn Township. She married William Sykes, a farmer, on September 19, 1859. They farmed in the area until moving to the Dakota Territory in 1878. Soon after the turn of the century, they moved across the border to Ma
• Name: Eliza Lyons
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Eliza was born, raised, and wed at Goulbourn Township. She married William Sykes, a farmer, on September 19, 1859. They farmed in the area until moving to the Dakota Territory in 1878. Soon after the turn of the century, they moved across the border to Manitoba. Eliza died at age 83 after contacting bronchitis, which proved too much for her advanced age. She had been living with her son William since her husband's death in 1904. She was the mother of 10 children -- John, Elizabeth, Hiram, Margaret, Mary Jane, Amanda, William, Samuel, Sarah, and another William. At the time of her death, Eliza was the grandmother of 41 and the great-grandmother of 51.