Local Obituaries
Shirley Ann Gearhart
Nov 26, 2014
Shirley A. Gearhart, age 76, of Charlotte, MI died Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014 at the Eaton Community Palliative Care. Shirley was born Oct. 30, 1938 in Lansing the daughter of Elgin and Vida (Fisher) Cotton and was a life resident of Charlotte. She was a semi-retired Accountant being employed by Crandell Brothers Trucking and also H & R Block...
Harold G. Sloan
Nov 25, 2014
Harold Glenn Sloan of Charlotte, died Tuesday November 25, 2014 at Masonic Pathways in Alma, MI. Harold, 98, was born June 16, 1916 in Olivet, Michigan to Ila and Glenn Sloan, the younger of 3 children, Ruth (Ed VanVleck) and Martha (Ed Preston). Harold lived his entire life around Charlotte and Bellevue and graduated from Charlotte High School with...
Jacob Willis Russell
Nov 24, 2014
Jacob Willis Russell of Charlotte, MI, age 84, died Monday, November 24, 2014 at the Eaton County Medical Care Facility where he had been an active resident for more than 16 years. Mr. Russell was born August 31, 1930 in Antwerp Township of Van Buren County, Michigan the son of Willis Irving and Mary M. (Plowfield) Russell. He was...
Bernadine Leota Waterbury
Nov 16, 2014
Bernadine Leota Waterbury, 92, of Dimondale, formerly of Olivet, went to be with her Lord and loved ones early Sunday, November 16, 2014. She was born November 4, 1922 in Mason, Michigan the daughter of Claude Samuel and Alta (Franklin) Leseney, attended Dimondale Schools and graduated from Holt High School. Was a member of the Olivet Congregational Church and...
Marjorie Mae Hansen
Oct 22, 2014
Marjorie M. (Linsley) Hansen of Nashville, MI, formerly of Charlotte, age 91, died Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014 at the Oak View AFC Home, Hastings after an extended illness. Mrs. Hansen was born Feb. 28, 1923 in Kalamo Township of Eaton County the daughter of Earl M. and Esther (Damm) Linsley. She had been mainly a homemaker but previously had...
Richard G. Manning
Oct 22, 2014
Richard G. Manning of Charlotte, formerly of Grand Rapids, age 83, died Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014 at his residence after an extended illness. Mr. Manning was born May 12, 1931 in Grand Rapids the son of Emil M. and Anita (Meyer) Manning and had been a Charlotte resident since 1997. He served in the U. S. Army during the...
Pauline F Hall
Oct 20, 2014
Pauline F. (Fugate) Hall of Olivet, MI, age 94, died Monday, October 20, 2014 at Tendercare of Marshall after an extended illness. Pauline was born Nov. 7, 1919 in Morgan County, Kentucky the daughter of Olney and May (Smith) Fugate and had been a resident of this area for 78 years coming from Kentucky. She was a retired Hair...
William John Brown, Ii
Oct 14, 2014
William John Brown II Charlotte, Michigan Age 88, passed away on Tuesday, October 14, 2014 at the Eaton Community Palliative Care. Bill was born in Little Rock, Arkansas on December 4, 1925 and moved with his family to Pontiac, MI when he was 10 months old. He earned the rank of Eagle Scout while in high school, which was...
Richard A. Rann
Oct 9, 2014
Richard A. Rann Charlotte, Mich. Brigadier General, retired, United States Air Force. Age 90 passed away Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014 after a short illness. Richard Rann was born October 22, 1923 in Perry Township of Shiawassee County the son of Albert W. and Bessie (Nichols) Rann. Brigadier General Richard A. Rann was appointed 30 March 1975 by Major General...
Michael Jerry Borst
Oct 1, 2014
Michael J. Borst of Potterville, MI, age 73 died Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014 at the Hospice House of Mid-Michigan in Lansing. Michael was born May 23, 1941 in Lansing, MI the son of Thomas M. and Florence (Kesson) Borst and had lived most of his life in the Mid-Michigan area. He had served both in the U. S. Army...
Andrew Steven Kozora
Sep 28, 2014
Andrew S. Kozora, age 74 of Charlotte, MI, died Sunday, Sept. 28, 2014 at Sparrow Health Systems in Lansing. Andrew was born April 11, 1940 in Chicago, IL the son of Andrew and Lillian (Staton) Kozora. He was a retired truck driver hauling new automobiles, was a member of the Teamsters Union and was a member of the Five...
Carolyn Joyce Kendra
Sep 27, 2014
Carolyn J. Kendra, age 77, of Charlotte died Saturday, Sept. 27, 2014 at her residence. Carolyn was born May 24, 1937, in Muskegon, MI, the daughter of Ralph and Lulu Belle (Hill) McKay. She was retired from AE of Charlotte and was a member of the Eagles Aerie #3552. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jerome Kendra,...
Deborah Marie Vega
Sep 22, 2014
Deborah Marie Vega of Allegan, MI. Age 57, went to the arms of Jesus on Sept. 22, 2014 after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Kittaning, PA and resided in Allegan, MI, Debbie retired from the State of Michigan Social Services, and was a Union Representative. Debbie was preceded in death by her granddaughter, Olivia. Memories will be...
Betty Geary
Sep 20, 2014
Betty (Keller) Geary of Battle Creek, MI, formerly of Charlotte, age 93 died Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014 at Bronson Battle Creek Hospital. Betty was born Aug. 16, 1921 in Lansing, MI the daughter of Roy S. and Orphia (Caswell) Keller. She was a retired employee of Kellogg Co. of Battle Creek with 30 years of service. She was a...
Jill Marie Clark
Sep 19, 2014
Jill Marie (Grinstead) Clark of Charlotte, MI, age 38, passed away on Friday, Sept. 19, 2014. Jill had been a Charlotte resident most of her life. Jill was a beautiful person inside and out. Her sense of humor and laughter was infectious. She loved her family and will be missed by many and thought of often. Jill you have...
Patricia Louise Adams
Sep 15, 2014
Patricia L. (DeForest) Adams of Charlotte, MI, age 76 died Monday, Sept. 15, 2014 at the Healing and Recovery Center in Charlotte after an extended illness. Mrs. Adams was born Jan. 22, 1938 in Marion, MI the daughter of Donald and Mabel (Collins) DeForest. She had been a Charlotte resident from 1954 to 1990 and in Mio, MI from...
Richard Bradley Vahs
Sep 10, 2014
Richard Bradley Vahs passed away on Wednesday, September 10, 2014. He was born March 3, 1937, to the late Ralph C. and Betty (Bradley) Vahs in Charlotte. Richard spent his entire life in the Olivet area, graduating form Olivet High School in 1955, and attending Olivet College. He worked in the family Standard Oil Service Station in Olivet, and...
Robert Leroy Delaney
Sep 6, 2014
Robert L. Delaney, of Charlotte, MI, formerly of the Gaylord, MI area, age 79, died Saturday, Sept. 6, 2014 at the Sensations Memory Care in Charlotte after a lengthy illness. Mr. Delaney was born June 15, 1935 in Johannesburg, MI the son of Samuel and Violet (James) Delaney. He was a retired Michigan State Police Officer with over 27...
Gerrit Douma
Sep 2, 2014
Gerrit Douma of Charlotte went to be with his Heavenly Father on September 2, at the age of 84. He was born on June 12, 1930, in Randolph, Wisconsin, the fourth of nine children to Dewey A. and Martha (Alsum) Douma. Gerrit was a probation/parole officer for Eaton and Barry Counties for 25 years, retiring in 1984. Throughout those...
Colleen Joyce Fisher
Aug 31, 2014
Colleen Joyce (Carter) Fisher of Charlotte, MI, age 50, died Sunday, August 31, 2014 at her residence after an extended illness. Colleen was born March 8, 1964 in Charlotte and had lived most of her life in the Charlotte area. She was a 1983 Graduate of Charlotte High School and was a member of the Charlotte Church of Christ....
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