Gladwin County MI Archives Obituaries.....ROBERTS, CARL RICHARD April 4, 1999
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Gladwin County Record dated 04-07/1999 Column - 2 Page - 2
Carl Richard Roberts, 71, of Beaverton, died Sunday, April 4, 1999. Born Oct. 
2, 1927, he was known as "Rich," an avid outdoorsman who especially loved to 
fish the lakes and rivers of his native Michigan. He was a World War II 
veteran with the Army Air Corps during the Berlin Airlift; and a military 
policeman stationed at Tulin, Austria. He was retired from The Dow Chemical 
Company after 35 years. He was a member of the Beaverton Lions Club, the 
Beaverton Presbyterian Church, and VFW 7303.
   A devoted husband and father, he is survived by his loving wife of 48 
years, "Babe" Viola June (Crockett); three children and eight grandchildren, 
James Carl and wife Patricia Roberts of Midland with a grandson, Bryan James 
Roberts of San Diego, Calif., and granddaughter Amber Roberts of Midland; 
Jerry and wife Beth Roberts, with grandsons Christopher, Jonathan and 
granddaughter Emily, all of Okemos; Vicki and husband Brian Higgins with 
grandsons Dan and Steven Yager of Big Rapids, and granddaughter, Melanie Yager 
of Clarksville; stepmother, Mrs. Myrtle Roberts of Beaverton; half-sister, 
Dorothy and husband Earl Pagel of Gladwin; many nieces and nephews; and 
several stepbrothers and stepsisters.
   Services will be held at 1 p.m. tomorrow (Thursday) at Hall Funeral Home, 
Beaverton Chapel. Burial will be in Tobacco Township (Dale) Cemetery in 
Beaverton with VFW Post 7303 in charge of the service. Visitation will be 
today (Wednesday) 3:30 to 9 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the 
Rich Roberts memorial fund.
   The Roberts family would like to express their thanks to all the friends 
who helped with transportation to, and the loving care he received while at 
MidMichigan Regional Dialysis Center in Midland. 

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