Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Carpenter, Hobart 1991
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Ionia Sentinel Standard, 30 Oct 1991

Hobart Carpenter, 92, of 1615 Tupper Lake Street, Lake Odessa, died Tuesday, at 
Pennock Hospital in Hastings.  He was born October 17, 1899, in Lake Odessa, 
the son of Claude and Laura Heick Carpenter.  He was raised in Lake Odessa and 
was graduated from Lake Odessa High School in 1918.  He attended the University 
of Michigan for one year.  He married Edna Narregang August 20, 1921, in 
Holland.

He joined his father in business selling Hudson and Essex automobiles and 
International farm implements.  After a 1920 fire and his father’s retirement 
he managed the local Kroger grocery store and then owned and operated a grocery 
store for six years.  During World War II he worked at the Nash Kelvinator 
plant in Lansing, then worked at General motors in Lansing for 20 years as an 
inspector, retiring in 1966.

After retiring he and his wife moved to the Newaygo area where they lived for 
12 years before moving back to Lake Odessa.  In 1984 he was chosen to be the 
Grand Marshal for the Lake Odessa Fair.  He was a member of the Lakewood United 
Methodist Church, the Masonic Lodge, Knights of Pythius, Lions Club, Commercial 
Club, and the Historical Society.

He is survived by his wife; four daughters; Betty Torrey of Jackson, Beth  
Tubbs of East Lansing, Beverly Brown of Woodland, and Lynda Warner of Lake 
Odessa; his son Jerry Carpenter of Bonita Springs, Florida; 24 grandchildren; 
46 great grandchildren and two great great granddaughters.  He was preceded in 
death by his daughter, Lois Forman on August 13, 1981, eight sisters and one 
brother.

Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Friday at the Koops Funeral Chapel in Lake 
Odessa, with the Rev. James Hulett officiating.  Burial will be in lakeside 
cemetery.  The family will be at the funeral home from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday 
and from 2 to 4 p.m. Thursday.  Memorials have been established for the 
Lakewood Community Ambulance Service and American Heart Association, in care of 
the funeral home.


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