OBITUARIES

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Betty F. Moore

Betty F. Moore

Jun 19, 2012

Betty F. (Van Tuyl) Moore of Orange City, Florida, formerly of Lansing, MI and Eaton County, MI, age 94 died Tuesday, June 19, 2012 at the Winter Park Care & Rehab Center in Winter Park, FL. Mrs. Moore was born April 19, 1918 in Brookfield Township, Eaton County, MI the daughter of Wilbert Leroy and Hazel Katherine (Rolfe) Van...

Janice M. Reed

Janice M. Reed

Jun 15, 2012

Janice M. (Granstrom Reed of Charlotte, Michigan Janice M. Reed, age 83 passed away on Friday, June 15, 2012 at her residence. Janice was born July 11, 1928 in Charlotte, the daughter of John and Rachel (Towe) Granstrom and was a lifelong Charlotte resident. She was a 1946 Graduate of Charlotte High School and in her early years worked...

Catherine L. Spears

Catherine L. Spears

Jun 15, 2012

Catherine L. Spears of Charlotte passed away peacefully June 15, 2012 after a short illness. Catherine was born January 22, 1929 in Lansing the daughter of Richard and Lois (Faul) O’Brien. She graduated from Dimondale High School and worked for Auto Owners Insurance Company. She married Fred C. Spears, Sr. in 1951 and raised 4 children. She worked for...

Jerry Van Dorpe

Jerry Van Dorpe

Jun 10, 2012

Jerry George Van Dorpe Charlotte, MI Age 78 passed away on Sunday, June 10, 2012 peacefully at home under the loving care of his family and support of Sparrow Hospice.  Jerry was born August 20, 1933 in Eaton County the son of Adiel and Marie (DeSander) Van Dorpe and was a lifelong resident of Eaton County. Jerry was a...

Carrie Louise Clay

Carrie Louise Clay

Jun 10, 2012

Carrie Louise (McGinnes) Clay of Grand Rapids, formerly of Charlotte, died Sunday, June 10, 2012 at the home of her daughter at Grand Haven, MI. Louise was born Sept. 7, 1921 in Charlotte the daughter of Harvey P. and Aura (Munroe) McGinnes. She had lived most of her life in Charlotte before moving to the Grand Rapids area to...

James H. Workman

James H. Workman

Jun 7, 2012

James H. Workman, age 90 of Charlotte, MI, died Thursday, June 7, 2012 at the Eaton Community Palliative Care. Jim was born May 14, 1922 in Essex, Ontario, Canada the son of Inos H. and Florence V. (Lickman) Workman and had been a Charlotte resident for 49 years coming from Grand Ledge, MI. He was a 1942 Graduate of...

Sheila Rae Mott

Sheila Rae Mott

Jun 4, 2012

Sheila Rae Mott, age 71 of Olivet, Michigan, died Monday, June 4, 2012. Sheila was born Nov. 17, 1940 in Jackson, Michigan the daughter of Milan and Olga (Bramer) Clark and had been an Olivet resident since 1973 coming from Lansing. She was a 1959 graduate of Grand Rapids Creston High School and was a 20 year volunteer for...

Sheila Rae Mott

Sheila Rae Mott

Jun 4, 2012

Sheila Rae Mott, age 71 of Olivet, Michigan, died Monday, June 4, 2012. Sheila was born Nov. 17, 1940 in Jackson, Michigan the daughter of Milan and Olga (Bramer) Clark and had been an Olivet resident since 1973 coming from Lansing. She was a 1959 graduate of Grand Rapids Union High School and was a 20 year volunteer for...

Connie Sue Miller

Connie Sue Miller

May 26, 2012

Connie Sue Miller Charlotte, Michigan Age 63 passed away on Saturday, May 26, 2012 at the Sparrow Hospital after an extended illness. Connie was born Sept. 8, 1948 in Boston, MA and had lived most of her life in Charlotte, MI. She was a 1966 Graduate of Charlotte High School and received her BA from WMU. She had been...

Gordon S. Phillips

Gordon S. Phillips

May 5, 2012

Gordon S. Phillips, age 72 of Albion, MI, died Saturday, May 5, 2012 at his residence with his loving family at his side. Gordon was born May 27, 1939 in Newberry, MI the son of Wayne and Dorothy (Miller) Phillips and had been an Albion resident since 1974 coming from Defiance, OH. He was a 1957 Graduate of Defiance,...

Jerrold Jerry Clark

Jerrold Jerry Clark

Apr 29, 2012

Jerrold “Jerry” Clark, of Dimondale, MI, formerly of Charlotte, passed away on Sunday, April 29, 2012. He retired from Professional Food Service Management as Director Of Sales. Cremation has taken place. A Memorial service will follow at a later date.

Bruce L. Ulrich

Bruce L. Ulrich

Apr 23, 2012

Bruce L. Ulrich, age 61 of Charlotte, MI, formerly of Lansing, died Monday, April 23, 2012 at the Eaton County Medical Care Facility after a long illness. Bruce was born October 19, 1950 in Petoskey, MI the son of Robert and Margaret (Grace) Ulrich and had been a resident of the Lansing and Charlotte areas since the mid 1950’s....

Veralee Lovejoy

Veralee Lovejoy

Apr 18, 2012

Veralee Lovejoy Eaton Rapids, MI and Palmetto, Florida Veralee (Scott) Lovejoy, age 85 of Eaton Rapids, MI died Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at the Eaton Community Palliative Care in Charlotte. Veralee was born Oct. 1, 1926 in Lansing the daughter of Thomas and Sylvia (Herman) Scott. She volunteered for 25 years Transcribing Braille for the blind and taught sign...

Gail Sue Lord

Gail Sue Lord

Apr 18, 2012

Gail S. Lord of Saugatuck, MI, age 61 died Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at the home of her sister in Charlotte and surrounded by her loving family. Gail was born March 28, 1951 in Charlotte, MI the daughter of Jerry and Sue (Hale) Goodrich. She was Broker/Owner of Lord Realty in Saugatuck and has been active in her community....

Charles W. Bennett

Charles W. Bennett

Apr 14, 2012

The Lord accepted into His arms, Charles W. Bennett, 67 of Charlotte, MI on April 14, 2012. Charlie passed away in Corpus Christi, Texas where he enjoyed being a Winter Texan for the last 4 winters. Charlie was born December 7, 1944 to C. Wayne and Leota (Galusha) Bennett. Charlie was a retiree of General Motors, member of UAW...

Allen A. Williams

Allen A. Williams

Apr 14, 2012

Allen A. Williams, age 84, of Florence, Arizona and formerly of Bellevue, and Olivet, Michigan and Colorado died in Florence on April 14, 2012. Born in Bellevue Township October 9, 1927 to Wayne and Martha (Wight) Williams and graduated from Bellevue High School. In 1953 he married A. Anne (Wilson) at the Bellevue Methodist Church and moved to a...

Jacob Van Gelder

Jacob Van Gelder

Apr 11, 2012

Jacob Van Gelder, age 96 of Charlotte, MI, died Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at the Sparrow Hospital in Lansing. Jake was born June 6, 1915 in Grand Rapids, MI the son of Jacob and Nellie (Carveth) Van Gelder and was a life resident of the Eaton County area. He served in the U. S. Army during World War Two,...

Dean Orren Hunt

Dean Orren Hunt

Apr 2, 2012

Dean Orren Hunt, age 72 of Olivet, MI, died Monday, April 2, 2012 at the Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo, MI. Dean was born February 18, 1940 in Jackson, MI the son of Orren and Agnes (Causie) Hunt and had been an Olivet resident for 20 years. He was a Graduate of Parma High School, had served in the...

Jack Edward Tirrell

Jack Edward Tirrell

Mar 29, 2012

Jack Edward Tirrell, age 83 of Charlotte, passed away on March 29, 2012. He was born May 22, 1928 in Charlotte, MI to E. Kenneth and Dorothy (Bell) Tirrell. Jack lived his 83 years in Carmel Township, Charlotte, devoted to his family and farm. A graduate of Charlotte High School, Jack started farming in 1946, planting corn up until...

Kathleen Viola Boyce

Kathleen Viola Boyce

Mar 29, 2012

Kathleen V. Boyce, age 89 of Charlotte, MI, passed away Thursday, Mar. 29, 2012 at Eaton Community Palliative Care surrounded by her family and friends. Mrs. Boyce was born Aug. 23, 1922 in Charlotte, the daughter of Mert and Bessie P. (Long) Huber. She had been employed as a production worker for Oldsmobile division of General Motors in Lansing...

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