Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Eldred, Dorothy May (Loomis) 1998
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Hastings Reminder, 17 Nov 1998

Mrs. Dorothy May Eldred (Loomis), age 84, of Battle Creek, passed away 
Saturday, November 14k 1998 at Evergreen Manor.  She was born December 30, 1913 
in Ionia, the daughter of James Claude & Zola (Bartlett) Loomis.

Dorothy had been a resident of Battle Creek since 1953.  She was employed by 
various agencies and by herself, she worked in home nursing in the Battle Creek 
area from 1963-1976.

She married Verdan Eldred in 1932 in Nashville with the marriage ending in 
divorce.

Dorothy attended an Ionia country school during Elementary and Junior High and 
moved to Battle Creek in 1953 from a Barry County farm.  Dorothy had also lived 
in Hastings and Bellevue areas at different time.

She enjoyed reading, baking for deer hunters and grandchildren and working in 
her vegetable garden.

She lived most of her life as a homemaker but also did home nursing in many 
area homes from 1963-1976 and worked for seven years at Banner Laundry in 
Battle Creek.

Dorothy had lived at Hanover House Foster Care Home in Hastings before moving 
to Evergreen Manor Nursing Home.

She was preceded in death by her three sisters, Laura Reynolds, Hazel Latta, 
and Ethel Gage; father, James C. Loomis passed away in 1963 and mother, Zola 
Loomis (Bartlett) who passed away in 1937.

Dorothy is survived by three sons, Gaylord C. Eldred, David L. (Shirley) 
Eldred, and Eugene L. (Sue) Eldred; eight grandchildren; 16 great 
grandchildren; three great great grandchildren.  

There will be no visitation.  Graveside services will be held at a later date.  
Memorials may be made to a charity of one’s choice.  Arrangements were made by 
Bachman Hebble Funeral Service, Battle Creek.


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