Donald 9 BIGELOW

don
        and irene
McBride Cemetery; McBride, Montcalm County, MI

15337.424b     Donald 9 BIGELOW, son of William Augustus 8 ( Ebenezer Elias 7 , Elijah 6 , Noah 5, Cornelius 4, Samuel 3, Samuel 2, John 1 and Ida M. (DAY) BIGELOW, was born b 25 April 1911. He married first in 1930 Iola June Martin (1913-1942) they appear to be divorced, as Donald married second in 1938 Harriet Laura Girardin,(1914-1944). After the death of Harriet, Donald married for the third time, Irene Edna Johnston: b 25 June 1918 McBride, Montcalm County, MI and died 16 Dec 1992 (aged 74) Grand Rapids, Kent County, MI. Donald died in 1986 (aged 74–75)  8 children? 5 found.

Children of Donald and Iola (Martin) Bigelow:

15337.424b1    Kendall Junior Bigelow, b 10 Feb 1931 MI; d 26 Nov 1977 (aged 46) Kern County, CA; m 1973 Ruth Cullen Peabody (1925-1978);

15337.424b3    Lyle Dale Bigelow, b 03 Jan 1933 MI; d 12 Mar 1933 (aged 2 months) Sumner Township, Gratiot County, MI
  
Children of Donald and Harriet (Girardin) Bigelow:

15337.424b2?  Nelson C. Girardin, b 11 Jun 1932 MI (out of wedlock?); d 29 Oct 2013 (aged 81); m 1956 Olga Madeline Abourjilie (1920-2003)

15337.424b4    Infant Bigelow, b ____ ;  d 29 Oct 1942;

Children of Donald and  Irene Edna(Johnston) Bigelow:

15337.424b5    Randall "Randy" Don “Big” Bigelow, b 15 Jan 1955 Edmore, Montcalm County, MI; d 29 Sep 2010 (aged 55) Grand Rapids, Kent County, MI;  m 05 Jun 1982 Katherine Ann Wing (1957-   )(see below)

 
Sources:

Bigelow Society,The Bigelow Family Genealogy, Vol II, pg
Research by Bigelow Society historian/genealogist and her records;
Bible records;
correspondence with descendants.
Charles Bigelow etal

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Iola June Martin (1913-1942)
they appear to be divorced and Iola married in 1939 Lavon L. Dotts, b 10 Dec 1913 Ohio; d 10 Nov 1977 (aged 63) Lansing, Ingham County, MI; 1 child: Ronald Jay Dotts (1937-1991)

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      obit


randy don
Mr. & Mrs. Big  McBride Cemetery; McBride, Montcalm County, MI

Obituary
Randall "Randy" Don Bigelow
Edmore-Randall "Randy" Don Bigelow, age 55, of Edmore passed away Thursday, September 30, 2010 at Spectrum Health Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids.
Randy was born on January 15, 1955 to Donald and Irene (Johnston) Bigelow in Edmore. He was raised in the Edmore area and attended Montabella Public Schools. On June 5, 1982 Randy was married to Katherine Wing in Ithaca, at his sister's house. He was employed at Electrolux as a Hilo Driver for 32 plus years. Randy obtained an Associates degree for Medical Information Systems in 2008 from Montcalm Community College. He enjoyed deer camp and deer hunting, pheasant hunting, University of Michigan football games [go blue] and loved watching the Pistons and Red Wings.
Randy is survived by his wife, Katherine; children, Hazel Anne (Marc) Gallagher of Crystal, Lorraine (Michael) Campbell of Edmore; grandchildren, Terron Don, Meriah Anne, Rayne Katherine, Lydia Anne, and Mallory Haze; brothers and sister, Roger Bigelow of Okemos, Kenneth (Bonnie) Sooy of Stanton, Wanda Smith of Stanton, Dave (Lorna) Bigelow of Greenville and Marsha Bigelow of Greenville; numerous nieces, nephews and special friends Michael Austin and Jim Perkins.
Randy was preceded in death by his parents; brother and sister, Kendall Bigelow, Judy Andrew; sister-in-law, Ruth Bigelow, and brother-in-law, Art Andrew.
A celebration of Randy's life will be on Saturday, October 2, 2010 at 1 p.m. at the Brigham Funeral Chapel in Edmore. A visitation will be two hours prior to the service. Come and join the family in celebrating Randy's life. Memorial donations in Randy's memory may be made to American Cancer Association-Angio Sarcoma. Condolences may be made on line at brighamfuneralchapel.com.


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