Juanita Grace van Blaricum
SexFemale
Age88
 
Born10 February 1923
Died11 November 2011 
BuriedinHillside Cemetery, Saint Clair, Saint Clair County MI (US)
FatherClinton William [Clint] van Blaricum
 Born 21 August 1877
 Died4 April 1957
MotherGrace May Wasson
 BornFebruary 1890
 Died9 June 1946
BrotherLucien Rule born 19 May 1911
SisterElvessa Violet born 3 February 1915
SisterJuanita M. born 24 February 1918
SisterIrene Quenette born 28 February 1920
BrotherStanley Wasson born 15 October 1921
BrotherLeland Anthony born 2 November 1924
BrotherVincent Ebert born 22 February 1927
Residence(s)Lansing, Ingham County MI (US) from 1965 until 2005
 Holt, Ingham County MI (US) in 2007

ObituaryJuanita G. Britton ( February 10, 1923 - November 11, 2011 ) Born February 10, 1923 to Grace and Clinton Van Blaricum, the youngest of seven children.
Juanita graduated from Columbus, IN High School and City Hospital in St. Louis, MO as a registered nurse. She had an addition degree in Public Health Nursing from Vanderbilt University/Peabody School of Nursing. Did polio, private duty, hospital and retired as a public health nurse from the Ingham Co. Health Department in 1984. Juanita was an active and beloved member of the Mt. Hope United Methodist Church for 53 years. She was very active in the Small Hold Needs Bank at the church. Juanita met her husband, Jim, of 61 years during graduate work in Mexico City and were married December 27, 1950.
She is survived by her husband, James; 3 children, Murray Britton, Debbie (Randy) Ferrer and Annette (Mike) Sullivan; 11 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren.
Funeral Services will be held, Tuesday, November 15, 2011, 11:00 AM at Mt. Hope United Methodist Church with Pastor Bill Haggard officiating. Interment will follow at Hillside Cemetery in St. Clair, Michigan. The family will receive relatives and friends, Tuesday, November 15, 2011, from 10:00 - 11:00 AM at the church. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions can be made to the City Rescue Mission or Mt. Hope United Methodist Church Small Hold Needs Bank in memory of Juanita. The family is being served by the Palmer, Bush & Jensen Family Funeral Home, Lansing Chapel.

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Marriage  
withWilliam Argo Landau
Born31 October 1915inSaint Louis MO (US)
Died6 August 1944in(FR)
Burried inBrittany American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-James, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie (FR)
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Marriage 27 December 1950 
withJames L. [Jim] Britton
Born17 December 1924inColdwater, Branch County MI (US)
Died12 July 2019inHolt, Ingham County MI (US)
Burried inHillside Cemetery, Saint Clair, Saint Clair County MI (US)
Children Murray
Deborah
Annette
ObituaryBorn December 17, 1924 in Coldwater, Michigan the son of James and Achsah Britton, died Friday, July 12, 2019 at the age of 94.
A graduate of Union City Public Schools and Michigan State University he retired in 1984 from the Michigan Dept. of Transportation after 26 years of service. He was a member of the Mt. Hope United Methodist Church and active in various volunteer activities such as, driving the children to Youth Haven Ranch, Mt. Hope yard maintenance, serving dinner at the City Rescue Mission, evening help at Family and Child Service, and the Small Household bank. He served 5 years in the U.S. Army Air Force, Air Transport Command, stateside and North Africa during WWII. He enjoyed photography, boating, and music.
Jim was proceeded in death by his parents and his wife Juanita Britton in 2011. Jim is survived by his son, Murray Britton of Little Rock, daughters, Deborah Ferrer of Virginia and Annette Sullivan of Virginia, 11 grandchildren, and 7 great-grandchildren.
A graveside service will be held on Friday, July 19, 2019 at 11:00 AM at Hillside Cemetery in St. Clair, Michigan. In memory of Jim memorials may be made to the City Rescue Mission of Lansing where Jim enjoyed volunteering.

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