Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Carr, Frances Esther (Petersen) December 1, 2019 ************************************************ 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: Pat Currigan currigan1932@comcast.net November 10, 2020, 8:31 am Ionia Sentinel Standard-Sat. Dec. 14, 2019 FRANCES ESTHER CARR, 85 Frances Esther Carr, 85, of Grand Rapids, passed away peacefully on December 1, 2019, surrounded by family. She was born January 16, 1934, in Edmore, Mich., to L. Harvey and Ruth Petersen. She is preceded in death by sister Doris (Horace) Bennett. She is survived by William, her spouse of 63 years, and daughters Tina (Doug) Rudd, Patricia Copelqnd, Mary (Jack) Hausserman, Melinda (Brian) Talbot. Grandchildren Eric (Ellie) Rudd, Emily Rudd (Jon Zeneberg), Adam Copeland, Matthew Hausserman, Alex Haussserman (Emily Draper), Abigail Talbot, William Talbot (Sadie) Shattuck), Joshua Talbot. Sister, Jean (Leo) Oberst of Edmore. Frances grew up in Edmore, the daughter of a potato and cucumber farmer. After high school, she attended Central Michigan University where she earned a degree in teaching. While at CMU, she was part of the concert choir. She continued to share her lovely alto singing voice throughout her life at friends weddings and church choirs. Frances enjoyed caring for her rose garden, golfing and baking, with many friends receiving a Danish pastry at Christmastime. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/c/carr38990nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb