Charlevoix County MI Archives Photo Tombstone.....Cross, Ralph E. And Alice L. 
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Cemetery:           Brookside Cemetery
Name:               Ralph E. And Alice L. Cross

Date Of Photograph: August 28, 2012
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CROSS

Wed - Nov. 15, 1927

Dad
Ralph E. 
June 16, 1904
June 17, 2000

Mom
Alice L.
Oct.23, 1908
July 15, 1998




OBITUARY
Ralph E. Cross Sr.,

Ralph E. Cross Sr., 96, of Charlevoix arid formerly of Cross 
Village, died June 17, 2000, at his home in Charlevoix,
Funeral will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 21, at the Winchester 
Funeral Home in Charlevoix. The Rev. Eugene Baughan of 
Barnard United Methodist Church will officiate and burial will 
be in Brookside Cemetery, Charlevoix.
Ralph was born June 16, 1904, on Beaver Island, the son of 
Charles and Mary (Hazel) Cross. He attended Beaver Island and 
Charlevoix schools.
On Nov. 15, 1927, he married the former Alice Beadle in 
Northport, Mich., and they lived in Cross Village for more than 
50 years.
Ralph worked as a commercial fisherman on the Great Lakes his 
entire life, and was a member of the Filmore Wrecking Crew for 
several years.

He is survived by his sons, Charles "Bill" (Donna) Cross of 
Alpena, and Ralph Cross Jr., "Bruz," of Charlevoix; 
grandchildren, Catherine (Jeff) Glomski of Alpena, Virginia 
(Mike) Marzean of Columbia, S.C., Gayle (Barry) Gilbertson of 
Walker, Mich., Judy Spiegle of Horton Bay, Tom Cross of 
Alaska, Gary Cross of Charlevoix, Larry (Cathy) Cross of 
Charlevoix, Colleen (Butch) Smith of Allegan; -10 great-
grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren. Ralph was 
preceded in death by his wife, Alice, in 1998, and son, Theodore.
Memorial contributions may be made to the United Methodist 
Church in Charlevoix. Envelopes for contributions are available 
at the Winchester Funeral Home in Charlevoix, where friends 
may call from 5-8 p.m. Tuesday, June 20.

Alice Beadle Cross OBITUARY

Alice L. Cross
Alice L. Cross, 89, of Cross Village. died July 15, 1998, at 

Charlevoix Area Hospital. The funeral, was Monday, July 20 at 
Winchester Funeral Home in Charlevoix. The Rev. Dale P. Ostema of the United
Methodist Church in Charlevoix officiated. Burial was in Brookside Cemetery,
Charlevoix.

Alice was born Oct. 23, 1908, in Caseville. the daughter of William James Beadle
and Dorothy J. (Anderson).
In 1927, she married Ralph E. Cross in Northport. They made their home in Cross
Village for 45 years, and for several years have spent the winter months in
Zephyr Hills, Fla.
Alice attended the Church of the Straits in Mackinaw City. She worked as a
bookkeeper for Ralph Cross Fisheries in Cross Village until 1986, and was a
member of the Wrecking Crew Breakfast Club in Petoskey.

Survivors include her husband, Ralph E., of Cross Village and Zephyr Hills,
Fla.; two sons, Charles "Bill" Cross and his wife, Donna, of Alpena, and Ralph M
"Bruz" Cross of Charlevoix; one sister, Dottie Beadle, of Mankato, Minn.; eight
grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.

Alice was preceded in death by an infant son, Theodore.
The family suggests memorial contributions be made to Boulder Park Terrace
Nursing Home. Envelopes for memorials are available at the Winchester Funeral
Home in Charlevoix












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