Justina Marie Thalison

Justina M. Thalison (Stina), age 94, of 1063 E. David Highway, Ionia, MI, passed away peacefully in her home on September 22, 2022. She was born on March 6, 1928 in Orange Twp to Frank G. May and Mary E. Kramer. She married John Thalison on December 7, 1946 and had one son, Martin (Martin).

Stina had many passions and enjoyed gardening, sewing, painting, word searches, and music. She also enjoyed caring for her son and multiple black and white cats, most all of them called, “Tinker”.

In her younger years, Stina worked at the CF MacFarlane-Mitchell Bentley Corp. making the “station wagon”, right here in Ionia. She owned a home on Prospect Street and for many years she shared the large lot next to it with all of the neighborhood children. It became their “Sandlot” and many wonderful childhood memories were made there.

In her later years, Stina attended the Just Like Home Adult Day Center. Here she made many more friends and carried on her love of word searches and music, but also developed a new found interest in arts and crafts, bingo, Jenga, corn hole toss, and most of all, The Price is Right.

Stina wanted people to know that she was a good person. Good or bad, she treated them all the same. She also loved animals, all animals.

Stina was kind, funny, sharp witted, and definitely had a mind of her own. She never let her health or arthritis become an obstacle.

Stina is preceded in death by her husband, John, her son, Marty, parents, Frank and Mary, one sister, Donna, dear friend, Marie Stilwell, and many other friends and family.

She leaves behind her guardians and dear friends, Scott Feehan and Tracy Hodgkins, her live-in caregiver, Lyndy Edwards, the staff and friends at Just Like Home, good friends, Tim and Peggy Wray, sister-in-law, Ardie, and many nieces and nephews.

The Memorial Service for Justina will be held at Lehman Funeral Homes on October 8, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. Located at 220 Rich Street, Ionia, MI. She will be laid to rest at Sunset Memorial Gardens.

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