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Obituaries· CHARLEY WISEMAN

Charley· Wiseman, age 105, died Sunday. January 1 O, 1988 at the Eaton County Extended Care Facility in Charlotte. Mr. Wiseman had lived at 4543 Whittum Rd., Eaton Rapids for 95 yrs. Born October 24, 1882 in Lenawee County nearTipton, Ml, son of John and Eliza {Boyce) Wiseman both of England. He was married March 28, 1914 to Gertrude Walworth who preceded him in death on August 23, 1959. They had a daughter Thelma Maxine Wiseman born November 18, 1917 who later married Lyness· E. Porter and had 2 children, shediedJuly15,1964. -

Surviving are grand­children: Joanne Miller of Lansing, Bruce and Sandy Porter of Eaton Rapids, 4 great-grandchildren; Angela and Lisa Miller of Lansing and Holly and Tracy Porter of Eaton Rapids, sister Harriet Smith age 103 of Eaton, Ohio, . several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held· today, Tuesday, January 12 at 2:00 p.rn. from the Skinner Chapel with the Rev. Paul Mergener of­ficiating. Interment follows in .Oakwood Cemetery on the Wiseman family plot. Casket bearers are: Wayne and Glen Wiseman, Horace and Jim Whittum, Alfred Walworth and Roger Kikendall.

MARGARET M. PIERCE Margaret M. Pierce, Five

Point Hwy., Eaton Rapids, age 66, died Saturday, January 9, 1988 at the Eaton Rapids Community Hospital. She was born July 12, 1921 in Regina, Saskatchewan, a daughter of Joseph and Rosella {Luster) Andreas.

Surviving are her hus­band, Howard; 2 brothers, John Andreas of Eaton Rapids and Daniel Andreas of Onondaga; 1 sister Katherine Andreas of Onondaga and nieces and nephews.

Graveside services were conducted at Rosehill Cemetery, Monday, January 11 at 1 p.rn. The Rev. Allen Cobb officiated. Casket bearers were George Pettit, Gale Shumaker, David Broad, Howard Umbarger, Thomas Hansen and Gerald Gruber. Memorial contribu­tions may be· made to 'the Eaton Rapids Community Hospital. Arrangements were by the Shelly Funeral Horne.

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. ,Ufil!ROWN rlabefc. Brown, age 89,

. of Roundlake, IL formerly of Eaton Rapids, died January 18, 1988. She had been a

. resident of Perkins, MI for · · most of her life. Born August

27, 1898 in Manton, Ml daughter' of Alfred and Laura {Westbrook) Holbrook. She was preceded in death by her husband Lee and 2 sons, Alton and Lloyd.

Surviving are her son, Cleo Brown of Eaton Rapids, . daughter, Mrs .. Betty Layton of Roundlake, IL, brother, Fred Holbrook and sisters, Mildred Campbell and Dorothy Louden all of Lan­sing; 15 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-grandson.

Funeral services were held Friday, January 22 at 1 :30 p.rn. from the First Baptist Church in Eat9n Rapids with Rev. George Rutgers .officiating. ·Inter­ment followed in Deepdale Memorial Park in Lansing. Casket bearers were grand-

r 1 . sons: Rodney, Glenn, -...:- Donald, Doug and Wa.rren

Brown Dale Couillard, Lee Ferrier' and Duane Petroivick. Arrangements were made through the Skinner Chapel. .

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ELEANOR J. SHORT Eleanor J. Short, age 52,

of Gale Rd., Onondaga, died December 30, 1987 at the Eaton Rapids Community Hospital. Mrs. Short was the daughter of Arthur and Ester {England) Conley, born February 28, 1935 in McGuffey, OH .•

Surviving are her hus­band, Charles, 6 children: Ms. Patsy Bush and Ms. Pam Barkema of Onondaga, Ms. Nancy Dack of Jackson, Ms. Cindy Wandell of Springport, Ms. Tracy Pickrell of Rives Junction and Melissa Short of Onondaga. Mother, Mrs. Ester Conley of Springport, 8 brothers and sisters and 9 grandchildren

Funeral services were . -held Saturday, J~nuary 2,

1988 at the Skinner Chapel - Eaton Rapids with the Rev.

Thomas Duff officiating. In­terrnent followed in the Onon­daga cemetery. Casket bearers were: Larry Bradley, Terry Short, Torn Short, Chris Conley; Matt Conley. Ra¥rnond Miller and Mike Munro .

· REV. HAZE( F. C0'1R ~~ ~~ 01·"t~

Rev. Hal~-'. Comer, age 69, of 100 Butternut, Charlotte, died Wednesday, February 1 O, 1988 at the Hayes-Green Beach Hospital after an extended illn.ess. Rev. Comer had served as Minister at the Five Corners Chl!rCh for about 13 years before leaving to serve Chur­ches at Hope: Ml; Fair­mount, IN; Kendallville, IN; Akron, IN and Terre Haute, IN. She returned to the Charlotte area about 5 years ago. She had received her Ministerial training at Ander­son University, Anderson, IN ..

Surviving are: 1 brother, Kenneth Comer of Flint; Aunt, Hazel Wood of Charlotte; Nephew and wife, Robert and Joyce Comer of Eaton Rapids; niece, Mrs. Paul (Barbara) Brown of Rochester, Ml; cousin, Beth Langworthy of Charlotte and Dear Friend, Miriam Maddock of Coloma, Ml.

· Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Saturday, February 13 at the Five Cor­ners Church with Rev. Fred Meadows and Rev. Gerald Nevitt officiating. Interment was in the Rosehill Cemetery, Eaton Rapids. Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Socie­ty, Eaton County Unit or the Charity of Ones Choice. Ar­rangements were handled by the Burkhead-Green Funeral Home, Charlotte.

~ ~ ~i(,rfµ~ JACK EUGENE

. l~v·~ ~~ton Rapids

Ag~ 61, died January 1 27, 1988; Mr. Oliver 1

was born. September 30, 1926 In. Lansing. 1

Surviving ·are his wife,. Rachel; 2 sons, .Bud .of cSlifornla and Chailes of Tennessee; I grand· son; parents,· Mr. ·and Mrs. Leonard DuBois of Haslett; 2 brothers, Mack Oliver of Lansing and "Charles Oliver of Eaton Rapids; sister, B~tty Johnson of Idaho;

• also several nieces and nephews. Funeral ser­vices will be held Mon­day, 2:30 p.m. at the Gorsline-Runciman µinsing Chapel with

• ~astor Leonard An­"' drew~. of the Seventh

Day Adventist Church, and Bishop Willis H. Snow, of the Church of Jt?Sus Chfist of Latter Day Saints, 9fficiatlng. Interment will be in East Lawn Memory • Gardens. Friends may · c~ll. at the Chapel be· ginning Saturday, 2 p.m. where the family will receive friends 2-9

· p;m. and. Sunday, 9 a!'l. to 9 p.m.

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~~~ BUELAH ~;·. :;;_~

' Eaton Rap{ds

Age 49, died Saturday January 23, 1988. She was an employee of the VFW National Home. Mass of the Christian Burial will be cele­

. brated Tuesday at IO a.m. at St. Peter Catho·

· lie Church, Eaton Rap­ids. Friends may call at ~ the Shelly Funeral . t Home where a Rosary will be prayed Monday · at 7:30 p.m ..

WILLIAM 0. OLNEY . William 0. Olney, age 70,

died January 18, 1988 at the Lansing General Hospital. Bill was retired from the Eaton Rapids School System as Bus Driver. Born December 16, 1917 in Swan­ton, Ohio, oldest of 12 children of Glen and Lora (Koder)' Olney. He was

.preceded in death by an in­fant sister, Helen Marie Olney and father Glen Olney.

Surviving are_ his . wife, Nadine, 2 stepchildren; Robert Noble and Sally Miller and mother, Lora Olney all of Eaton Rapids, 5 brothers; · Glen of Onondaga, Raymond of Florida, Tom and Jack of Eaton Rapids and Jim of Lan­sing, 5 sisters;. Ruby Ekins of Onondaga, Enid Friess of Ohio, Jean Phillips of Eaton Rapids, Lauralee ·sanders of Mason and Judy Hall of Ken­tucky, 4 stepgranddaughters and Aunt Emma . Rupp· of Ohio, numerous nieces and nephews.

·Funeral services were held Thursday, january 21 at

. 2:00 p.m. from the Skinner Chaple with the Rev ... Paul Mergener officiating. Burial followed in the Brickyard cemetery on the Noble family plot. Casket bearers were nephews: Larry Ekins, Larry Olney, Rob Olney, Mark Sanders, Terry Friess .and Mike Phillips.

BUELAH J. WOLBECK . · Buelah J. Wolbeck;· S.

Waverly.Road, Eaton Rapids, died Saturday, January 23, 1988 at her home. She has been employed by the VFW National Home for the past 9 years. Buelah was born July 2, 1938 in Minnesota, a daughter- of Melvin R. and Hattie (Thompson) Johnson. She was a graduate of Mahnomen High School, Class of 1958, Mahnomen, MN. She attended St. Peter Catholic Church, was a VFW Auxiliary member in Min­nesota and a Life Member of the VFW National Home.

Surviving are 8 children; " Charles of Eaton Rapids, Lawrence of Alabama, Mrs. Robert (Corrine) Sylvester of East Lansing; Eugene of Lan­sing, Marilyn Wolbeck of Lake Odessa, Doris Wolbeck of Lansing, Douglas and Leo, both of Eaton Rapids, 2 grandchildren, 4 sisters; In­ez Setness, Hilda ·Meinz,' Ardell Engebretson, Hazel Krabenhoft, 2 brothers; Rudy . Johnson · and : Arnold Johnson. She was preceded .in death by her husband, Clarence, 2 children; Virgil and Ann Marie, her mother and father and one sister.

Mass of the Christian Burial will be · celebrated Tuesday, at 10 a.m. at St.. Peter Catholic Church,

·Father Alan Wakefield of-· ficiating. Interment will be in

· Rosehill Cemetery. A. Rosary was recited at the Shelly Funeral Home Monday even­ing at 7:.30 p.m.

. IYAN L. (~a SAGE , _J.f. _.'//I ,DONN! ~9 .~pc1 ~~ · ~ev~nna B. Krejci, died · Sam, a long ime ~aton February 4, 1988 at the_ aQe

Rapids Main Street business of 76. She was born 1n man died T~esday, February Owosso, MI November, 11, 2, 1988 at the Eaton Rapids 1911 . Formerly \ram Eaton Community. Hospital follow- Rapids she has made h~r ing a long illness. Sam w~s home for the past 41 years in born ·February 24, 1911 in Phoenix, AZ. She was Ionia County and came to preceded in death by her Eaton Rapids in the 30's to husband, Joseph manage the A&P Grocery Krejci in 1969. store. He later bought and Surviving are 2 sons: operated Sage's Firestone Donald Colestock of Eaton Store for many years. Before Rapids and Lee Colestock of retiring he worked as a Memphis, TN, 2 daughters; salesman , for Fowler Janet Kay Frykholm of Olym-Chevrolet in Charlotte .. He pia, WA and Maryann was very active m c1v.1c Steuter of Phoenix, AZ, 11 organizations and. clubs 1~ grandchildren and 12 great-Eaton Rapids including. grandchildren. Charter member and ch~rter Mrs. Krejci died at the president of the E. R. L1~ns home of her son Lee, in Club, member of the. F1r~t Memphis, TN. Methodist Church, Kiwanis Club, life member of t~e E. R. Masonic Lodge, Life member of the Lansing Royal Order of Elks lodge 196 and a member of the Duck Lake Country Club. Sam was an ardent golfer and wi.'I be sad-

' ly missed by his ma~y

{. friends, many who were 1.n

Florida at the time of his death. .

Surviving are his wife, Elaine, 2 soQs: Brad of Florida and Jeff of Charlotte, 1 daughter, Rhea (Mike)

· Barningham of Color?do, 2 sisters; Luella Patrick of Ionia and Pauline Landon of· Grand Rapids, 1 brother; Dale Sage of Saranac. Also surviving are 2 grandsons, 3 -granddaughters, 1 great­granddaughter and many nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held Saturday, February 6 at 10:30 a.m. from the SkiQner Chapel with the Rev. R_obert Betts -officiating and inter­ment was in Deepdale · Memorial Park on the Byle family plot. Casket bearers were: Brad and Jeff Sage, Mike Barningham, Alex Allan, Max Williams and Ron

· Parsons_ The family have suggested for thos~ wishing memorial contributions may be made-to the First United Methodist Church. Envelopes available at the Funeral Home_

DIVINE, RUBY P. ' . ~-J. ·ffB

JJmoqdal~~ Fo~o tF -·; Eaton Rapids ·

Age 95, died Sunday, · January 311 1988 at a local hospital. Surv!v- ·

· Ing are 5 nieces. Fu­neral services will be Thursday, 11 a.m. at · the Shelly Funeral Home, Eaton Rapids. ~­The family wlJI receive friends at the Funeral Home. Wednesday, 2·4 p.m.

I aJ!ElJf..e1coo~~ Fidema A.~~. VFW

Road, Eaton Raids·, age 68, died Thursday, January 28, 1988 at the Eaton Rapids Community Hospital. She was born in Calhoun County, October 27, 1919, a daughter of Ladd and Eva May (Courtright) Starks. ·

Surviving are 2 sons, Galen of Eaton Rapids and Arthur LaVaunne of ·Florida; ' 3 grandchildren; 2 step­grandchildren·; 3 sisters; Betty Lou Webb of Washington, Donaldeen

. Pettit of Eaton Rapids, · Sharon Love of Springport; .

several nieces and nephews . and very special uncle,

Carroll Courtright of Springport. ·

Funeral services will be today, Tuesday, February 2 at 11 a.m. at the Shelly Funeral Home, the Rev. Steven Erke I officiating. Interment will be in Hosehill Cemetery. Casket bearers will be Roy Cupp, Donald Cupp, Albert Clegg, Herbert Gates, Richard Hall and James Smith. Memorial con­tributions may be made to the Eaton Rapids Community Hospital.

ALLEN, DOROTHY D. February 14 at 2 p.m . ..; from the Skinner

Eaton RapldsOl~la·S?J hapel, Eaton Rapids. YC,.;,.A,~~ ebekah Services by vAge'Sl,""tffed Th day, Lodge #142.Visitation February 11, 1988 at a will be Friday and Sat-

' local hpspital. She was urday, 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. born August .12, 1906, In lieu of Dowers con­the daughter of Charles tributions may be and Blanche Fowler. made to P.E.R.C.H., the She was married to Eaton Rapids Hospital . Jess Ktumm and they Building Fund. had 3 children, Eliza-beth Jean Bartholo-mew and Donald Krumm, who prede-ceased her and Blanche Elaine Need-ham, who survives. She was married to Walter . H. Allen in 1936. Sur-viving besides Walter are a son, Richard R. Allen of California;

. daughter, Jo Ann car­penter of Georgia; daughter-in-law, Kay Krumm of Eaton Rap-

. · ids; stepbrothers, Don­ald (Norabelle) and Harold (Doris) Reese of Eaton Rapids; 12 grandchildren; 14 great grandchildren. She was a member and past Noble Grand of Sunshine Rebekah Lodge #142, past Chief Matriarch of Grand River Valley L.E.A.

· #31, past Grand Matri­arch of the Grand L.E.A. of Michigan and past Worthy Matron of Olivet Chapter O.E.S. She was a loving wife, mother and grand­mother. Funeral ser­.vlces will be Sunday,

·~~Hitf°~ Eleanor M. Halsey,

Royston Road: Eaton Rapids, Ml age 62 died Tuesday, February . 2,. 1988 at the Eaton.- ~apids Community Hospi)91. She was born in Jackson, MI, April 1 , 1925 a aaughter of Russell and Edith (Young) Parks. Before her retirement she was employed by Eaton Stamping for 20 years.

Surviving are her hus­band, Russell; children, Carol Brock of Eaton Rapids, Gary and Karl, both of Springport\ 5 grandchildren: Rick, Rusty, Heather, Tereck and Ty, 6 sisters and 2 brothers, nieces aQd nephews.

Funeral services were · conducted Saturday,

February 6 at 1 p.m. at the Shelly Funeral Home, the Rev. Steven Erke! of­ficiating. Interment was in Rosehill Cemetery. Casket bearers were: Terry Kiken­dall, Mike Sunderman, Dean Long, Dick Haley, Dick Allen and Gayle Blackwell.

MAUREEN WEBB~~USS.ELL E. MOFFITT, Sr. Maureen Webb, Eaton 'l'fussell E. Moffitt, Sr.,

Rapids, age 72, died Thurs- Riverview Lane, passed day, ·February 18, 1988 in away Wednesday, February Miami, FL. She was born in 17, 1988 in Eaton Rapids Howell Twp., June 4, 1915, Community Hospital. He was a daughter of Floyd and born in Jackson . County, Carrie (Crandall) Emmet. October 26, 1918, a son of Prior to retirement she and Warren and Alma (McArthur) her late husband, Lynwood, Moffitt. owned and operated Webb He is survived by his Department Store in Eaton mother, Alma Moffitt of Eaton Rapids for 36 years. She was Rapids; his loving a devoted a member of the First United wife, Lillian; 1 son, Russell, Methodist Church and the Jr. and his wife, Ruth of Miriam Circle. Charlotte; 3 daughters;

Surviving are her son, Deanna and her husband, Lance of California; Darrell Alldaffer of Lansing, daughters; Carol and hus- Carol and her husband, Earl band, Richard Rowland of Jones of Eaton. Rapids and

, Miami, Brenda and husband, Bobbie and her husband, David Knox of Howard City; Phillip Winter of Concord. He grandchildren, John, Paul was the proud grandfather of and Carrie Rowland and .18 grandchildren and 14 Jonathan Knox; 3 sisters;·· great-grandchildren;.. a Jancie Zimmerman of sister-in-law, Mrs. Maxine Fowlerville, Janette Miller, also of Eaton Rapids

. Steinacker of Flint, Carolyn and several close cousins. Hadsall of Florida, 1 brother; Funeral services were Frank Howell of Arizona. held Saturday, February 20

Funeral services were at 2 p.m. at the Shelly held at the First United Funeral Home. Officiating Methodist Church, Monday, were the Rev. Allen Cobb and February 22 at 11 a.m. the Rey. David Secor. Inter-. Pastor Robert Betts of- ment was in Rosehill ficiated. Interment was in Cemetery. Casket bearers Greenwood Cemetery, . were Dennis Moffitt, J·eff Fowlerville. Casket bearers Squires, Jack Jardot Jr., were Wayne Clegg, John Richard Felkey, Russell L. Dickinson, William Doxtader, Moffitt, Steve Baty . .Honorary James Fuller, Gerald Gillett casket bearer was Jim and Charles sm·ith. Memorial Shilling. contributions may be made to the Eaton Rapids Community Hospital. ·

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NORTO_tJ~CLOYD A. . ol·~~;r~ . Eaton Rapids .

·~~.a~~' -band, father, grandfa· ther, passed away Sun­day, February 21, 1988. He lived ali of his life

, in the Eaton . Rapids area, retired from Fisher Body with 2912. years service as a Spot Welder. Surviving are his wife, Barbara; 6 sons, Lavern, Lester, Thomas, Douglas, Dan­iel and Rusty; 2 daugh· ters, Mrs. Rosetta

' Mccarrick and Mrs. Cherry Sue Bearden; l brother, Birchard Nor­ton of Charlotte; 27 grandchildten; 5 great . grandchildren; 9 step­grandchildren; 6 step-

1 great· grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. Servic!!S will ·

, be Friday, February 26, 1 p.m .. at the Shelly. Funeral· Home with Rev: Gerald Salisbµry' officiating. Interment in Oakwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends and family Wednesday and Thurs­day, 3·5 and 7-9 p.m. at the Funeral Home.

,-~4i(((E5E. MfMANu~ _ Alice E. McManus. age 90, died Wednesday, February . 24; 1988 at the rviartiri' Luther Holt Home. Mrs. McManus was a life resident of the Eaton· Rapids area· born July 5, 1897 in -Hamlin township. A life member of the Order of Jhe Eastern Star Lodge 241 Eaton Rapids.· Her. husband Robert preceded her ·in death in1971.

. Surviving are her 8 children, 6 sons: Alden and (Maude). Jack and (June), Paul Russell and (Sharon) all of Eaton Rapids, Douglas of Charlotte, Dennis of Eaton Rapids 2 daughters: Mrs. Doyle ' (Esther) Harris . of­Eaton Rapids, Mrs. Maurice (Beverly) Bowyer of. Muni­sing; sister-in-law. Marg~ret

• McManus of Eaton Rapids; 19 · grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildr~n,

Funeral Services, were held Saturday. February 27 at 1 :30 p.m. from the Skin­ner Chapel with the Rev. Philip Krieger officiating and O.E.S. Services performed by Eaton Rapids Lodge. In­terment followed in Rosehill

' Cemetery Eaton Rapids. Casket bearers were grand­sons: Jerry ·McManus. Jeff · McManus-, John McManus, Michael McManus, Donald · Harris and Dan Bowyer. For those wishing memorial con­tributions may. be. given to the·Martinruther Holt Home, eveiopes · available at the

· Funeral Home.

J...1M/S:Z::flVG ~711 re · KRAWCZYK, J:ou.RJUf/l ELAINEV3dd.. ·~ Eaton R'a'pids ·

.· .. Age ·54, died at her res-

.. idence March 10, 1988. Mrs. Krawczyk was a member of the· Good Shepherd - Lutheran Church of Dublin, CA. Surviving are her hus­band, Stan; 3 children, Diane Elaine Young of Baton ~ouge, LA, Kath! teen Sue Rieff of Lan-

. sing and Stanley Lu· · man Krawczyk of Ea· -

ton Rapids; 1 sister, Lori Adams of Eaton Rapids; 3 half-brothers, William Hilden of East' Jordan, Marvin Hilden of Traverse City and Ivan Hilden of Minne­sota; half-sister, Shirley Kesan of Sheridan; 6 grandchildren, Deanna, Stacy, Robert, Aisha, Lucas and Sean; several nieces and nephews. Funeral ser· vices will be held Mon· day, March.14, 1 p.m. from the Skinner ' Chapel, Eaton Rapids. Interment in the Gun· nisonvi'lle Cemetery: Visitation will be Satur· day from a:8 p..~. and Sunday from t-7 p.m. For those ·wishing a ~ei:norial cont_ribution may be made to the' American cancer Soci­ety, envelopes· avail· able at the Funeral Home.

Ohio G9t/}f Formerly of Lansing and Eaton Rapids

IAge 60, died February. 28, 1988. Mrs. Smith was born September 25, 1927 in Columbus, OH and had formerly been employed with the Eaton Rapids Pub·

1 lie Schools. She was ' preceded in death by her husband, Harry in. 1985. Surviving are 4 sons, Richard of. Eaton

• Rapids, Larry of Mer· ritt, Robert of Lansing and Harrison of Flor­ida; 9 grandchildren; 1 great grandson; 2 brothers and. 3 sisters.

· Funeral services will be held Thursday, ' 11 :30 a.m. at the Go rs- . line-Runciman Lansing

. Chapel with the Rev.' D.L. Green, Pastor of

t the Parker Memorial · Baptist Church, offici-

ating. Inter'!.lent will be , in Maple Ridge Ceme- , tery, Holt. Friends may call at the Chapel be- · ginning Wednesday, 2 ' p.m. where the family will receive friends 2-4 and 7.9 p.m.

MAXINE E. WEST Maxine E. West, age 64,·

of · Eaton Rapids died Wednesday, March 9, 1988 . at the Eaton Rapids Com- ..., ARTHUR D CLOllCN j

munity Hospital. She was.I~ sA~ s • ~. rJ"':~ ~ born March 2, 1924 in Arthur D. Clough, age Nashville, Ml daughter of 84, died March 11, 1988 at ' Lee and Maude (Laurent) the Eaton Manor Nursing Swartz. Mrs. West was a Home in Charlotte. Mr. ~lerk in Eaton Rapids work- . Clough was a life resident of mg at W.R. Thomas Store, Eaton Rapids. H?rt Gamble'·~ store an~ Surviving are his wife, Nicholas Electric. She was a Gertrude, 3 children; Mrs. member of the Eastern Star Donna Hidenfelter of and Hospital Auxiliary. Belleville Robert Clough and

Surviving are her hus-. Mrs. Lau'ra Delyn Talbot both band, Ro~ert, 2 brothers; of .Eaton Rapids, 2 brothers; Lee and Alice Swartz of Perry Harry Clough of Wilmington, and Burton and Carol ~wartz · NC and Ford Clough of Eaton of Rockport, TX, 2 sisters; Rapids, 2 sisters; Mrs. Anna Della Park of Howell and Best of Charlotte an·d Mrs. Margaret and Dwight Brown Olive Finch of Ft. Myers, FL, of Suttons Bay, God- 8 grandchildren and 7 great-daughter, Natsc~a Fergus~n grandchildren. and very close friend Debbie Funeral services will be· Blackwell, many nieces and held today, March 15 at 1 nephews. . p.m. from the Skinner

Eastern ~tar serv!ces Chapel with the Rev. Paul were held Friday evening, Mergener officiating. Inter-

. March 11 at 7 p.m. at the ment · followed in the • Skinner Chapel with the Woodlawn Cemetery, Leslie.

Eato~ Rapdis Lod_ge 241 con- Honorary bearers were Brent . ducting the service. Funeral Hidenfelter and Todd services were held Saturday, Marlatt. Active bearers were:· March 12 at 1 p.m. from the William Hidenfelter David Skin~er Chap~! with ~h~ ~ev. Clough, Mark Talb'ot, Rod Dennis Perkins offl~1atmg. Marlatt, David Mergener and Interment followed m the David Anderson, Rose hill Cemetery, Eaton Rapids. Casket bearers were::· Jim Cataline, Lloyd Shaw,. Doug ·Ferguson, Donald· Harris, Chuck Nicholas and Jim Haley. For those wishing a memorial contribution may be made to the Eaton Rapids Community Hospital P.E.R.C.H. II Drive.

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.1 :;~uJANET RDBERTS~N Janet Robertson, 420

Haven· Street, Eaton Rapids, age -59, died Wednesday, March 16, 1988 at the Eaton Rapids Community Hospital. She . was employed by the Green Bay Food Company. She served as a Lt. in the United States Air Force.

Surviving are her friends at Green ·say Foods and neighbors.

Funeral services were. conducted at the Shelly Funeral Home, Monday, · March 21 at 1 p. m. Of­ficiating. was the Rev. Pa~I Mergener. Interment was m Rosehill Cemetery. ,Casket

. bearers were Dwight Pierce, Fred Strank, Duane .Gault, Fred Lankton, Victory Franklin, Michael Franklin, Clifford Dye, and Brian Owens. Military gravesid~ services were under the auspices of American Legion Post 15, Eaton Rapids, and VFW Post 1283, Eaton Rapids. The bugler was Jim Watling.

EDITH B. HYATT ~ ~~~~B!~T~ . ~~ ·~~bert-L. Soule, age 61

Edith B. Hyatt of of Eaton Rapids died Sund!iY, Bushnell, FL formerly of March 13, 1988 at the Ea!PD Eaton Rapids, age 78, died Rapids. gommunity_,~osp1tal_ Friday, March 18, 1988 in a after a~. exte_n9ed ·:1llnes~. Florida hospital. She was Mr. Soule· was born m• born in Ingham County, Mishawaka, IN, the son of January18, 1910adaughter Herbert· L. and Freda of Homer and. Rose (Farr) (Bradford) Sou_le ·a_nd had Chase. -Before her retirement been an Eaton~Rap1ds a~,e,? Edith was employed by; Mill er resident since· 196.5. com1.~g Dairy. · ; from Battle Creek, ~e was

Surviving are her hus- employed as a Supervisor for band, Fred; children;. Don 26 years a~ the Hoover Lease of Lansing, Daryl G~oup, Alu,mmum ~r?ducts ' Lease Maurice Hyatt, Division, Charlotte and· was a

· Barbara Norton, all of Eaton U.S. Coas! Guard Veteran Rapids and Dennis Hyatt of serving during World _War .11. Bushnell, FL; 19 grand- Surviving are his. wife, children· 34 great- Georgia M. (Rundle) Soule, 2 grandchildren; 5 great-great-' · sons and their wives: Donald grandchildren; nieces and & Paulette Soule and Ronald nephews. · & Diana So.ule all of Mason, · . Funeral services will be stepdaughter and husband, Wedne.sday, March 23 at 2 Trudy and Rob1m Scott. of p.m. at the Shelly Funeral Charlotte, stepson and wife, Home. Casket bearers will Michae.1 & Wanda Loveland be: Keviri Lease, Mark of Charlotte; 11 gra~d- .... Lease Steven Hyatt, Dave children; 1 great-grandchild; Siple ' Douglas Norton and his parents, He~bert and Thomas Norton. Officiating Freda Soule and sister, Mrs. will be the Rev. Paul Sal (Phyllis) Wroblewski all Mergener. Interment will be of Mishawaka, IN., in Rosehill Cemetery. Funeral services were

held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 16, 1988 at the Burkhead-Green · Funeral Chapel, Charlotte with the Rev. Z. William Colson of­ficiating. Interment was !n the Oakwood Cemetery m Hamlin Township, Eaton County.

, ROSSETTA ~ARf"ONEY2~ :1~; aifSS!E E. GOODRICH . Rossetta C.~1fclrwi~pe.:s~~ie 'f.' Goodri.ch, V\fest age· 87, formerly of Eaton·. Street.,. Eaton Rapids, . age Rapids died March 22, 1988~ 7.4, died Saturday, March in"' ;Brandon, FL. Mrs.·~ 2.6. 1988 at St. Lawrence Carmoney was'·born May 22, .• ; D,imondale Center.· ~he was 1900 in Dimondale daughter' born July 3, 1913 a aaughter of Clifford '. an'd . Mina• of Cyrus ·and Virgie (Stuver)

/ (Howa!]) Elliso'n:-,:_S~,rJlar::· ?~ntmyer. Jessi~ was. a ried Carl Carmoney /\pril 24 · member of the First United 1918 and they would .. have· Methodist. Church, OES 241 celebrated 70 years of mar- Eaton Rapids and was a Past riage next month. They-mov- ·Worthy Matron.· .· ,·~.,~ ed from the Eaton Rapids Survi~ing are he~ . hus-area after retiremen·t in band, Oliver; stepchildren, November of 1968 ·to River- Shirley Nicholas, Sh~ron

· view FL. Southwell, both ·of' Eaton Surviving are her hus- Rapids, Lin~a Reed ' of

band, Carl, . 5 children; Arizona and R1char_d.-Reed of Deloris Carter of FL, Lamae.. Portland; 9 ..... step­Potter of FL Eunice Turner of grandchildren; several step­Detroit, Duane Carmoney.of · great-grand~hildren; 2 Traverse City and Dean· brothers, Richard Zentmyer Carmoney of Grass· Lake; . of Charlotte and . Harry sister,· Mildred Olgivie of Zentmyer of Eato~ Rap1d.s. .

1 ·Dade City, FL; 20 grand: . ~uneral services will be children; 29 . great- held today, Tuesday, March· grandchil9ren and 5 great-. 29, 1 p-. m. at the Shelly great-grandchildren. ·. Funeral H_o~e,. Pastor Robert

Funeral ~services were· Betts officiating. Interment held Saturday, March 26 at_, will be in Hose hill Ce!lletery. 1 :00 p.m. from the Skinner... Ca~ket bea_rers . will b~: Chapel.:..wOfficiC!t_ing was K~nneth . N.1~holas, Kevin Pastor Rick Webb from•the · N1chqla_s, Gr~gory,Sout.hwell, First ·Church of God in Ge.,ottrey •• Southwell, Richard Jac~~OD:, lnter~ent followed.' Reed and David . S.o~thwelL on the family plot in Potter-~ E~stem Star: ·Memorial Ser-

. ville. • ,'Cemetery. Casket vices were conducted .. at· the bearers. were: Mark and. funeral. home;. Monday at(,'.;7 .. KeifW'.Cafrnoney, Rick Hill, p.m .. by .OE~ 241.. Memorial Darwin Gregg Fred Green contribut1ons·may·be macte to and Larry Long'house. th~ · American Cancer

Society.

':J~,LA.)._~~ ' . Ca~~-R~~K·T~~~~:s;:;;:;?·~UNOR J. VITTOZ

Street, Eato·n Rapids, age· e EleanorJ. vhtciz, age 78, 84, died Thursday, March.: died Monday, March 28, 24, 1988 at the Eaton County 1988 at t~~ .Eaton Rapids Medical . Care F~cil_ity. He· Community ~.ospital,.,., Mrs. was'bo(n1Fetfrllary~2a~-.190_4;. Vittoz.lived mos_t of-h_~~ ,lit!l. in a son or.malph -·and( Mary the. Detroit area.·. She .. moved~ (Butler}·• ·Tow'ers.,~:vBefore t6 the Eaton Rapidsta_rea a retirement, lie:was°";employed year ago to .be:clOS!ll' •to·her by DavidsonWooleri'Mills. son, Gary:i'.Sb~s P,_receded

Surviving· are.'·his wife, in death by lier"li.!Jsband, Goldie; 4 children, Ella Raymond .. ·. t•',L :~\J; · · Bugbee, James and Wayne Slirviving~alr~ .her ·-sons; Towers, all of Eaton Rapids Gary ·R.f;\li!tOz;~of /~ton and Dorothy Doxtader of Rapids a·na Sta11ley H; V1~oz Charlotte; 9 grandchildren; of Toronto;· Canada; 2 grand-. brother, Frank' Towers of children~Gnrisropher~ and Pewamo and sister., Bertha Nicole;;t,J:~:~. . . Pullman of Eaton Rapids. Memonal"services will be

Funeral ·services were announce.d' at a later date. conducted at the Shelly . cremaHon will be Tuesday. Funeral Home, Monday, Marp,h_,,~2~ .·.at. the , Central March 28th at 1 p.m. Of· Micliigan Crematory m Battle ficiating was the Rev. Dav!d' Creek. Arrang~1lents made Secor. Interment was m through .. the".$k1t1ner Chapel, ·oakwood Cemetery. Casket Eaton Rapids.-· bearers were Howdy.Hillard, · · ::..._ _· _

. Randy' Moore, Gale ··Kowalk, Rex Heintzelman, Lynn Faulkner and Bob Zona.

Kiwanis, was a charter member of the Univer­sity Christian Church, had served on the Board of Great Lakes

··· Christian Home, and had served in the Armed Forces. Surviv­ing are his wife, Mar­lene; 2 daughters, Mrs. Tim (CynGay) Hey of New York, Mrs. Kari !Jerning of Eaton Rap-

4. 1ds; I son, John Ellis of -,A Eaton Rapids; 3 grand-

J.HIVS :r /VG children, Mary and .;;µ,u Rf1Jf4 L- Sarah Berning, and

ELLIS, LEON A. Calder Hey. Funeral 7' 7. 'i"t services will be held

Eaton Rapids Sunday, 2 p.m. at the GO:rsli ne-R u nci man

Age 54, died April 6, Lansing Chapel with 1988. Leon will be re- Alger L. Keough, Pas­membered for the hon- tor of Lansing Seventh est, caring and Chris- Day Adventist Church tian man he was. A officiating. Interment man whose genuine will be in Gilmore concern for his family Township Cemetery. friends, church and The family will receive business. was felt by all friends at the Funeral who knew him. An avid Home Saturday from 2-sportsman all of his 4 and 7-9 p.m. Contri­life, Leon saw and felt butions may be made the beauty of God's na- to the American Heart ture an:d sought to be Association or to Ing­one with It. May the ham Medical Center. L~rd ~less and keep

· thlS kmd and gentle man, for he is now truly home. He was a senior partner with the firm, Maner, Coster­isan and Ellis C.P.A., P.C. Leon was a mem­ber of the American Institute of C.P.A.'s, the Michigan Association of C.P.A.'s, the South

• Lansing Businessmen's Association, .the Michi­gan United Conserva­tion Clubs, the Greater Lansing Regional Chamber of- Com­merce. Leon was a past President of the Colo­nial Village Chapter of - , -

HAROLD L. ESTES~ t corliE't61liH Harold L. Estes, v:titt1~~·~41r · . ·· ·

Street, Eaton Rapids, ag~~nie T. Gough, Eaton 74 , died Friday, April 8, Rapids, formerly . of East 1988 at his home. He was Tawas , age 78, died Satur-

, born in Olive Hill , Kentucky, . day. April 9, 1988 at her March 5, 1914 a son of home. She was born in Ban-James and · Laura (Tackett) croft, Ml, December 18, Estes. Harold was a veteran 1909 a daughter of Charles

· of WW II, member of and Nettie (Shaw) Ackley . . American Legion Harold Mrs. Gough had been a resi-Teeter Post 15, Eaton Rapids dent of the Eaton Rapids area and was retired from Fisher for 4 years . Body Division. Surviving are her hus-

Surviving are daughters: band, M.orton; 1_ son, Joan Estes of Ohio, Diann Charles Hill of Springport; Hinkley, Eaton Rapids, Helen dau~hters , Doro~hy Walz .of Powell of Mason Linda Estes Florida, Ruth Wice of Wh1t-of PA ; stepdaughters: Reba temore . ~I, Mari~n Bra~y of Greene · of Kentucky and Tawa~ City, S~lv1a Erwin of Gayle Rose of Ohio ; 7 grand- Roseville, Patricha Icenogle children; 1 sister, Lillian of A~kansas, Carolyn Hart of Perkins of Lake Odessa. Lesl~e and Judy Salsbury of

Funeral services were Leslie; numer.ous grand-conducted at the ·Shelly children ; 1 sister, Evelyn Funeral Home Monday at 1 Gillis of Durand. p.m., the ' Rev . Paul Funeral serv.ices will be Mergener officiating . Inter- held today, April 12 at the ment was in Rosehill Jacques & Kobs Funeral Cemetery . Casket bearers Home, East Tawas. Inter-were Glenn Kegley, Charles ment will be in . Memory Hinkley, Mike Powell , Ken Gardens, Tawas City . Local Devers, Riehard Farrell and arrangemetns were by the Michael Litton. Shelly Funeral Home.

HOVEY., ELLEN F. d . "1."l.:S-'8'1 Eaton Rapids

·~6i- died nda~ . April H, 198 at her

: res)den~e. Mrs. Hovey ( 'was a volunteer for · over, 30.yeai"s as a Grey , Lady ~fthe Eaton Rap·

ids. Ccfrnmunity Hospi-

1 ~fthsrhee ~~ta~~!~~~ i g11!i.onal Churc~,.Eaton · • Rapids and a member I of the Mizpah Guild. · Surviving are her hus-j band, Harold; 2 daugh· · : ters, Mrs. Mary Ellen

and husband, Glen Dil· ley of Potterville and Denise Hovey of Den·

, ver, CO; soh, H;uold j and wife, Lisa of Eat?n 1 Rapids; .4 _ grandch1I­' dren, Scott A. and Da- · ' vid G. Dilley and

. I Joshua , and Melanie

I. Jeanp,e Hovey;.2 broth· , · -ers, Fred· ·North of

Leslie and Bill North of

~I Flintt· sis.t er, 'Marcella Jon~~ .of' ;H?lt; 2 '1alf· sisiei:s;...Ma_x,me Waters of Illinois ,.and Diane Upton of the Upper Peninsula._ Memorial services; wiU · be, held Friday, -April_ 15 at l~ p:ni. at the Skinner t1 Chapel; Eaton ... Ra_pids. · Memorial f. tcontribu-ll

1' tions mayl'be ;made to1 the First : €,ongrega!l} tionaL Chtli"ch and visi;

. tation will tie Thursday evening from 7-9 p.m.

BUTLER, JULIA .. J (ASHLEY) 4/ · /S- · Y f

~atysville

.Formerly of

__ ·Eat.on Rg ~u.Jl ~· --~died X~ril 14, • , 1988. She was a. Past _ 'f Worthy Matron ·of the

O.E.S. Brookfield Chap· -; I ter. Surviving .are her

i lov'ing" husband;' Law­rence F. Butler;· ' mother, Mildred Ash· rey; children', ~ames L.

: ~and Shen Ding Butler, I James and Amy Cjlrter, · Corey J. Butler, Pa· i trick and Sally Kenny; ~ ·-twin sister, Joan _Cham·

bers; 2 other sister5, Maxine Duffey and

'Mary Sue and Bryce . Hill; · 3 gr.andchjldren, Scott, Justen and An· thony, Carter. Memo· rial service Saturday, 1 ' p.m. at the ~aton Rap; ids First United Meth· odist Church. Conti"ibu· tions may.be made to'

·tile American · Cancer ·society. -·

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Age s3,· Ciie<i" Mori'ctay, 'f April 25, 1988 at the , Eaton .Rapids~.Com.mu· J. nity Hospital ""She· is :

I survived by her . hUS· band,, Gilbert; daugh· ter, Mrs.' Freda Pillow. of Canton Center; 1. brother, c.c. Jones of· Mfssouri; 6 grandchil· dren; ;8 great gran~­children; and 7 great great grandchildren .• Funera·1 services . will -be•· held Thursday at 1:30 •• p.m. _from· ,the j Skinner Chapel, Eaton Rapids, with interment in: the Rosehill Ceme­tery.

ooNA1oTt\iEo". · ; · : . ' · · . Donald- -E.· ~Aleo, Hall ··~ ' .• . CORA EUBANKS Street, Eaton Rapids age · ~~ofa Eubanks, age 83, of 56, died Monday, April 25, · Ea.tgn ·Rapids died· Monday · 1988 at the Veterans Ad~ ' April 25, 1988 at the~Eaton ministration· Medical center Rapids~·community Hospital. in Ann Arbor. Don was born Mrs. :Eubanks was .born in in Lansing, May 11, 1931 a Stone\A,tall, Arkansas on son of Leo v. and Theda Sept~mber 20, 1904 'and has (Sanford) Aleo. He was a been a resident of Eaton graduate of Mason High Rapids since 1944. Cora and School, Class of 1950; a husband Gilbert would have member of American Legion · been married 65 years this Post 15, Eaton County July. Voiture 1332, Oddfellows . Surviving are her hus-114 and.'119. Field Artillery band, Gilbert, daughter Association. . Freda Pillow of Canton . ?~rviving are his wife, Center, Ml; brother, C.C.

Virginia; 1 daughter Cindy Jones of MO, 6 grand-Dowding of CA; 5' sons, children, 8 great-Ralph, · Donald, Larry, grandchildren and · 7 • R~bert, a11 ·01 Eaton Rapids, great-great-grandchildren Michael'. and Samuel of Funeral services were Hawaii;· 12 grandchildren. held Thursday, April 28, his moth.er, Theda Aleo 0\ 1988 at 1 :30 p.m .. from the Aurelius; .. 3 ·sisters and 2 Skinner Chapel with the brothers; nieces and Pa~t~r Clyde Gregg . of-nephews and special little !1c1ating. Interment followed buddy; Karl "Du nor" Gibbs. · 1.n the Rose hill Cemetery in.

Funeral services were Eaton Rapids. Casket held f riday, April 29 at 1 bearers were: Rex Allen p.m.·at'the Shelly Funeral Pillow, Joe Pillow,'Terry Home, the Rev. Paul Jones, Cleatus Jones Jr

1

Mergener officiating. Inter- Gary Dyer and Robert Webb~' ment was in Rosehill Cemetery. Casket bearers were Robert Brenke, James Mason, Michael Williams Dean H~uston, Carl Kyser: Jerry Wood, Martin McNamara and Leonard Overmyer. Flag holders were Edith Carter, Donald Cupp· Flag Folder and Presenter was Donald K .. Harris; Firing ·S~uad, Wilbur West, Karl Gibbs, Sr., Leslie Dewaters Karl Gibbs, Jr.; Bugler was Jeff Hall.

HARRY P. JOHNSON;i~.ri.s ~AVID A MCILRATH -Dr. Harry P. Johnsof.·1 6 ·>1"'. • ..

Eaton Rapids, age 76, died at David A. Mcilrath, 31-7 a Lansing hospital Tuesday, L~onard St., Eaton Rapids May 3, 1988. He was born in died Saturday, May 7th at Eaton Rapids, January 29, the E~ton Rapids Community 1912 a son of Hiram and Hospital. Mr. Mcilrath was Hattie. (Anderson) Johnson; born April 1, 1903 in Belfast, graduated from Eaton Rapids Ireland and came to the H!gh School, class of 1929 United States when .he was and Michigan State College 17_ years old. He worked as a of Veterinary Medicine, bnc_k '!1a~on and lived most 1939. At one -time he of his life m ~Ima,. Ml coming ~per~ted a veterinary. prac- _to Eaton Rapids m 1978. He t1ce m Eaton Rapids; was a w~s a member of the former member of the Lions B_ncklayers Local 31 of Lan­and Rotary Club and the smg, a i:nember and Past No­Congregational Church. He ble Grand of the Eaton Rapids '."'Ork~d for the City of Lans- IOOF 114 and was. a member mg with veterinarian meat in- of the Alma Masonic F&AM. spection and retired from the · Surviving is his wife, State of Michigan in 1980 Frances (They had been mar­where he was Veterinary ried. 56 years last February); ~upervisor in. ,Meat In spec- 1 S?n and ~aughter-in-law, t10~. ~t f\11chigan state- David and. ~mda Mcilrath of University he taught Meat In- , Eaton:. R~P.tds; 1 daughter spection to senior .veterinar~ and ~on-m-law Barbara and students. Gerard • ~ Zacharias of

Surviving are his wife Saginaw; 3 grandchildren Evelyn; son, Marson and 2 great-grandchildren. (Jeannie) of Tampa FL· · Funeral services will be daughters, Marda Johnson today, May 1o'at 11 :oo a.m. of Columbu~. OH, Bretta fJ.,o~ the Ski~ner Chapel with (George) .. Stewart . ~f ~e~: . .JJennis Perkins of­Greens.bor?, AL; '$tep:1 t:f1q1atmg. ~~ton _Rapids IO~F daughter, Mary Ann (Davi~)t·4~also will give memorial Whid~en·..:._of Grand .. Blanc· services. Interment will be in step-sons(> Jam~~(Sharon) the f#n~rove Cemetery near Kingsley of Holt and,. Donald. lth~ca. Casket bearers are: ·(Joanne) KingSley · of Ca~;r. . Robert, Mark, Wi)liamston ;' 13 grand- Micnael •• . ~nd Willi~m children; 4 great-· -~cllrath,_., .Sr. and Bnan grandchildren; sisters, Smgleto1Lrl9.. Cleone · Taylor and Hope - -Oillingham, both of Eaton Rapids; - nieces and ~ephews. He was preceded m death by his wife, Irene· son, Brian and brothers: John and Howard.

Funeral services were· held Saturday, . May 7 at 3 p.m. at the Shelly Funeral

· Home, the Rev. Paul Mergener officiating. Inter­ment · was in Rosehi'll Cemetery, Casket bearers were Charles- Cole Tom Dominguez, Maynard (Doc) Ha~tay, Jack Hunsinger, Louis Marande and Max Williams. Memorial cohtribu­tjons may be made to the Ame.rican Heart Association. -

,7A.s; 0~,NA M. FR!i~~~ a/_ 6'onna M. '-f ranc1s, S.

Royston Road, Eaton Rapids, age 53, died Wednesday,

I May 18, 1988 at,.a, Lansing . hospital. She was . born in J Ohio, November .. 1. 1934, a

daughter of Samuel and Anna (Anderson) Adams. Donna was a volunteer worker at St> Lawrence :

· Dimondale Center~~ ... · I Surviving are her hus­

band, Daniel; 2 daughters, Kathy Wolfe of Kincheloe, Debbie Baker of Eaton

• Rapids; 2 so.ns,~~eff Franc~s of Eaton Rapids, Kevin Francis of. Grand Rapids; 4 grandchildren, Daren and. Jamie Bai<er, T.J. and Amy Wolfe; 2 sisters; 6 brothers; nieces ana nephews:

PrivaJe funeral service.5\ were conducted at the Sh~lly FunerallHome, Friday, May , 20th, Pastor Robert Bfetts officiating. Memorial con­tributions may be made to St. Lawrence Dimondale Center.

MAYME G. PIGGOTT t1fl :t?•yr . Mayme G. (Mary) Fred Hyatt, Eaton

P1gQott, age 95, Eaton Rapids, age 82, died Sun-Rap1ds, passed away,, day, May 29, 1988 at the Thursday, May 26., 1988 at Eaton County Medical Care St. Lawrence. Dimondale. Facility. He was born in Center. She was born in· Brookfield Township March Fowler, MI, November 20', . 9 ,-1906, a son of John and 1892, a dau.ghter of John· Carrie May (Henry) Hyatt. and Eva (Ulrich) Bauer. On · Surviving are children, Octo9er .24, 1916, she was . Maurice Hyatt, Barbara married in Lansing to Charles : Norton, both of Eaton Joseph Piggott of Fowler. ·. : ' 8apids, Dennis Hyatt of

She was preceded in· . ~lorida, stepsons, Don Lease death · by her husband, of Lansing.and Darrell tease Charles and daughter; , of Eaton:~Rapids; 19 grand, Kathl.e~n Thelen of Fowler-.• children;'i~"-3.4 . · great- I Surviving .ar~ 2 sons an9~ grandc~Jl.Q.ren;.5 g.reat-great- ( daughters-1~-law,. Jack J. grandc~1lqren; ~:nieces . and ' and Veronica Piggott and nephews~ ·: ,_;-., .. ; . · .. Clement c. and Patricia Funerai ~ervlces wllf :be Pi.gQott, ,_ b~t.h of Ea~on held Wednes'day, Jun·e· .• 1: at Rapids; son-in-la.wand wife, . 1 :30 p.m,: ,a!dhe Shelly Leonard.and Toni Thelen; 16 Funera_I Home, .tile Rev. Paul·

_grandch!ldren; 27 great- ~ergener.: otuciatLng .. lnter-grandch1ldren; 4 great- ment .will· "'l51L~in.: Plains great-grandchildren. · Cemetery~ ·· Casket· ·be.are rs

Mass of the Christian will be Kevin Lease. Mark Burial was held Tuesday,: Lease, Steven Hyatt'. Dave May 31 at 10 a.m. at St. Siple Douglas Norton and Peter Catholic Church, The Thomas Norton. Rev. Father Alan Wakefield officiating. Interment was in Deepdale Cemetery, Lans-ing. Great-granddaughters· and great-grandsons acted as casket bearers. A Rosary · was recited at' the Shelly Funeral Home, Monday at 7:30 p.m. Memorial con-tributiqns may be made to the Charity of your choice.

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-·-.......... ··.;"'--:-.. ·-··-···1:> ~"'"r;/iv:;J:li/f;· .S/;,_;. ~TON RA~ID_S~1or.: .J01.11~n1A1.-7~YA"J'T, FRED, 82, died Sunday. Ser- \

. :vices-1:30 p.m: Wednesd~y at Shelly •J:unet)I Home, Eaton Rapids. I - -·-·- - f"

~dd&f~ ·~·/!fl BROUGH; WILi:r-AM E., 78,' died Thursday. se..Vices 2 p.m: Saturday at Sheily Funeral Home, Eaton -Rapids. KJN(,7,. DAVID, . N., <10; ·died Wednesday: ·'Arrangements. by Estes· I;e~dle~Great~r:Holt C_hapel. ·· ROUNDS, ·DEWESE p., 6~. of 320 ;Lake died Wedn~sday. Arrangements 'by Skinner Chapel. Eaton"Rapids. ·•

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r/~ -~·7·YY DEWESE D .. ROUNDS Dewese D. Rounds, age

62 died June 1, 1988 in t~e Eaton Rapids Community Hospital. He was born December 1, 1925 in Charlotte~ Ml beloved son of Carl and Molly Rounds. He was a life long resident of the area and served.,his country in the Navy 1944 thru 1946 and was·a 'past memb~.r·of · ithe br:.ick/layers union:-3·1 of Lansing., . , .. ·.

Surviving are: his , parents, Carl. andt Molly Rounds of.Charlotte, 3 sons; Daniel and wife Sue of Potter­ville· "Carl T. of Eaton Rapids an'd 'Tho.mas and wife Debora of Eaton Rapiqs; 4 gra~d­children: Sonny Lee, Lita, Brye and Jennifer Caryn, 2 .

:!!tepgrandchildren: ~ick and Faith, many cousins and • friends.

No service was held. The family suggest for those wishing a memorial to the Eaton County American Cancer Society. Ar-rangements by Skinner QhapeL Eaton ~a~ids. __ _

--~~· ~ ' 26 HAZEL A. ifiiirs l,;ll/•fl

Hazel A. Roberts, Eaton. Rapids, age 96, died Tues­day, June 7, 1988, at the Eaton County Medical Car~ Facility. She was born April 4, 1892, a daughter .. of Charles·· 1. and Henrietta (Roberts) Smith. She ~as affiliated with the First United Methodist church and was formerly a member . of the Eaton Rapids Senior Citizens. She was preceded in. death by her husband, Jay. . .

Sur\living are a niece, Martha Smith of Mt. Ple~sant

. ·and nephew, Paul Smith of Eaton Rapids.

Mrs. Roberts has been cremated. Grave~ide se~­vices will be held in Roseh1ll cemetery at a lat_er date. Ar­rangements were by · the Shelly Fun~ral Home. .

. TERESA KAY MEEii'Ett.7 .frii:i11itiifuGH Teresa Kay Meeder, age · William E. Brough, Eaton

37 passed away,at.her home Rapids, age 78, died Thurs-. on Church St~ Chai'lotte, Ml day, June 2, 1988, at his on Frid~'Y7 .. M~y~:?7. ·1988. home. He. was born in Sur-She was/b'!rrn· in Jackson rey, North Dakota, June 5, Foote Hos.Pita1,,:~anuary 15, 1909, a son of Lyma~ and 1951,, ~th·e'". daughter oJ ~ Elizabeth . (~obins_on) Rodney· ·and,,.·. Norma Brough. Prior to his retire-Raymond. She · gradu·ated ment he. was e~pl~yed by from Eaton Rapids High the Allison D1v1s1on . of School. Married ,Terry,.L6rd General Motors Corpora~10n and had a daughter;.,Tracey as a Service Representat1v.e. Ann Lord, now 1.8 years of Mr. Brough was a Life age. Her second marriage Member of F&~M 1 ?O. she had a son Colt Richard Charlotte;· Scottish Rite, Meeder now 11' years of age. Valley 6f.. lndian~polis;

Surviving are 2 brothers, Moslem Shrine,. Detroit; ~nd 12 sisters, 3 nephews, 2 Order of .~h1te Shrine, nieces, many ·aunts and Hosanna Shrine 20, Denver, uncles and cousins, 2 grand- CO. . . . .

.. mothers; (paternal) Margie Sury1ving are his. wife, JRaymond, (maternal) Hilda; daughter, Janice J.

Florence Whitney both from Haas of Maumee, OH;_ son, Leslie. William B. of Eaton Ra_p1ds; 5

Funeral services were grandsons; 3 grand-held at the Pray Funeral daughters; . 6 great-Home in Charlotte, with grandchildren; 2 half-burial in Plains Cemetery. brothers, Marlyn Brough and She will be sadly misse<;l by Nor[yn Brough; 1 hal.f-sister, her parents, sisters, Marvelyn Babcock, ~II of brothers, son and daughter. California; brother-in-law

and sister-in-law, Rice and Gladys Fowler of Charlotte.

Funeral services were held Saturday, June 4th at 2 p.m. at the Shelly Funeral Home, The Rev. Paul Mergener officiating .. lnte~-

. ment was in Roseh1ll ., Cemetery. Casket bearers were grandsons: Michael Haas Jeffrey Haas, Gregg Haas'. Steven Haas, William

· Brough, Rick Kinka!d, and Brian Fogel. Memorial con­tributions may be made to the Eaton Rapids Community Hospital. ·

-- - Au{(&: n1Ei~~: ~ciifL R. SPRINKLE Alice B .. U'Ren formerly . Carl Royal Sprinkle age

of _Eato_n Rapids, age 76, died 85, diec;I Sunday, June 19; Friday, Jun~ 17, 1988 at St. 1988. He was a business-Lawrence Dimondale Center. man and resident of Eaton She was born in Lansing, Rapids all his life. Mr. October 26, 1911 a dau~hter Sprinkle was a graduate of of . ~ax ~nd Ora (Gillett) . The University of Michigan Heinig. Allee. was _a mem_ber (1926), a lifetime member of of Eato~ Rapids First United the Eaton Rapids First United Methodist Church; a former Methodist Church, a lifetime member of . Red Cro~s member of the Rotary Club of Volunteers, United Methodist Eaton Rapids council Women, Miria_m Circle and member of The Boy Scouts of the Eaton Rapids Home and America for several Garden ~l~b. . years/Chief Okemos Council

Surviving are children, - recipient ·of the Silver Joyce B. Hull, Bruce A. Beaver· Award for U'Ren, both of Eaton Rapids Distinguished Service a an_d Jan~t Monroe of Racine, 32nd degree Mason and a Wisconsin; 8 grandchildren; lifetime member of the Grand 5 great-grandchildren; Rapids Nobles of the Mystic brothers, R~lph Ha.rt. of Shrine (Saladin Temple). Ma~on and Richard Heinig of Surviving are his wife of Springpo~;. half-brother, 58 years, (Vlaybelle A., Harol~ Heinig of Kalamazoo; children: Barbara L. Wood, half-sister, . Sylvia Aday of NJ; Carleton M. of Duck Nort_h Carolina; nieces and Lake and Linda N. of Mt. nephews.. . Clemens; 6 grandchildren • Funeral services were and a sister, Lois Kenyon of

held Monday, Ju~e 20 at. 11 Orange City, FL. a.m .. a.t the First United Funeral services will be Methodist Church,. ~a~tor held Wednesday, June 22 at Robert Betts off1c1ating. 11 a.m. at the Shelly Funeral Interment was in Rosehill Home, Eaton Rapids. Inter-Cemetery. Casket bearers · ment will be in Rosehill were Derek Monroe, Chris Cemetery. Friends may call · .H_ull, Mike .Hull, Keith Miller, at ·the Shelly Funeral Home, Jim. Cataline a_nd Darrell chapel hours are 9 a.m. - 9 Her.riff. Memorial . contri- p.m. Memorial contributions bu~1ons may be r:nade to First may· be made to the First

1United Methodist . Church, .. United Methodist Church and St. Lawrence Dimondale the Eaton Rapids Rotary Club C~nter or the _Al~heimer's Scholarship Fund. Disease Assoc1at1on. Ar- · rangements were by the Shelly Funer?l _~~"!e·.

GEORGE. WYATT~fLORENCE w. GRANDY Florence W. Grandy died

June 8, 1988 in St.)oseph, Ml. She was born March 31, 1902 in Rochester, "MI the daughter of John E. Harvey & Bessie ·(Wilcox) Harvey. Formerly a resident of Eaton Rapids for 13 years she was l a Bank Teller at the Eaton 1

Rapids National Bank. She was in Eastern Star for 62 yrs. and affiliated with the First United Methodist Church of Eaton Rapids,, She_ was preceded in death by her husband, Edward Grandy in

George Wyatt, 89 of Bradenton, FL died Friday, · June 10, 1988. Mr. Wyatt was born in Taunton, Somerset, England and came to the United States in 1918. He served in the British Army during WWI and was a Cap­tain in the Michigan State Troops from 1941-47. He was Assistant Vice President of ·the Michigan National Bank eif Lansing for 41 years, retiring· in 1964. He had lived in Florida for the past 25 years moving from his:· home town, Eaton Rapids. .

:surviving are -his wife, Maitha, 4 daughters; Betty Hendrickson and Clara Wyatt of Eaton Rapids, Barbara and -Ted~Garrison of Mendota, IL and, Suzanne and William . Mills of St. Cloud, FL, 1 son; David of Eaton Rapids, daughter-in-law, Jane Wyatt of Eaton Rapids; 2 stepsons; Richard and Mona Harrow of Wyoming, Ml and Roger and Shirley Harrow of Grand Rapids; 24 grandchildren and 37 great-grandchildren. H(v.ias preceded in death by his:.;;first wife, Margaret, 2 sons; Raymona and•Patrick, 1 .;_:: son-in-law, . George Hendrickson and 1 . grand­son, David Hendrickson. ·

'· Funeral services will be to~ay, June 14 at 1 P·n:1· from the Skinner Chapel in Eafon Rapids. Visitation was Sunday.and Monday 2-4 and 7~9 p.m. Family suggest

. memorials to the First United Methodist Church or the Charity of your choice.

1972. -Surviving is 1 SOD, Dr.

James . E. Grandy of St. Joseph, Ml; 1 daughter, Mrs. Craig (Jane) VanDerveer, Coloma, Ml; 6 grandchildren and a brother, Leslie Harvey of Rochester, Ml. .

· Funeral services were held Saturday, June 11, 1988 at Kerley & Starks Chapel Funeral Home in St.. Joseph, Ml officiating was the Rev. Ronald Houk former~y. from the First United· Methodist Church of. Eaton Rapids. Burial will be in the Rosehill Cemetery, Eaton Rapids on Saturday, June 18. Memorials may be sent to: · First - United Methodist Church of Eaton Rapids or Whitcomb Towers, _St. Joseph, Ml.

. BEYERL Y ANN COLE -~l Beverly Ann "Pat" Cole ·

Plains H"".Y .. Eaton Rapids: ·- .::M_ 1 _ fv1 , 0 '"/J~ age 57, died Thursday, July . p--~ ~ 14, 1988 at the Eaton Rapids · . FER V. iLAKELY ~·If ·8Community Hospital. She

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Fern V. Blakely, age 87, was born in Ohio, June 24, died July 10, 1988 at a local 1931, a .daught~r . of Floyd hospital. Mrs. Blakely was a and Bertha (Rudes) Lom­member of the First United bard. Pat was affiliated with Methodist Church. She was the First · Congregational preceded in de~th by her Church ... husband, Lewis in 1969. Surviving are her hus-· Surviving- are her son band, George; children, Richard L. Of Caro; 4 grand~ Dennis Rieff of Florida, '

· · children; 3 great- Barbara Phillips of Lansing, -grandchildren; 4 sisters, Ja_mes Rieff of O~io, Kathy Ellen Salogga, Uva Richard- W1~hrow of Lansing; step­son and Doris Hushen, all of children, George Cole II of Lansing, Esther Tucker of Virginia, Zola Sipes of Eaton Shepherd; ·sister-in-law, R_apids; 9 grandchildren; 3 Erna Richardson of Illinois; _sisters, Jean Hunt, Betty many nieces and nephews; J~ne Lomb.ard and Linda brother-in-law, Edgar· C. S1lverw_god all of Ohio. She Blakely of Muskegon. . . was:pr_~ced_ed in death by a

Funeral services. were~ son Dav1d·R1eff. held 3 p.m. July 14, 1988.a( · r. Funeral services were .the ·Tiffany Funeral Honie1 held Monday, July 18 at. 2 witli-Pastor Mark D. Graham. p.m. at_ !he Shelly Funeral officiating. · . Home, the Rev. Paul ·

For those wishing con- · Mergener officiating.. lnter­tributiClfl.S may be _made: to men.t was in Rosehill the Association of Retarded Cemetery. Casket bearers Citizens. were .. Ron Phillips, Ron .

Sipes. Paul Jones, Art Florine; William Houghton and Robert Higbie. Memorial contributions m·ay be made to

_the Ame~ican Heart Associa­tion of Michigan:

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1;f~~~ J. MENHI~).JJf I MYRT(EJ.

':~~on Rapids. 1

l Age 83, qied :June 20,

l·l 988 .at the . Eaton 1 ~aunty Care Facility. 1

rsucyiving ar.e her son, 1 po~atd Youngs of Sagi-

/~.·;"', 2 daughters, t

1. •• mi: Fuller· and Pau­l ne Litt!~. both of Cali-

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; 'fornia; 3 brothers, : . George Owen of Eaton . ~ Rapids, Frank Owen of . ! N!lshville •. MI and Rus-' i;ell Owen of Olivet; 4 ··sisters, E'llen Gor- · ' q~neer., Betty Beck and ·: $1tirley Norton, all of ; ~harlotte and Mary

·. ·Partridge of Texas. Fu" n~ral services will be .Thursday, June. 23 at

,·l:30 p.m. from the · Skinner Chapel, Eaton 1 ~apids. Visitation will : ?e Wednesday, 2-4 and

7-9 p.m. at tlie Chapel.

(,, ·O?t ·!18' . GLENN F. RICHARDSON Glenn F. Richardson.

,.=-faCs.hf..,.:;.·.s..Lli."'~l1!!!T/"$INGc;..,,/efe. Brown Road, -Parma, age 78, · LYDt . WHI . died Wednesday, June 15,

· · Clyde L. Whiting, ~ge 1988, . at the Eaton Rapids 76; of rural Mason died Community Hospital. He \'.'.as Wednesday, June 15, 1988 born. in Parma Township, in National City, Ml. Mr. November17,1909,asonof Whiting was retired from Emery and Anna (McDonald) Lansing Drop Forge and had Richardson. Glenn was a been a resident on Eif~rt R( farmer in the Parma/Spring-for the past 3~ years. B~rn port area. . . July 19, 1911 in Champaign Surviving are his wife, County, IL a son of Henry Barbara; sons, Larry. Neal and Rena (Strack) Whiting. and Bart; 1 O grandchildren; He was preceded i~ death by· 19 great-grandchildren; 1 his brother George m 1985. brother, Earl. · Surviving are 5 brothers:· Funeral services were Elmer of Eaton Rapids, Henry held Friday, June 17 at 2 of National City, Charles of p. m. at the Shelly Funeral Potterville, Herman of Lans- · Home.· Officiating was the ing and Lawqmce of Mas~n. Rev. Michael Anton. lnter-1 sister, Mrs. Eunice ment was in Campbell Peterman of Tampa, FL. . Cemetery. Casket bearers

Funeral services were were Curt Richardson, Dan: . ·held Saturday, June 1.8at11 Richardson, Lin Richardson, , a.-m. from ·the Skinner Dave Rich~rdson, Marc Chapel, Eaton Rapids with Richardson · and Ben the Rev .. Mel Crowley· of- , Richardson. Honorary ficiating. Interment followed bearers were Scott in the Munger Cemetery. Richardson, Kevin Phillips l Casket bearers were and Mike Neff. · nephews: Harold; Wayne, · Doug and Dave Whiting. .

tfAiffnoi.1owo1N~~~j ~ ~- CLEONE M. TAYLOR · . Garfield R. Dowding, 251 Cleone M. ·Taylor, age N. Smith Rd.,- Eaton Rapids 85 life resident of Eaton died Friday· evening July 1, Rapids', diecj June 28, 1988 1988 of.a fatal heart_ attack. at the St .. Law~ence/Dimon-He was stricken at his home dale Center, a dc;iughter of , and was r.ushed ,by am- - Hiram and Hattie (Anderson) • bu lance to .the Eaton Rapids Johnson. She was a Community.Ho~pital. graduate of Ypsilanti

Mr: Dowding was born Business School in Secretary May 9, 1921 in ·Calhoun of Law . and Secretary of County, son of.Pat and M~ry Medical and worked for the D~w9ing. and had lived .r:ii~st president of the University of his hie in the E_aton Rapids Michigan and Michigan-State

·area the last 41 years. on · university. She retired short-Smith Rd. During World War ly after her husband, Dr. II he serv~d his country in Harold Taylor, graduated the Navy with 2 years on the from Veterinary School. Mr§_. USS Caliente. He was an ac- Taylor' was aclive ·in Eaton tive farmer and also work- Rapids with her Bridge Club ed for the USDA for Eaton and cherished those County. He was. the Ex- moments. She was preceded ecutive Director and retired 2 in death. by her husband years ago. Harold, and three brothers,

Surviving are his wile, Howard John and Harry Mary; 1 son, Robert and wife Johnson. Diane Dowding of Lansing; 2 Surviving are her d?ughters, Cris Felix of son, Philip Taylor of Flushing Dimondale and Susan and and daughter, Sarah Ward of

-husband Larry McNamara of Lansing; sister, Hope Lupton,. Ml · and 5 Dillingham of Eaton Rapids; 6 grandchildren. . _ _ grandchildren- _and 5 great-

Funeral services were grandchildren.· held Tuesday, July 5 from t=uneral Services the Skinner Chapel with Rev. were held Friday~ July 1 at David Voorhees of the Trinity 1 :30 P.M. from the Skinner Lu!h.er?~ Church of Lansi~g Chapel with the Rev.- Robert officiating. Interment was in Betts officiating. Interment the Munger Cemete~y., followed on the family plot in

: :Casket bearers were David , the Oakwood Cemetery. ·. May, .Jack - McManus, · Casket Bearers were: ·Phil t-Kenneth: Mock, Mike Bell;'. 'Tliylor·:,Jr:; Bill Taylor, Dan

Pat Jeck.s and Herbert Ryan. Taylor, Norman Ward, Kent 1 • Garfield was a good. Dilllnghar:n . and Maynard , nei9hb9r and lr\en9 and w.as "Doc;;· Hastay. F~r those 1 active in commu.n!IY afla!rs wishing, a memorial con- .

and·will be sadly missed. - trihution may. be ·made to I either the .First United -

DONNA B KREJCI Methodist Church, the 1

· " • · American Cancer Society or · Donna.B. Krejci, Tennessee, . . • formerlyof Arizonaand'Eaton· the Heart Association. : Rapids, died February 4,

1988, in Memphis, Ten­; nessee. Memorial services · will be held· Friday, July 8, I 1988, at 1 p.m~·at the Shelly

Funeral Home, Eaton Rapids. Officiating will be the Rev. Paul Mergener ..

LOIS E. scoffitroh'~-;f-.Rfn~~iiTM.AN, JR. Lois -E. Scolfield,- . _ Howard D. Boatman Jr.,

Charlotte. formerly of Eaton age 4 7. _of B~llevue Rd .. Rapids, age 84, .died Sunc ·Eaton Rap1~s. d1~d July 4th, day. Suly 1 o, 1988, at the 1988 at his res1de_n,c~._ Mr. Eaton County Medical Care Boatman had tieen an Facility. She was born in employe.e of the. Department Jackson, M 1 April 26; 1904 a of Soc!al Services a_s a daughter of Charles and _ syst.ems analyst for 27 years. Sarah (Jasier) Platt .. Mrs. He.is a P_?st member of the Scolfield graduated from MS~ Flyu.i,g Club and a Grass Lake High School in veteran ~Re u.,s. Navy. . the class of 1923 and from He is survived by his Eastern Michigan University, wife, ~onna; 3 chi~dren ~ri~ Class oJ .,t9~5.~She taught and A1.mee .. of Lansing, V1ck1 2nd_ grade. in the Eaton of Yps1lant1, parents, H. Dale

• Rapids Public Schools for 15 and. Betty Boatman of Eaton yeai:s. ,_ ·· R?p1ds; mother. Mary

'Surviving are her hus- Sissman of Dearborn, . 4 band. Gerald; 1 . daughter, brothers; Stephen and "."lie Joretta Meeth of Marcellus; 6 Helen of .. Eaton R~p1ds, grandchildren; -8 great- Robert QI .N~w Yo.rk, Rick .of grandchildren and a sister, Charlott~ 'aJ!d Craig a~d wife Mary Platt of Florida. C.harla _..of.:_£a~on ... Rap1ds, 3

There will be no visitation sisters! fCUJlelaJ~d husband or services. Arrangements Ken :~1Jl~f,YfOJL.~unn Lake, were by the. Shelly Funeral Ch~~11y,!ifand11jj.Jsba.nd Dave Home Eaton Rapids. Olson·~~E~On'J.Rap1ds, Joy

' . and nusbanp Joe Mulvaney of Holt;~4:stepchildren, Rick and wife· Tanya Davis of Charlotte, Dave and wife Patti Davis of Eaton Rapids, Jane

, and husband Ken Orr of · Eaton Rapids, Marsha and

husband Mike Fowler of Grand Rapids. ..

Funeral services were held, Thursday, July 7 at 1 p. m. from the Skinner Chapel with the Rev. Paul Mergener officiating. Inter­ment followed in the Oakwood Cemetery with the Eaton Rapids American Legion· Post 15 conducting graveside service. Fo~ those wishing a memorial contribu­tion may be made to the charity of choice in Howard~ memory.

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R. SCOTT MC DONALD ' - 7/4 sl..•sR. Scott McDonald,

DONNA SUE STOKEN., ·c:i.~·~~eburn Road, Eaton Rapids, Donna Sue _Stoken, Hall age 61, died Sunday, July

S~., Eaton Rap1ds, ... age_ 25' 10, 1988. He was born died July 23, 1988 at the Janu9ry -3, - 1.927 a son of Eaton Rapids Community Raully s. and Micha Hospital. She· w~s '•born '.:'-(McNeal) McDonald. -Scott Oct~ber 21, 1963 in Eaton .-was retired from Oldsmobile Rapids to Jerome & Sandra Division and currently Stoken ... _. . employed by Lansing Com-

Surv1ving , :-- ~re her ~munity CoJlege. mother,_ Sandra·K: $c_ott and!..,. §urviv.ing are his wife, st~pfather, Gerald .Scot_t, .: 24;i:-J'Nora; ·;children; Michelle ch1ld_ren; John --~len'.'..& .);'McDonald, at home, Candy Jessica K. Stol<eni; ~-!2 l Augustine, Kevin McDonald brother_s, Da~yl and ~~icR ~·and Lee McDonald, all _of Stoken, 1 _sister Deborah Florida; stepson, _ Mike · S_token; 8 ~tepbrothers and Prichard of Grand Blanc; 3 sisters: Richard, Ron~ld "· grandchildren: _ mother, Jo_h_nathan, . Ber~adine, -,. Micha Mccalpin; brother, M1ll_ss~. Rick, Jerry ·& Bill of Denver; halfbrother, Christine Scott::;>t ~.-. __ . _ Herb Mccalpin of Wisconsin

Funeral serv1c~s: w111 ·_be and .half sister, Lettie Carr of held -Wednesday, Ju1y:-·2r-at . Illinois. 10 a.m. _at the Shelly Funeral Memorial services were Ho~e with the Rev. Larry E. held Friday, July 15 at 11 -lrv~ne; Pastor ~f the Firsf""' a:'m. at the Shelly Funeral Un_1t~d- Methodist Church Home. Officiating-was Pastor officiating. Robert Betts.

GLADWI~ ~~otiTfMAf MOLLETTE 7 ;ff.I SCOTT A. ULMAN Gladwin _ F. "-Red'.' Dollie Mae Mollette, Scott A. Ulman, Canal

Halter, Hall ~~sfree-t/~Eaton Michigan ·Street, Eaton i:..:Rd.t E~ton Rapids, age 20, Rapids, age''80, :,died-Thurs~ - Rapids, age _,,,!31, .. die~d - a~ed bX accidental drowning day, Ju1y·:14, 1988 at the ·Wednesday, July,f3,)~8l~t~ft/~JYFt,1.9§§~ He w~s born Eaton Rapids Community the Eaton Rapids Community J~nuary 12, 1968, in Lan-Hospital. He was born in Hospital. She was born in sing, a son of Ronald an.d Ohio, September 3; 1907; a Floyd -County, Kentucky, Carol Ulman. Scott son of Charles and Rebecca Septem~er_ &. 1926, a;;::g~~duated f.[()l):i:Eatpn Rapids (Castle) Hal_ter. Red was a .da_ughter of~W~lte_r~and ,Mary'" ·H1gh•ScM~!· ;_CJ.ass of 19~6

_member of the First United (Hull) Boggs. ·-~" · and ".Vas :empl9yed by Kane s Methodist Church, Eaton Surviving are ~-her Heating of Q.ry_arlotte. He was Rapids Kiwanis Club, Capitol children, Mrs. Sliaron a soccer :<enthusiast and City Area Spo-rts,m_an League, Newsome of- Eator,i Rapids, coached an , Eaton Rapids · Eaton Rapids . ,Gonservation Mrs. Etta Howell, Robert AYSO te~n:i. . . Club and the:Natibnal Rifle _ Mollette, both of Indiana, Surviving· ._ are his Association. ,n "-, ·_ · Van Mollette of Eaton Rapids parents, Rorfald and Carol

Surviving are tiis son ,and and Anthony Mollette of Ulman; 2 brothers, Ste_ven daughter-in-law, Kenneth . Onondaga; 12 grand- and Mark all of Eaton Rapids;_ and Joyce Halter of Grand children; 1 great-grandchild; grandmother.: and step-Blanc; 3 grandchildren; 1 t5rothers, Franklin Boggs, grandfather, Francis and Earl great-grandson; 1 brother: J.C. Boggs, Dannie Boggs, Authier of San Antonio; several nieces am!, nephews. Sonnie B_oggs; and sister, gran~mother, Jane Lundy of

Funeral services were Mrs. Helen Brown. Lansing; aunts,· uncles and held at 'the ·First - United Funeral services were cousins. ·Methodist Church, Monday, held Friday, July 15 at 2 Mass of the Christian July 18 at 11 'a'.m~ Officiating p.m. at the Shelly Funeral Burial was celebrated Satur-were the Pastor Larry Irvine Home, the Rev. -Winford day, July 16 at 11 a.m. at the and Associate, Pastor, David Collins officiating:'·'lnter'ment St. ·Peter Catholic Church,

· Secor. Interment was in : was in Rosehill Cemetery. Father Alan 'Wakefield of-Rosehill Cemetery. Casket Casket bearers were Gregory ficiating. Interment was in bearers were Earle Miller Newsome, Phil Newsome Munger- Cemetery. · Casket Gerald Gillett, Linton Davia·~ Patrick Boggs, Dale Boggs'. bearers- -· • w~ere: James son, Douglas Gramling, Cecil Ricky Boggs and Larry Moncada,.,.:.SJog_n_. Michael Wright and Gary Watling. Ar- Boggs. Moncada, · ~e~-~Y Morgan, rangements were by the James_ Gla.~s_brook, Robert Shelly Funeral Home. Whalen and Marty · Fox: Memorial contributions may Honorary Bearers were be made to the First United William Whitaker, Frank Methodist Church. Gonzales and Jason Crouch.

Memorial contributions may . be made _to,the_Ea_ton Rapids

Soccer Prog ra:m .' Envelopes are ava.ilable,i. .~L)!le Shelly Funeral J:lbm{' "Where the family receivea••friends Friday evening'~tnd a Rosary

. was reci!ed at 8:30 p.m. ·-....;;&. - ....

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P'*cltR1STIAN P. ANDLER7~ . Christian P. (Chris) Andler, 70 yrs. of age, died Thursday, July 28 at the Eaton County Extended Care Facility in Charlotte. A life

:t. resident he was born in • r Eaton Rapids February 19, i 1918, son of Wilbert and

Co_ra (Decker) Andler. He 1 was retired from the Eaton ' Stamping Company and in

recent years was active With the Ealon Rapids Senior Citizens. ·

Surviving are his wife, Beatrice; ·3 sons, Herbert of Nashville, Ml, Philip of Charlotte and Chuck of Flint: 1 brother, Dewey Decker of Hudson, IN; 10 grand-children and 4 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held Monday, Aug. 1,.1988 at 1 p.m. from the Skinner . Chapel with the Rev. Sylvester Baker officiating. Interment was in the Rosehill Cemetery, Eaton Rapids. Casket bearers· were Alexander Allan, Doug Stevenson, Wayne Clegg, Robert Lee, Clifford Dawson

· and Bernard Marriott. · ' . ~

· KATHLEEN B. LAWHEAD ~th-ROBERT A. KIMMEL Kathleen B. ·Lawhead, Hobert A. Kimmel, 71, of

716 ·~Hall St., Eaton Rapids . Lake Odessa formerly of age ~7 died Friday, J'uly 22, Eaton Rapids, died unex-1988 at the Eaton Rapids pectedly Tuesday morning, Community''-.Hospital. She July 19, 1988 at a Lansing was .born January 20, 1901 .· hospital. Mr. Kimmel was in Eaton Countfnear Potter" · ·born July 8, 1917 in Roxand ville;. daughtfirCofi\J~W:: and Twp.', a son of Alva & Beulah . Mary Kinsel,·'She'bad lived in (Spitzler) Kimmel. He was a ~aton RapiSfs,ifor~the past 60 re~ired employee of C&J years. For:.many ,.years slie Dnveaway, a memb,er of the and her h1i'Sb'arid Donald ran Eaton Rapids F&AM 63, the Lawhead's ... Cafe on north Father's Auxiliary of Portland Main Street. Don preceded VFW Post 4090 and the her in death in 1964. For the Moose Lodge in Hastings. past several years she has Surviving are his wife,

· spent the winters in Florida Doris, 3 sons, Stanley and with. her son, returning to Harold, both. of Portland and Eaton Rapids for the sum- Richard of Drummond Island;

· mers. She _was a member of 1 daughter, Pat Hearld of the Rocking Chair Deserters Portland; 3 stepchildren-, of the Eatori Rapids Senior Kathleen. Squires of Citizens. · • . . . Sahaurita, Arizona, Stephen

Surviving,Js her son, Squires of Tucson, Arizona Duane.of Floria~1/brother, and Judy Squires of Tucson, Guy Kinsel@'fJWaylari~~·MI; 4 . Arizona; 11 grandchildren, 1 grandsons~DenniSLawhead great-grandchild and 4 with the Up'f,l\rmy and David sisters, Dawn Cramer of Lawhead of' Swartz Creek Mulliken,/ Mary . _ Jane Ml; 1 ste~son',..(Jack Swan: McClelland~ .of· .. ·Hast_iilgs, Jr. of Littleton,. Colorado; 1 Helen Aµ~n~cif ~ansirig .and granddaughter~ .·Dorothy_ J. JanetlHaney o~ake9q~sa.-\ Langley of Mt. Dora, FL; 7 · Services \YW:h.eld at 1. 1 great-grandchildren and 2 a.m. Friday, ~uly 22"at great-gr~at-grari'cichildren. · Barker-Leik Funeral Home,:

Funeral· servicesr~were Mulliken, with Rev. Pauli held Monday, July 2s;£f~:1~·30·~· Mergener officiating.· p. m. from the Sk"ffi'ner·~~ .Masonic graveside services 1 Funeral Chapel with -Rev. followed at Meadowbrook ' Paul Mergener officiating and Cemetery. interment was in·.· Rosehill ·Pallbearers were Dennis Cemetery. Casket bearers Barner, Merton Hager, w_ere Dennis and.· David Thomas Hart, . Wilbur Law, Lawhead, Donald K. Harris, Carl Rogers and Paul Way. Arthur Florine, Theodore Towns and Ronald Edwards.

7Asf11DROTHY B. RICH t·'t-2' Dorothy B. Rich, age 82,

' a former resident of Eaton Rapids, died Saturday even­ing, July 30~h ... at Port Charlotte .. Florida .. She was born in Indiana on Jan. 2, ' 1906. She was married to Earl Rich in 1927, who sur­vives. Mr·s. Rich. graduated

l from · Franklin College and

1 Michigan. State university. · She·· taught, English and

Journalism for a number of years in the Eaton. Rapids

, and Jackson school systems. · · She was a charter member of

the American Association of University Women, charter member and past president of Delta Kappa Gamma, a

, teachers honorary .• She was • a member of the· Eaton '· Rapids Methodist Church.

· .\ Mrs. Rich.is survived by , her husband, · Earl; a·

daughter, Rachel; a son, Thomas and his wife Dolores; 3 grandsons and 2 great­grandchildren.

F(oisiBELL SMfrH·i; Lois Elizabeth Bell Smith

passed quietly away on August 12, 1988 at · the Parkway Terrace . Nursing Home, in Wheaton, IL. Mrs. Smith was born in Wichita

. Kansas, on November·. 17'. 1885, the only daughter -of Andrew·M. and Elda M·. ;Bell. At an early age, however. her family moved to Eaton- Coun­ty, Ml where she grew up with .a brother, Samuel J. Bell. She become a teacher at the Perkey School, '·;;\,,· -----------. southeast of Charlotte and on Christmas, 1907 married . ANNA MAE MORGAN Elbert Earl Sinith at her Anna- Mae Morgan, 81 parents home. The Si:nith~ years of age, died Thursday, lived for 35 years on; a farm .. August 18 at Clinton near the Perkey School Memorial Hospital in St. before moving to 717 Hall Johns. She had lived at rural St., Eaton Rapids in· 1943., Crystal, Ml for the past 23 T~er'e w~re no. child[en of years. Mrs. Morgan was this marriage and Mrs. Smith born June 3, 1907 in Lan-V>'.as bereft of her husband by sing, daughter of Jay· and his death on June 14, 1945. Jennie Raymer. She worked Mr~. Smith continlled to in Eaton Rapids as book-res1de at 717 Hall Str~et until keeper fo~ Knapp . Grocery after her 100th birthday, and also many years parttime when . failing. strength for Penny's·: Department necessitated her . move to Store in Lansing. She and Parkway Home in October her husband, Harold who 1986. This -remarkable lady survives had been married served as a minister of the 57 years and the date of her Spiritual Epi_scopal Church in death was their anniversary. Eaton Rapids and Battle Also surviving is 1 Creek from 1962 µntil her · daughter, Mrs. Cynthia move to ll~inois in _1986.' :,· c~- . Roggqw of Puyallup, · · She 1s survived by a .Washington; 4 grandchildren·'

nephew, Ferris Andrew Bell and 5 great grandchildren. of Man.chester, MO as well Funeral services were as 2 nieces: Lois Elaine Macy held Monday,· August '22 and Geraldine Marie Morrill: from the Skinner Chapel with both of Wheaton, IL. Rev. David Secor officiating.

Mrs. Smith was laid to Interment .was in Rosehill rest beside her husband in Cemetery. Casket bearers Ros~hill Cemetery, Eaton were Montgomery Roggow, Rapids, MI on August 16 at 2 Martin Rennells, Rudolph run. S~h.ultz, Bernell. Morgan,

W1ll1am Straight and Roberr Raymer.

MICHAEL Rm~ANtfsfMANCHESTER · Michael Robert Frances E. Manchester,

"Mychal" Warner, age 24, 202 Diana St., Eaton Rapids died August 15, 1988 in passed· away Thursday, Lansing, Michigan. Born August 18, 1988 at her December 27, 1963 in Lan- residence. Mrs. Manchester sing, Michigan. Mycal was a was born in Randolph, 1982 graduate of The Eaton Nebraska November 4, 1904 Rapids High Sch9ol and and had lived in Eaton Rapids played varsity basketball. area for the past 50 years. Mycal has been deeply miss· She worked · at the Eaton ed by his family and friends Rapids Community Hospital these past few years. for 13 years and was head

He is survived by his housekeeper at the time of parents Robert & Jean her retirement. She was a Warner of Eaton Rapids, 1 very active member of St. brother Bruce and ·wife Peter Catholic Church, the Michaele of Houston, TX; 3 Alter Society and a ·member si?ters, Carole Warner of of the Eaton Rap1ds Senior Austin, TX, Patsy & Meg Citizens. Warner of Eaton Rapids; Surviving is 1 son and grandparents Carl and Helen daughter-in-law, James and Heinowski of Lansing and Mollie Manchester of Mason; several Aunts and Uncles. 2 daughters and sons-in-·

Private graveside ser- law, Beulah and Robert vices were. held. Contribli- Miller of Jackson and Lois lions· may be made to Camp and Richard Verhelle of Highfield, P.O. Box 98 Indianapolis, IN; 1 sister · Onondaga, Ml · 4.9264 in Marie Deeths of Northridge'. memory of Mychal Warner. CA; 9 grandchildren and 12

great-grandchildren . . Mass of the Christian

Burial was celebrated Tues­d.ay., 'August 23 at 11 a.m. with Rev. Father Alan Wakefield as the Celebrant. The Ro~fary was recited Mon­day eveping at 7 p.m. at the Skinner Funeral Chapel. In­terment was in the Bunker . Cem.etery. with David R. Mahchester, Martin D.,

. Gregory A., Charles D., Michael H. and Donald L. Miller_ active bearers, and Robert Coats and Steven Westen as Honorary bearers.

-;wsikf o. lufi~rt· i Gayle Diane Gutzki, age\

33 of Mt.;,Pleasant (formerly of· '·Eai6ri Rapids) ·:died 1

isepflimoer 9;'1988 iil,Ann , !Arb_9!? .Ml. She wa~:·born

1

1December 25, 1954·in·Lan-1si~MI. · ,"'', i 1 ~ ·.i Surviving are·"' "· her · parents: .. Kenneth E. ~and· i Baifara L. Gutzki, of Eaton j RaPffis; 2 brothers,'Gfeg M. G~tz~i of ~recke9ridge, Colorado and Doug R. ·Gutzki ana·1 wife Linda of' Holt; 1 sister, Kathleen M. Gutzki of Grand · Rapids and grand­mothers, Mrs. Edith Gutz-ki of Lansing and Mrs. Ethel Kraµss of East Lansing.

Funeral services will be Tuesday, September 13 at 2:30 1·p.m. at the Gorsline­Runciman Lansing Chapel with the Rev. J. Roger Wilson of Family Life Broad­casting, Mason, _Ml of" ficiating. Interment will be in

I Deepdale Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at

1 the funeral home beginning 1 Tuesday at 12:30 p.m.~ until I time of service. Those ·aesir-

1 ing may make contributions j

1 to the United Cerebral Palsy : ~ssociatio. n. in mell)ory ofj

s Gutzk1. · ·

r -----NOREEN K: TAFT#~ _ _MAXWELL LEASE--., ~ . Noreen K. Taft, age 52fc2° ·~~axwe11 .. ;-':',Max". w. 1 died September .16, 1988. at .. ·Lease·a·life''resident of Eaton, 1 the Ingham Me~1cal Hospital · Rapids .. die9 September 16, ! I after a long illness .. Born 1988 at his residence at the 1 · O~tober 6; 1936 in]refverse age of 75. Born:December 6, I City daughter of Ernest and : 191'2 the son of Charles and , Sallie (D~n.ahue) McGarry. ·· · .'Julia (Drake) Lease.· Mr.

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Surviving are 2 sons; Lease 'had retired ·in 1975 ,

I Mark and wife Laurie Taft of from the ·. Maintanence ' Pennsylvania ~nd Matthew Department ot' Oldsmobile.

jTa!t of S. Carolina, 4 .grand- Surviving are his wife, · 1 children; Mark & Eli~abeth Maxi~e; 2 daughters and 1

I Taft and Tyler and Mitchell sons-in-law; Marilyn and , Meaok, . mother Sallie Chuck Smith of Charlotte and ' ; ~cGarry of Eaton Rapids, 4 Linda and Ken Greenfield of. 1

sisters.; Joann Rogers of DeWitt, 2 sisters; Luella Hall i 1 Holt, Sandra a~d Robert of Eaton Rapids and Maxine 1

(Coats of Eaton Rapids, Susan Walsh of Albion, 1 brother; I McGarry and Rebecca Roscoe Lease of Alabama, 4 Mc~arry both of Eaton grandchildr.en and several I Rapids, 2 brothers; Mitchell nieces and nephews. · ' and Yvonne McGarry of Lan- , Funeral services were sing and Ste'phen and K~thy held Monday, September 19 McGarry. of Eaton Rapids, at 2 p. m.: from the Skinner several nieces and nephews. Chapel with the Rev. Paul

.Mass of the Christian Mergene'r officiating .. Inter-Bunal was conducted Mon- ment followed in the Rosehill day, September _19 at 1 O Cemet~ry: . Casket bearers a.m. _from. _the . St. .. Peter were:· Qaryl _Lease, .William

~ Catholic C~u,rch_ w.ith ·Rev.':.... Wa}sh,_: Biiyino~d ~!.Darden, 1 , ~r: . Allan Wa.~~!!eld oJ:.'.~;· . .0i3.lii?.~K~i_se_r.~:Qifr!,:~iilg and: 1 f1c1ating. Interment was, :!n.:·'.·'. :...B~.d.;~ac~~·t:J ~~mily suggests

t Oak woo~ Cemetery, Haml.1 n ' · thaFmem_· orial: contributions , To~nsh1p on the McGarry be :made to the ·Alzheimer's'

1 family plot. Rosary service· disease resea(ch_ of the Ann

1 was Sunday ~vernng at 7 Arbor Chapter. Envelopes are

1 p.m. at the Skinner C~apel.. · a~ail.able, "at ··'the Funeral Casket bearers were: Mark· Home:

j Taft, John, J.R., ··Philip, 1 ·--"-,-'-.-----

1Joseph and P~t~c_k_McGarry. J

8~A'iiRRIE L. STOHE·Y~/.3·~

. :Carrie'LOuise Storey; 215 I Alice St., Eaton Rapids died · ilursaay ,- Sept. 1,.1988 at

the·Medical Care Facility in ·'9hit1.Lotte. Mrs. Sfofey:'tw~s

. born November 25, 1913 in' Jackson, MI and ·was,p. life I

tiresident of Eaton: 'Rapids. , ; ~~e~was the daugh!ea2.f Ora I

; ·~and.Della Clark. He~lif~was, < · .. at>:housewife and<Zshe also

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·~ ~ rworked at . Davjasbn 's · ·....,,woolen Mill and Millers.

·;. ..;;: S_urviving is , .-1 , ; son, I "Wayne Wilbur of ve~staburg;

· fl::_brother, Joseph q13rkt ot j Eaton .Rapids; 2 aunts,~Mrs. -Vera~ West and' Mrs1~.,Ruth

· -- ·1Wci.lling and;•.··;;.·several cousins. .. ·

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~ Funeral services - were :h"eid_:saturday, s.e-pt~fnber .3; from the Skinner Chap!il with .

I Rev: Dennis · Perkin'l~::of-1· ficiating . and i~tern:iia_ iilNms in the . Roseh11l .i{iel'il'!::1&rY

1 Casket bea:ers.•w~e~if\~t>err/ I West; .. ...,81£.ha~ "VA'l.li~rt!i. , , Donald· Reese, L"~ -I Fulcher, Roger anQ • ; / ~ederlund. __ ._ · _____ .

r· ..... -TODDALAN BUCK:~ JFSSICA ANN MATHEwsl / · Todd Alan Buck, age 1 f--<_;;>· f3Jessica .Anri Mathews, ·• , of Eaton Rapids went to be Eaton Rapids, infant I

with his Lord, Sept. 20, · daughter of David & Sabrina 1988 in Lansing, Ml. He was Mathew's. Graveside services born February 25, 197-1 in were held Friday, Septemb~r Wyandotte, Ml. Todd .was a - 23, 1988 at the_ Rosehill

I -m~mber of The Grand Ledge C~metery, Eaton Rapids ~ith

I Church of God; atten. ded the Rev. Fr. Alan Wakefield Eaton Rapids ·High School of St. Peter · Church and was ari award winning officiating. -artist. The family was served by .

He was the beloved son the Shelly Funeral Home. . · J of Neal & Janie Buck of Eaton ______ --· _ ____ -- - --Rapids and' Kareri Vermillion Hattley of . Lineal~ Park, beloved brother of Tina, Tonia, David, Dale and ·Howard. Also surviving are his paternal grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. Howard C. Buck of Flat Rock; Maternal grand-mother Tina Franco of Dear-born;' Maternal Grandfather, Ralph· Vermillion of CA;

. Patneral Grear-grandmother -Florence Clayton · of _Flat Rock Maternal Great-grandmoth-er Loretta Vermillion; Maternal Great- '

· grandfather Joh.n B. · Ouellette; · ·several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and . ·cousins.

Funeral services- were held Friday, 2:00 p.m. at the Shelly Funeral Home, -Eaton

t Rapids with the Rev. John Thorn of the Church of God

I officiating. Interment Chapel_ Hill Memorial Gardens, Lan· sing. Casket bearers were David Vermillion, Howard G. Buck, David S. . Elston, i James Verlin, Franklin· L. Elston and ·Rusty Tyler. Those desiring may make I contributions to Sparrow Hospital 8 South.

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\A-~g'e' ?5, died~S.ept_~_fr.-

- · t h'"s resi­ber 16, 1~88 a·}'\ w'as dence .. Mr: L,~l!s~ smo­retired from ... ;Q_!~ <Phy I bile He is sury1v_~ , ••

2 . · ·r Maxine; 1 h!S WI e, •·(n:affd 1

ldaughters, Man Y.rc·;;~· ~ · • of, -uar-' Chuck Smith ..•. p,1,. --~

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d Lin<iail,anu lotte . an fleld''l-0 Ken Green . . . . :: DeWitt; 2 ·sister.~ •. Luella Hall oMEa~6~ , R 'ds • and IMi;tXIO '

ap1 b' n·i Walsh of. M 10 '

\brotlier, Roscoe._Lea_~-· of Alabama; 4 gran:i '

h·1dren and sever ' c i - ent.ews. nieces and !' _.... ill . Funeral services w 2 r be held Monday . at. I

m . from the $k111~er p .. ·. l Eaton. ;Rapids. Chape, ·· .. Visitation will be Satur-day and Sunday. Th~ I family suggests,t ~bhau

· l. conn -memona . •t Al-tions be .made:. o Mimer's Research of ~he ~nn Arbor. Ctiapter; ·, envelopes available at '•, the Funeral Home. )

:1~11.J,du ~ 1 i /tJ·J~/rfl~. ·. :. McKESSYi G~Yl:ORD i '. Eaton Rap!ds I- ::-.::,· I : ~·

·Age.· 19. tlied· October ·: 18, 1988 ·~at "the Eaton : County care Facility. - Mr. McKessy was life · : ~desidentdo,f. ~a,ton t-~~~d- 1 • 1 s an a· re ire I 1: farm~r. ~u~ivii;ig.iS'~{s

1 ; son, Gilbert; 2 brothers, 1 • Jerald .of Kalamazoo I ; and Garth of J. ackson; l · sister, Ruth Bush of • Scottsville, Mlt He was

preceded ·'in death in : 1974 by his wife, Mar­: guer·it.e·< an'd · ·sister,

BerniCe 'Bush in ·l981. ' Funeral'1 ·services will · be ·:rh'tirs(lay, · Ocfober '­

.: 20 . at 2 p.m: from the i Skinner.'Chape1;1 Eaton , Rapids.Visitation·· will · begin Wedpesday; 3:30 · p.m. For those wishing · a memorial contribu­

tion ·may -be made to · the 1oca:1 ll1,1marie soci­ety. t H' ...

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I DANIEL R. BEASOR~Bt'.'.: VERA MARIE EGAN I Daniel · RobenlllBeas~e: ? ·. ~Vera Mar'ie Egan, a life. age 69 of Eaton Rapids died residennif the Eaton Rapids

. September 30, 1988 in La~-; ..• ~ arei!,, died Sunday, October sing, Ml. ~~·ytas oorn,.Sept:.~~::2,;J988 at her home on Peck

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. 12, 1919·:'J1;J?Jo~ .. Ra. pip~:·:~~d~: ·~Mrs. Egal1. wa_s. _born . and was a mEfmt5er .of the · Oecember 20,"" ''1902 in Eaton Rapids· F.Trst-United Brookfield · --Township,·

: Methodist Church and. sang daughter of Jay and Mary

I. in the choir for 45 years. He Thuma. She, w.as_~~·,member i , was a Past President of the of the Methodist Church and 1

1 ' Eaton Rapids .Kiwanis Club· a member. of. the .Ame_ rican l I and retired from Oldsmobile . Legion Auxiliary'fof WWI,

I in 1982 after 33 years of ser- Harold Teeter.Post' 15. vice. Mr. Beasore served on Surviving are 2

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the ·City Planning Commis- daughters, Rachel Egan and sion and was a/ former. Ruth Mary Kikendall both of

I member of the Gideons. He Eaton Rapids; 1 foster son, 4 attained 1st .Lieutenant in the grandchildren, 14· great-

t U.S. Air~Fo_rc. e serving as a grandchildren, 1 great-

-pilot during WWII. ·great-granddaughter and 1 · · He is i survived by his. sister, Frances Tilford· of wife, Marie; 1 daughter, · Springport. Sandra J.~_easor_e .Shores _of · Visi~ation will be today, CA; 1 son~~Kenneth and wife Oct. 4 H\ the afternoon and Carol Beasor.e- of Eaton · evening . •at the Skinner

I Rapids;,_;. '2({lranp_sons; Todd C_hap~l~_.Jlli?Graves_ide .ser­Beasore~.!}.if Douglas Shores;· ~ices Wepa,~sday at 1 p~m. several.nieces and nephews.- m Oakwoocfr Cemetery with

I Furierafr. services·~ ... were the Rev. Lambert McClintfc

held Monday at 11 a.Ill~ from officiating'. Casket ·bearers

I the FirsfifUriited:-~Mettiodist . will be ·charles Kikendall, Churc~of Eaton R~pids with David Colestock, Thomas I the Rey. '.L~rry~fr.vine, ·Pastor Parsons, Robert Stapleton,

'\and Rev. ·Robertc Betts of- Clink Parsons and Mitchell ficiating. · 1nterriie.~was -.in Glenn. Memorial contribu-

1 Rosehill-cemetery, -Eaton tions may be made to the

I Rapids. M. ilitary . graveside Griffith· United Methodist · I services were ~pxovided,..by Church. J the Eaton Rapids).AmefJcan r----------'~-~· -- -~Legion Hqrold~ \~~ter. Pos't i 15. Those de·sinng may t make contributions. to ~the 1 Firnt UnitedLI Methodfst ·I Church or American Cancer Society. The

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\!:?~.,! Eaton Rapids ~ ·

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Age 83, died Octobe~ 3, 1988 In Eaton Rapids. Born October 20, 1904

I in Bunker Hill, Ml he I was a· ·former ciisttibii'- ·

. tor for. City Service for i the Eaton County area I for 42 years. He is sur-. vived by his wife,

Clara; l daughter, Mrs. Joseph ·(Jane) Scara­villi of Illinois; 2 sons, David R. Simpson of Virginia and Paul G. Simpson of Eaton Rap­ids; 6 grandchildren; 4 great grandchildren; l sister, Mrs. Edward Gay of Flori.da. Fu­neral services will be held Wednesda"y, 2 p.m. at the Shelly Fu-

' neral Home, Eaton

I Rapids with Elder Alger Keough, Pastor of the Lansing Seventh Day Adventist Church officlsi.ting. Interment will be at the Rosehill Cemetery, Eaton Rap- ! ids. The family .will I

· (' ~~~"''"" fr.iends Tues- [ t day, 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at f

~Ethe Funeral Home. ,

hose ·desiring may J m.ake c. ontributions to h,e Eaton Rapids Com-

1 munity Hospital.

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: LAWRilt.fvfrr RUTH MARY RASMUSSEN I Lawrence E. "Shorty" Ruth Mary Rasmussen\

,Hyatt, age_71, lif~_:re_si~~nt of (Pierce) age 74, formerly of Eaton Rapids, died Sunday, Eaton Rapids died Satu'rday,

. October 1.6, 1988 at the October 22, 1988 at her · ,Eato~ Rapids Community residence in Lansing. Mrs. 'Hospital. Mr. Hyatt was a Rasmussen had been a life I retired Businessman, first long member of the operating the Hyatt Egg Pro- Methodist Church and had

; duce on Main St. for over 40 been the church organist and : years then later operating pianist at Maple Grove , Shorty's Car Wash for over Methodist Church before it 15 years. He recently retired became part of Christ United , due to his health."Shorty was Methodist Church. I a r:nemb~r o.f th~ ~aton - Surviving are her hus- I Rapids Kiwanis Club, and band Keith, 2 daughters;

· had been secretary for the Ruth Ann and Janet ·M. ~lub for over 8 years receiv- Rasmussen all of Lansing, mg many club awards for his several'counsins, nieces and outstanding work. He was a nephews. member of the First Con- Graveside Committal ser­gregational Church and a vice,was conducted Monday ..

. member of the Masonic lodge October. 24 at 10:30 a.m. at 1

'63 F.& A.M., also a charter the Rosehill Cemetery in J : member of the local Jaycee Eaton Rapids with Memorial ! organization and a member. service 1following at 12:30 1

· ~f the Royal Order of Moose p.m. at Christ United I · in Mars.hall. Methodist Church in Lansing ' , He 1s survived by his wife with .the Rev. Joseph L. I

of 49 years, Ruth; 3 Spackman and Rev. Jim I children, Norman and wife Walker officiating. For those I

·Pat of Eaton Rapids, Janet wishing memorial contribu- , i_ and husband Jamie Davidson tions may be made to either of Garden City;~NY and the United Metho_dist Church

1Richard and wife·~enny of . of Eaton.:-·Rapfds·;. or Christ ,Ro~kford, Ml,. "~"~grand- UniteCl Methodist Ch'urch Joi- 1

1ch1ldren, 4 sisters; Myrtle ly Rd., Lansing, envelopes · 1 May of Eaton Rapids, Lorene_ are available at the Skinner , 1Smiley of Portland, Ml, Funeral Home. ' ·Millicent Meek of Texas and .Judy Ewing of Iowa, 1 1 brother; .Boy Hyatt ,Jr. of , IColorado ]nd seveJ_al nieces and nep9ews. 1!4.\. .

Funeral · services\ were held wTne'sday, \b"ctober 19 1

ati,:2·p(m~ from.@l: . .§kinner 1

1Ctiapel'tvith4he1Rev;.:steven -

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Erkel offfci~hng~;; ·Masonic graveside .service followed .in the'Rosehill Gemetery•by•_ the I Eaton Rapids Masonic Lodge · with .Viet.or Alt .~s# ,Chaplain. I Casket ' - bearerS,:t .. a;were ,

I nephews; Jim, Jerry and Jon _ Lane, Ja.mes tl~n9_n~_M~r­' vm May and Roger MC:Kes~y.

I For those wishing a memorial contrib~tion may ~e .[ll~~~Jg 1

,the First· Congregational ~

J Church in merti'o(y of Shorty.~

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r~ ~e~·~-d .~ . OUYE F .. GREINER

OliVe F. Grei'rrnr.:.;age 80 l of E?~n\Rapiq~eg ;.s.atur- \ ! day, October 22, 1988 at the

Eaton Rapids· Community Hospital'. Miss Greiner was born in Weare Twnp:, Hart, Ml on March 14, 1908. She graduated ftom Hart - High I School in 1925 and attended ' Deeanna County-Normal and i taught in.the rural Deeanna I schools for 3 years. Then later graouated from Western

-Michigan Teachers College -and taught in the Eaton 1

\ Rapids grade schools from ; 1931-1970. She was a member of the Eato_n Rapids I

. ~e"tired 'Teachers ~'Associa- \ t1on, U&I Club, A.A.U.W .

, and the Eaton Rapids· Com- ' _ munity Hospital Auxiliary- 1

• 1 Life member. t _;o- -

Surviving are 1; sister, Marie E. Hansen of -Eaton : Rapids, brother-in-law, J.

1 Edgar:.Stong of Muskegon, sisters-in~law, Agnes Greiner(.

' of Hart-and Eileen Greiner of Saranac and over 80 ·nieces! and nephews. · ~

- Mass of the. Christian ' ' Burial will be today, Tues::'

day,. October. 25; at 2:30 p:m. ·from the ·st.- Peter

. Catholic .. Church· ,with Rev .. - . - '"' . I

Fr.: Alan · J.~:~··-~ak~f1eld1 officiating. Rosary was, re.cited :Monday~eve.11ing at 7 -p.m.~ at·theoSkinner Funeral . Home. 1~wmen1 wiU follow\ mass m thee: •Rosehill Cemetery~ -·Eaton - Rapids. Casket· ibearers are: Cliff · Kibiloski,~ B~b .. K_irkpatrick, 1 Paul S1mps9n .• _- Wayne : Holmes; Ed Sta·nkowitz and

I, Nelson-.Maiville°i-'A~memorial 1

1 c~ntribu!iP!1 may be made to j either the ·st. PeJ~r Catholic .

i Church ~rkth~t Eatgn Rapids 1 1 Community - -. .,, Hospital, , I envelopes are.available at the ;

Funeral Home. 1 ~----------- -- _ ___J

; ~6-"l~t(if l I Harry G. Miller, 503' 1 Osborn St., Eaton Rapids,

died Saturday, October 29, 1 1988 at the St. Lawrence­f Dimondale Nursin"'g Care : Facility. Mr. Miller was born 1 in Eaton Rapids, son of ~ 1 George and Malide (Smith) ·

Miller, and·was .a life long I resident:-~ He1 w~s. ~~ metal , finisher,. self~employed, also I

1 for the Hathaway Body Shop , i and retiring from the Allied: 1 Products ·Corp. He was a 1 I member of the Eaton Rapids I I Congregational Church and ~ 1 was a Past Noble Grand and 1

Life Member of the Eaton I Rapids IOOF 114. . ~:

Surviving are 7bisi wife, Elizabeth; 1 son, Kenneth of Westerville, OH; 5a:!.close friend of the family,:: Mrs. Doreen Y(Cook) Clark of Masoi\"t grandchjld ren, ·Tari Putte.ftiaugh and. Dr. Ran,dy Miller· of Westerville, OH,. Betsy .. Ann Stark of Sun- ; nyvale, CA and Daniel P. Miller of Lafayette, CO and 7 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held today, November 1 at 2 ~ p.m. from the Skinner I Chapel with Rev. Steven

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. Erkel and Rev. Paul

.. Mergener officiating. IOOF 1

: services followed. Interment I :. was in the. Rosehill \ f Cemetery. Casket bearers \ I were neighbors: Neil Rogers, I 1

1 Robert Norris, Donald and Michael Stanley, · Clifford j

! Dawson I and Norwood 1

· Durbin. F.br those wishing j i memorials! may be made to ~ the Eaton .Rapids Congrega- J ltitmal Church.

lvERN-A. ciNEov~df.#~AYNARo c. coArs .VerrfA. Canedy of Eaton May.nard rC. Coats, age .

Rapi~s: ~geJ3 died_ Friday, · 7!, life :ti[Tle area resident, 1

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November:-4;~:1988. in Eaton died Saturday, ~November 5, '· Rapids'. H·e'was a member of. 1988 at•..'the.: Eaton··,Rapids 1

the Eafon)faplOs'·Fi(st un.itect· Communify'. HospifaL Mr. ' Methodist Church,: a fo·rmer . Coats .was born· Feb. 27, m.emQer: pf..':fhe Board ,o( J 911 · .'[n Brookfield · Jjustees:· a·nd: a member -;OJ· ,Jownship,,son of Frank and

. the Eaton :'.Rapid.ss:'KiwanJ.r~. ,~at.~eryn ~Coats.· H.e: ·was Club..-'Vern ·was employed,for'' re1ired from:.Warner:-Swarey 42 .years; by the u .. ~; Postal Corporation in Lansing. He ·· Service as a railway mail was a member of the Robbins . clerk·, After.· refirem_ent he United Methodist Church. , was .employed .aLMSU for 4 Surviving .. are his wife, 1

years. c _ Arlene; 3 sons, . Gary of ' . Strrviiiing are his wife, Leslie, Richarg.and ,Alan both

Myrtle; 1 daughte·r and son- of Mason; 1 brother, Leon of in-law Jeanette and Luman Charlotte and 7 Slade of Lawrenceburg, IN; grandchildren. 2 grandchildren, Eric Slade Memorial services will be of Clemson, SC and Karen held today, November 8 at 2 Slade of Dayton, OH; step- p.m. from the Robbins mother, Mable Canedy and 2 . United Methodist Church stepbrothers, Lute and with Rev. Jim Mitchum Wayland Hartenburg all of officiating. The family sug­Eaton Rapids. gest for those wishing,

Funeral services will be memorials be made to the today, Noverhoer 8, 1988 at Robbins Church. Arrange-11 a. m. at the Eaton Rapids ments were by the Skin_ner First Untied Methodist Chapel. _· ___ ~- -~

. Church with the Rev. Larry ~ · · ' Irvine, Pastor and Rev.

Robert Betts officiating. In­terment will be at Deepdale Memorial Park. Casket bearers are: Don Wordell,

' Charles Wurdock, Ivan : Karas,· Gerald Gillett, Dale . Arnold and Douglas Slade.

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Honorary bearers are his ·• friends and neighbors. Those / desiring may make contribu- ·. tions to the Eaton Rapids 1

First United, Methodist ,

Lihurch. The Family .was • erved by the Shelly Funeral j ome. . 1 -~ ~~-~- --- --~ ..........

~EN FANCHER·3 r 1 I Helen Fancher, age 70 of 1

l Eajo~~~api9s\.dle9 November 9;;1988'(jn'Gtiarlotte. Born March~~~1. '"1918 in Round-head! OH: ·she1 was ·a Past Nciole!Gran'dr'ofthe'Sunshine

I Rebekah Lodge·:f4t of Eaton Rapiffs · anc:Ffrmifmber of the

I A'to ·z. Club WEaton Rariids. Mrs:"Fancher''"was prec1..·ded in death ·· byit1her grand-

1 datigliter, Ka'ren"VJTyler and ~ I sdn:in-law, Gerald Reeve. 1

I ~,:~~e is su.r~yed by her l hustiand M 1les H.; 3 :

I daughters Mrs. Dolores : Ree've of Lansing, Mrs. 1 · Robert (Edith)"'Hamilton of TX., Mrs. David (Billie) Owen of ·~Eaton Rapids; 1 son, Harold A. and wife Jeanie of Eaton Rapids;-~ 17 grand-children, 3 · great-grand-children. ·

-Funeral services were held Saturday, Nov. 12 at 1 p. m. at the Stielly Funeral Home with ttle~Rev. Paul Mergener officiating. Inter­ment was l'fat 1fi Munge·r Cem!l1ery Eatoff:~apids Twp.

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· Casket bearers were her ·1

, grandsons: Gregory Reeve, i · I Thomas Reeve, Eric Reeve, Robert: Hamilton, Jr., Russell

1! Hamilton and Todd Steele. . Honorary casket ·bearer was I Rici<: 'Hamilton. T.hose desir-1 ing may mak~ conf~ibutions i ~ the American Cancer ~ociety.· __ _

'ORD EN, LORENCE L.

ast Lansing

ormerly of ) I ·It! -''ilt

E~n Rap~ l,. • • f ~~asbor~~ ust 8, 1906 in

uskegon, Ml, and died November 16, 1988. She was former owner of New Method and ABC Dry Cleaners of Lansing and was a member of Lansing Business Women's As­sociation. She was pre­ce~ed in death by her husband, Howard C. (1963); sons, Darwin D. (1987) and Ronald B. Worden (1985); sister, Josephine Dam­schader; and brother, Francis F. Pappin. Sur­viving are her daugh­ters-in-law, Donna R. Worden and ·Diane Green; grandchildren, Jeffrey D. Worden, Mark F. Worden, Beth A. Worden, Kimberly J. Heniser, Darwin D. Worden Jr., Holly L. Watson, Darwin B. Worden and Michael R. Worden; great grandchildren, Erin Bolens, Lindsey and Sam Worden, and Ni­cole Heniser; several nieces and nephews; dear friend and sister­in-law, Ardyth L. Pap­pin. Graveside services will be held 1 p.m. Fri­day at Maple Hill Cem­etery in Cadillac, MI. For those wishing, con­tributions may be made to the Al­zheimers Foundation or American Cancer Society. Arrangements by the Tiffany Funeral Home.

WILBUR, LORNA L.

Eaton Rapids

Age 65, died Wednes­day, November 23, 1988 at a Lansing hos­pital. She was pre­ceded in death by her brother, Winfield Shep­ardson. Surviving are her husband, Wendell; daughter, Terry and husband, Carroll Rich­ardson of Eaton Rap­ids; sister, Francis Chappell of Jackson; brother, Sheldon Shep­ardson of Rives Junc­tion; 2 grandchildren, Lori Fagan of Charlotte and Bill Richardson of Eaton Rapids; and 2 great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Monday, No­vember 28, at 2 p.m. from the Skinner Fu­neral Home, Eaton Rapids. Visitation will be Saturday and Sun­day from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.

LULA F. SPEEf9'~ Lula (Lela) F. Speer of ..,_)

Eaton Rapids died Novembe;Jcr1 24 , 1988 in Ellenton , FL . She was born Sept . 3D, 1903 in Whittaker, Ml. Mrs. Speer was a member of the Harold ~eeter Unit 15 American Legion Aux ., the Sunshine .Rebekah Lodge 142 in which she served a term as Noble Grand , and a member of the Senior Citizens Rocking Chair Deserters. She was preceded in death by her husband Homer (Retl) Speer and. 1 daughter, Loa Jean Dutcher of Lansing .

She is survived by 4 daughters; Mrs . Henry (Velma) Croze of Ellenton , FL , Mrs . · Duane (Fay) Lawhead of Suwanne, FL , Mrs. Sam (Lois) Marion of Trenton , FL , Mrs. David (Marion) Finch of Traverse City ; 1 son , Dr . Ronald Edwards of Lansing ; 1 step­daughter, Mrs . George (Maxine) Warner and 1 step­son, Dale Speer both of Eaton Rapids ; 17 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; 1 sister, Mrs . Rose Max of

· Grand Ledge. Funeral services were

held Monday, 1 p.m. at the Shelly Funeral Home with Rev. Paul Mergener of­ficiating. Memorial services provided by the Rebekah Sunshine Lodge 142. Inter-ment was at Rosehill Cemetery Eaton Rapids. Casket bearers were Steven Finch, Michael Croze, Robert Edwards~ William Stanton, Rick Boyd, David Lawhead. Those desiring may make contributions to the Eaton Rapids Community Hospital in memory of Mrs. Speer.

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Bessie Valusek, age 94;1.,i Mrs; Elsie Olney, age 88, died Friday December 2, of Mesa, ,Arizona, formerly of 1988 at' the St. Michigan~tdi?d;on Novem~er Lawrence/Dimondale Nurs- 22, 1988Trin~·Mesa: Mi[S. ing Home where she had Olney and her ~usband Llyle been a resident for the past moved to Mesa in 1957 from 17 years. Mrs. Valusek was Michigan. She was an ac-a daughter of Frank. and count~nt_for Elson Ha_rdware Elizabeth (~inik) Volek, bo~n Store 1~~Ap~cne Junction, AZ February , 23, - ··1894 .. in and retired 1n· 1957. S.he ~as Podebrady, Czechoslovakia. a memqer of Fel!owsh1p Bible Mrs. Valusek· came •-to the BaptistChurch in Mesa, and United States· in 1926 at the the Eastern Star. ;:ige of 12. Th~ family.,.settled . M rs_: .. Qlney _is syi.Y.ited by ·1

in Antigo, :i--Wisconsin for 2 a sister, Lulu Shaw of~~attle I years and. later moved. to Creek,. Ml. Sever~.1. '!1eces 1

! Detroit then,Owosso and then and nephews and _several r Grand Blar:i~. ·She then mov- grand nieces and· nephew~. i ed to Eaton .Rapids in July of Mrs. Olney was preceded in

11971 to be· closer to her death by _her. husba_nd Lyle, family. ___ .. ~ and:3:~rothers; Roy; Guy and

Surviving -~re her ,,son Ole Cart~r...... .. _... . and daughter-in-law,. Eart,J. ;§~r.vic!Js. '!Jere ~ h~Jd on~ and L. Fern Moore of Eaton Friday, November "25' at 2 \ Rapids; 2", grandchildren, p.m .• a.LCh_apel .of-;Prayer Stanley E. Moore of Lansing Funeral ~ome, . lO~.,N.: :..56.th and Joan Adams of Grand St., Mesa, . AZ~· Memorial Ledge; 4 great-grandchil- contributions· are .. suggest~d dfen, Jeffery and Scott to be donated to Fellowship Moore and Daniel and Kristie Bible Baptist Church, 1402 Foutch; 1 brother, Frank N. Bush Highway, Mesa, ·volek of Owosso and sisfe{. Arizona 85205. __ . Mary_ Reed of East ~ansingl ,,-- - -- - ·- -----land~ many nieces · ahd I nephews. . ·: ·"'• ,. ·'-. , f Funeral mass was recited 1Monday, · Dece'mtie~. 5. :a1 · ~1 ip.m.~:at tDe Skjri'rier Fuhef~I Homf''by . Rev .. Jr .. ,;'.Al.a_n Wakefield., Interment. follow­ed in' G_fiape1:~-Hill Merrfofy 1Garde.M,;;,"_L_ajlS'ing ·: -.. Ca:§°ket 1bearers .. were grand- -and )great-grandsons: Stanley 1

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ryloore, Scott and Jeff Moore, .Daniel Foutch and Lynn t\d~rl]S. __ '----~-- -

f ~R~ ~~ stR~~G·-. Richard C. Strang, age

I 59 died November 30, 1988 in Eaton, ~~pids:. tie was born

l Oct.1:.A2, .1.929 ,- in Eaton Rapids. Mr. .Strang,. retired from·Oldsmobile· in 1984 and served inthe·U.S.·Army.

1He is~ survived .by his wife~ :Betty; 2 daughters, ·sh'eila .:Galvin and .1Peggy S!(aiig: '2!'.sons, Michael and Jeffery.· .;Strang; 4.;! gra"nd­chlloreii :·"' mother, 1'Augusta strarig aha one brother Keith

. Strifng'all of Eaton Rapids. ' -·Funeral services were

.. held'Friday, Dec. 2 ,~1988 at 1 p.m. at the Shelly Funeral

. Home with the Re\/.- George H. Rutgers of the First Bap-_

· tist Church of Eaton Rapids

officiating. Interment was .~at I Rosehill Cemetery, Eaton Rapids. Those desiring may make contributions to the American Cancer Society in honor of Richard Strang. -·------- --

- .... -- - -~ - -- 1 f;¥"deWAlNE W. SWAN /;z :13~1 ! _ Wayne W. Swa~ age 82 ' • of Eaton.- Rapids, died Dec. I f 11, 1.@.~~,J~Q •• f.a!on.,R~pid~. 1 . Born §ep!-; ~-'·· '1906 in I - Bfookfreld:towns_n1p, Ml. Mr..\ ' s·wan retireo~after 50.•years

ot farming. ·-~ .t 1 . • .; He is-survived by his son I i · Robert ·ff •Swan, hi_i:~g!an~- 1

. son Michael D. S~an ·and his I .brother·Russell E. Swari all of !

- "'EatQn-Rapids. ·~ . j : I:. ·.:Wu~eral~services: will· be .. } >w~dnesday";_Dec. 14, 1988 i , 2p.m. at the Shelly.funeral I

I Home;with the Rev . ." Steven 1

l L. Erl<et~ ~astor of .!~e. First I Congregat1onal· Church of

; Eaton Rapids offjc!atinQ.

I Interment will be av~oseh~ll Cemetery~ The fa11_11IY7 will

l receive friends today; De.c. 13 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the funeral home. ·

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l~~~fcf-~ ! Kazmir J. Serwack, age , I 70 of Eaton. Rapids died :

1 December 14, 1988 in Eaton · Rapids. He ~ born March

I 2, 1918 in Lansing, ·Ml. Mr. I Serwack was a member of 1 the First United Methodist I Church· of Eaton Rapids. He f retired . from Oldsmobile in r 1978 after 32 years of ser­I vice and served ·in the U.S. , Army during WWII.

He is survived by his wife ~-----~--;~--;;i~-gfl _ __, June.c~; 1 daughter, ~o M. , , BESSIE G BOUTS . Bannister of Eaton Rapids; 1 ·

• · son, Roger L. Serwack of : .1 Bessie G. Bouts age 78 of . Pensecola, Fl and 5 · Eaton Rapids died December grandchildren. 114, 1988 in Charlotte~ Ml. Funeral services were · I She was born April 6, 191 O held Saturday, December 17, ' in Eaton Rapids. Mrs. Bouts 1988 10:30 p.m. at the ; was a member of the Exten- First United Methodist !

sion Club and a long time Church with the Rev. Larry 1

· member of TOPS. She was Irvine, officiating. Interment '. preceded in death. by her was at Rosehill Cemetery. . husband Roy in 1982. Casket bearers were: Craig ,

. · She is. survived by 2 Bannister, Frederick Ban- ; · daughters, Mrs. Richard nister, Jr., Roger Lee ' (Anita) Whiting of Saginaw Serwack, Jr., James Kazmir · · and Cindy Bouts of Eaton Serwack, Joseph William

Rapids; 2 sons, Leroy and Dale, Jr. and Troy William · wife Beverly Bouts and Roger · Dale. Militaroy graveside ser-

. and wife Betty Bouts both of vices - were provided by ·

. Eaton Rapids; 9 · grand- American Legion Post 15. ,· children;· 11 great-grand- The family was served by the · children; 1 great-great- Shelly Funeral Home of Eaton •

great-grandchild; 2 sisters, - Rapids. · Margaret Pearson of, Mason ,,.-·--

& Luella· Finch of Eaton ' · Rapids; several. nieces and ·. nephews. · Funeral services ·were · held Friday, December 16, ·. 1988 at 2 p.m. atthe Shelly

Funeral Home with the Rev. ! Paul Mergener officiating~ . Interment was at Oakwood '· Cemetery, . Hamlin Twp. i Casket bearers were.Zachary : Bouts, Steve Whiting, Mike. 1 Whiting, Jim Whiting, Allan ', Pearson & Phillip Pearson. 1

1 those desiring may • ma_ke I c~ntributions to Alzheimer's i

1 Disease. · -~ --~

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I DONALD.Wl"CRANDALL~.;it;'l.ENDEJ.L.J!. !NDERSON • Donald W~ Crandall, 84 \ . ~Wendell~Hr Anderson,

' of Petoskey died Decerliber age.J51 of_E51ton Rapids died1 13, 1988 at the Emmett Dec'ember·21, 1988 in Eaton: County Medical Care {acffity. RaP,'ids. He was born' in Harbor""Sprfhgs::.Mr. Cran- February·•~ 22,·~1:1937~ in ~all w~s~ifo~n.r~ept. 6, 1904 Ch~rl¢tt~, M 1:. ~.(: An~er~on, in Eaton Rapids, 'the son of' was an instructor'at ~ansing 1

C!?~e ap,d Nor'l, .lG~!,nn.ell) · por,Timunity' ·:.College and 1

CL?Ailall.~~He att~,0deg{E~10~.~ preyiously;~·.taug.ht at thei Rap1as High School"where he Eat~.n Rapids, ~!gQ School. was a star athlete and He•was a past president of'

' graduated in 1924. On Dec. the Model T Ford Club 27 he; .married, the former International. .-: . : Frances Berdeske in Eawn He is survived by his. Rapids. They have made wife, Betty A.; 4 5ons, David, their home in Petoskey for & wife' Lisa of Big Rapids,•

' the past 62 years. Mr. Cran- Marvin of Eaton· Rapids,~ dall was a member of :he Michael. of Big Rapids and · Durand Lodge 344 -F&AM of Harry of Eaton Rapids; 2 Petoskey. He wa:::: a retired sisters, Sandra McDonald of; State of Michigaifemployee. Charlotte and Elaine Hansen•

Survivors · include his of Climax, i wife; 3 daughters, and sons- Funeral services were in-law, Donna and Lewis held Friday, December 23 at' Watkins of ·'Carp La1-<e, 2:00 p.m. · at the· Shelly:

1 Wanda and· Dale Graham of Funeral Home. Rev. David, Petoskey and' Virginia and Stephens of the United.

· Carl Allerding ·of . HarJor Pentecostal Church of Lans-1 Springs;" :2 .,.; sons and ing officiated. Interment was1

1 .daughters-in-law, Rot•ert at Clarence Center Cemetery ' and Alice ,· Crandall of Springport, MI. Casket · Petoskey and:-dames and bearers were Jim Burkwalt:

Bonnie Crandall of Levering; Tom Burkwalt, Tom Fairles,1

.1 17 grandchildren, 20 great- Chester Firman, Charles C. grandchildren·;Y-"3 brothers Sims and Randall C. Sims.-~ and sis,ters.~in~l~w, Joseph and April Crandall of Denver, . CO, Claude.}bd Bess Cran- ' dall of Charlotte, Ml and Douglas arid Lee Crandall of 1

, Wheatridge,. CO; 1 . sister, Bessie Crandall of Mason,·MI and several nieces and

' nephews. Graveside services were

: held Decemb~r 14, atr1.0:30 1

i a.m. at · Greenwood · Cemetery, Petoskey'. ·- The Rev. Robert Kyser of the First Presbyterian Church - in Petoskey officiated. ... The

, familyP;5.uggest . }T1!lm,Erial contributions be made to, the i

. charity of- choice.:.., ~-~,nj,r'al 1

arrangements were han·dled I by the Sc hi.lier ... Funeral , Chapel of Harbor Springs. ~----- ____ __.______ -----.--- -~_____;

~--~~--- - -- -. --- ------, 1! .. ·-~ STANLEY A. MO~ROW~ORENCE E. MC KESSY I

Stanley A .. rv:iorrow! 8fX Flqrence E. McKessy age I

years ,,qt age_, _died, Friday, 69 of Eaton Rapids died 1

Dec.emoer- 16 at the, Eaton December _ .14 1988. Shej RapidsfCommunity Hospital, was born November 2 1919' after !a-· short illness. Mr. in Eaton Rap1as -rw~-. She.I

, . Morrq~ was bo~n . in was employed for 25 years I

Vestaburg, Ml and had lived with the Davidson Woolen I

at thejr farm home on Barnes. Mills and retired from i Rd. for th_e past 51 y~ars. He Michigan Packaging Co. ! was a retired Machinist from·· Mrs McKessy is 'surviv- 1

1. F~deral Drop Forge in _Lan- ed by ·2 daughters,, Mrs., I sing ~nd f~rmer, .a m~mber Reuben (JoAnn) _ Gre·en of, , of the National Die Smk~rs Eaton Rapids arid-: Barbara ! Assoc. and a founding-- Meirndorf of Mason; 4 member of th~ N.R.A. He grandsons and 1 great-was preceded in death by a grandson. • •• grandson, Steven Morrow Funeral service's were and 2 great-gran.dchildren_ held Saturday, Decen'fber 17 .~ D~nny a~d. Amy Smit~. . 1988 at 1 p.m. at the· Shelly,

Surviving are. his ~1fe, Funeral Home with the Rev.1 i Edna; son ~nd wife, Robert Paul Mergener officiating.'. ' and Lorraine ·Morrow of Interment was at- Rosehill 1

I Eaton. Ra~ids; 5 .. daughters Cemetery: Casket bearers! 1 and · •.· rnejr · husbands: were Lawrence· Meirn-dorff \ r Gera!dine and Louis Smith of Sr., Lawrence . Meirndort'.

I Ma~1stee, Betty and Br.uce Jr., Linton Davidson, George!, Smith of Eaton Rapids, Hilliard, Ralph Stoner and\ Thelma and Jac_k, Leece of Daniel Francis. -Those desir-,

J Lansi~g. ~arol and. Stanley ing may make contributions\

\

8~11--:: of _Eaton :. Rapids and to the Ingham Co. Medical I ll~da and Ernie . Warner of Care Facility Therapeutic ·Ji Appleton, WI; 19. grand- Activities Fund

I children; 26 great-grand- 1- - ---- --~--1 children ·.and 2 great-great- 1

J grandchildren: · · · _;, ... s~~~!.fl . sery~s were i held'· Sunoay, December 18 i trJim the Skinner Funeral \

' Home with Rev.. Richard .

\ Bullock of the 'Millet Bible I C!iurch, z~a.'nsiilg ·officiating. 1 Grandsons James and Tom Smith, TirffJMBrrow :·Mathew O'Neill, James Bell and Scott Warner''were ·casket bearers with Reg_ .and·· Rick. Smith,

. David Bell ·and Pat O'Neill as \. _HQnorary Bear~rs_,_ _

---- -- ~--~---~- .. £~.;:r·!~ , . · HAROLD L. CONVIS, SR. · Harold.•;L~'IConvjs, Sr., age 89 , Jorme[ly~ of Eaton

I Rapid§• _ "~i.eg ~- Friday,

I December ?3. ·• 1988 in ! Tampa, FL. He was born s~pt~we,r · .6 .. J899 in P1tsfora; MI. Mr. Convis was a veteran of. WW I a life

. member' of the Eafon Rapids Masoiiic Lodge ·53 and a retired --employee for Auto j Own'ers• Insurance Co. He 1

. was preceded in death by his·j I first :·wife, ·Flossie in 1°972 I and wife.Maxine in 1980. ' ' . Sur.viving · are his 3 j ·child'r'~'-'~; daughter, Bette I and hBsband Jerry Emede of : Charlotte; 2 sons, William 1 and wife Polly Conv_is of 1 Novato, CA and Harold L. ~ Convis, Jr. of Tampa, FL; ~ sister, Grace and husband ~ Jerry Cade of Holt; 13 grand-1 children and 16 great-1 grandchildren. 1 Masonic Funeral service I will .be Wednesday,

December 28, 1 :30 p.m. at l the Skinner Funeral Home 1

1

' with Donald K. Harris as I Chaplain. Burial will.be in the 1

1 Rosehill Cemetery with Victor · 1 Alt giving the • committal 1 ; service. Casket bearers are 1

I masonk brofher"s; Max I

I Wi!liarns, Harb.~C'E· .. Richard : I r~J!!2~~y- 11.-_0rr, Dou,]· . Bo~l<~_,9d•11f.a.ncl_F Stanley . Phinney. -~ ':

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;(~jfo::tz ~;NNIEV.

//,l. ·cl'i' ·tit! Eaton Rapids

Age 87, died Tuesday, December 27, 1988 at a Lansing hospital. Mrs. Holmes was preceded in death by her son, El­ton Dale in 1945; and husband, Hiram Dale in 1987. Surviving are her son, Leo and wife, Judy of Holt; 2 sisters, Mrs. Martha Benton of Gobles and Mrs. Fan­nie Price of Stock­bridge; l brother, Leonard Battin of Gobles; 4 grandchil­dren; 2 step-grandchil­dren; and l great grandson. Funeral ser­vices will be held Fri­day, December 30 at 2 p.m. from the Skinner Funeral Home, Eaton Rapids. Visitation will be Thursday from 7-9 p.m. For those wishing, memorial contribu- · tions may be made to the First United Meth­odist Church, Eaton Rapid~ or1 the Ameri-can t;ancer Society. Envelopes available at the Funeral Home.

DAVIDSON, CHRISTOPHER (CHRIS)

Eaton Rapids

Age 84, died Thursday, December 29, 1988 at an Ann Arbor Hospital. He was born August 14, 1904 in Odom, Lancast­ershire, England. His father came to the United States when Chris was a baby to

~~~· / ~~/O?·.i'l.Y~ join his ther in thcf' ·~hris. was always ac­wool b ness Young live in communitv af­Chris and his mother fairs. Served on"- the followed a year later. United Methodist The Horner Brothers Church Board, was who knew Bill David· president of the son wanted Chris's fa· Kiwanis, and very ther to come to Eaton much enjoyed his fam­Rapids. After being ily. Survtvlng are his with the Homer's, he wife, Evelyn; twin wanted his own mill daughters, Jean Tre­like his father had in !oar and Joan Treloar E'.ngland and the Da- and youngest daughter, v1dson Woolen Mills Evelyn Schneider; 8 was established in grandchildren; and a 1920. '!Vhen Chris was sister, Annie Allan. fresh out of school, he Preceding him in death had his own band and were 3 younger broth­sang over the radio. ers, John, William and The name of the band Alexander. Funeral was the 7 Kings of Syn- services wlll be Mon­capation. Then· his fa- day at 2 p.m. at the ther thought it was Shelly Funeral Home time to come into the Eaton Rapids. Th~ mill. After his father family will receive died, Chris became friends saturday and president of the John Sunday from 7-9 p.m. B. Davidson Woolen Memorial contribu­Mills until the mill tions may be made to burned in 1969. That the Eaton Rapid First was the last of the United Methodist woolen mills in Michi- Church. Envelopes will gan. He was married to be available at the Fu· Evelyn Winder in 1928. neral Home.