Charlevoix County MI Archives Obituaries.....POTTER, Archie J. September 26, 2008 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Marilyn King msmarly@yahoo.com September 14, 2009, 8:54 am Petoskey News Review Archie J. Potter, 79 Archie J. Potter, 79, of Marion Township, died Friday, Sept. 26, 2008. He was born May 20, 1929 in Marion Township, the son of Henry and Nellie (DeYoung) Potter. On March 30, 1951, he married Louise Heeres in Atwood. They made their home in Marion Township where they were engaged in farming. Archie was a member of the Barnard United Methodist Church and the Michigan Milk Producers Association. Archie loved farming, and when he planted corn the rows had to be perfectly straight! He also enjoyed logging with his horses, but most of all he loved his grandchildren. Surviving are his wife Louise; children Judi Hewitt of Charlevoix, James Potter of Vail, Colo., Joanne (Randy) Cebulski of Charlevoix, Janet (Jerry) Van Stedum of Ellsworth, Joyce (Curt) Lorenz of Whitehall; 18 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; sisters Henrietta “‘Hattie” Hoeksema of Ellsworth, Lucille Himebauch of Charlevoix, Mildred Himebauch of East Jordan, and Frances Ward of Charlevoix; many nieces and nephews. He was preceded by a sister, Jennie Hoffman. Visitation was 5-8 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 28, at Hastings Funeral Home in Ellsworth. The funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. today, Monday, Sept. 29, at the Barnard United Methodist Church with the Rev. Mike Maurer officiating. Burial will be in Barnard Cemetery. For those wishing to make memorial contributions, the family suggests Barnard United Methodist Church or Hospice of Northwest Michigan. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/charlevoix/obits/p/potter1102nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb