Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Hoppes, Carol Elaine 2014 ************************************************ 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: Marilyn Ransom mransom311@gmail.com June 26, 2015, 5:25 pm The Portland Review, Sunday, October 12, 2014 Carol was born on January 23, 1929 in Lansing Mi. to Carroll Patten and Helen Kerr Patten. Carol passed away at age 85, on October 4, 2014 at Ingham Regional Assisted living in Lansing, Mi., where she received loving and special care during the last year of her life. Carol now joins sons Michael, who passed away on March 16, 1971, and Christopher, who passed away on June 16, 2008. Left to cherish her memory are daughter Lynn and son in law Tim Smith, of Grand Ledge, Mi., daughter Peggy and son in law Mike English, of Potterville, Mi., grandsons, Shane Marsh of Eaton Rapids, Mi., Elijah English(Sarah), of Charlotte, Mi., Brent (Diane) Smith, of Portland, Mi., Ryan (Amanda) Smith of Auburn, Alabama, granddaughters, Nicole English of Potterville, Mi., Stacie (Paul) Godin of Granger, Indiana, and Krista Stauffer of Westphalia. Also surviving are great grandchildren, Ethan, Trevor, Peyton and Julia Smith, Clara and Alexander Godin, and Braydon, Elleanna and Delaney Stauffer. She is also survived by a sister, Gwen Patten, of Saranac, Mi. Also surviving is Brenda Harper, who always held a special place in Carol’s heart. Carol loved her job at Tri County Electric, where she became friends with those she worked with and maintained lifelong friendships long after her retirement. She enjoyed the monthly retiree luncheons held at the Wagon Wheel. Her love of traveling took her to Hawaii, Florida, Tennessee, Wisconsin, Las Vegas, Missouri, Mardi Gras in Louisiana, as well as many other places of interest. A memorial in Carol’s honor was held on Wednesday, October 8, at 12:00 noon at Oneida Gospel Church, 3048 E. Strange Hwy., Grand Ledge, Mi. Arrangements by the Holihan-Atkin Funeral Home, Grand Ledge. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/h/hoppes31020nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.3 Kb