Death records for the Gilbert and VanAntwert family, Roxand Township, 
Eaton County, Michigan

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MEADOWBROOK CEMETERY
ROXAND TOWNSHIP
EATON COUNTY, MICHIGAN

GILBERT,Frances E.      1858    1948                    W/O William
        William Henry   1851            Jan 22, 1917    S/O Wm. & W. J. 
VanAntwert
        Bessie          1890            1918            W/O/ Charles
        Charles 1878            1958
PARKER,Andrew Wm.       Aug 18, 1915    Dec 22, 1988    S/O Jerry & Berda 
V. (Gilbert)
Parker
        Leta E          1918              ------        W/O Andrew

MEADOWBROOK CEMETERY
ROXAND TOWNSHIP
EATON COUNTY, MICHIGAN

VAN ANTWERP, Mary A.    1874    1959    W/O Fred
        Fred A. 1881    1962
        Ella M. 1860    1951
        Eber A. 1852    1919

Newspaper unknown
Vermontville Scrapbook Vol. 4, Page 2
SUNFIELD LEADER TAKEN BY DEATH
   Sunfield--Funeral services for Elmer E. VanAntwerp, 52, former village
president and store operator here and in Lansing, were held at 2 Monday at
the Mapes funeral home. Burial was in Meadowbrook cemetery, Mulliken.
   Mr. VanAntwerp, a native of Ionia county, spent most of his boyhood in
the Sunfield vicinity and later moved to Lansing, where he operated a
grocery store and was president of the Lansing Grocers & Meat Dealers
association.
   After his return to Sunfield he operated a general store for many years
and served as village president.
   In recent years he operated a real estate business and while ill
conducted dealings from his bedside.
   He was a member of Lansing BPOE lodge No. 196, Sunfield F&AM No. 455,
the DeWitt Clinton consistory and the Methodist church. 
   Surviving are his wife, Belle; two sons, Elmer E. of Lansing and Fred 
A. of Sunfield; a sister Mrs Gertrude Pickens of Wyandotte, and four
grandchildren.