Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Kerman, Celia "Maxine" (Vandermark) December 24, 2011
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Ionia Sentinel Standard - Dec. 27, 2011


Celia “Maxine” (Vandermark) Kerman, 88, of Saranac, went to be with her Lord 
and Family, Dec. 24, 2011, after a brief illness.

She was born March 18, 1923, in Durand, the daughter of Grace and Lester 
Vandermark. Nearly 70 years ago, she met her love and life partner, Elmer 
Herbert Kerman. They married on March 6, 1948, 63 years and 293 days ago. He 
survives.

Maxine was one of the original outreach workers for the Ionia County Commission 
on Aging. She and her two other outreach workers Vi and Billy, implemented the 
Vial of Life program in Ionia, did taxes, blood-pressure clinics, deliver food 
to the homebound and more. She worked tirelessly to help seniors anytime to 
improve their quality of life. She also recruited Elmer a great many times to 
help with food, appointments or anything else which had to be done. Upon her 
retirement, the late Cecil Morris gave her great praise, and said, “Whoever is 
Maxine’s replacement has a very tough road to follow.” 

She loved fishing, card game Pedro, the “cousins’ lunches,” jigsaw puzzles, 
bluebirds, her rose garden, the Detroit Tigers and root beer floats.

She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law David and Janice Kerman, Grand 
Rapids; daughter, Diane Kerman, Saranac; grandchildren, Jennifer and Pat 
Nelson, Hilton, N.Y., David Paul and Amanda Kerman, Lowell; three great-
grandchildren; brother, Jerry and Letha Shorna, Sun City, Ariz.; cousins, 
(sister) Dorothy and Rev. Robert Smith, Richard and Ruth Crandell, of Grand 
Rapids; and many other nieces nephews and cousins 

Oldest of six siblings, Maxine was preceded in death by brothers, Billy and 
Bob, and sisters, Bonnie and Cleo.

The funeral will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Lake Funeral Home in Saranac 
with Rev. Robert Smith officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to 
services at the funeral home, with interment at Ferris Center Cemetery, 
Montcalm County.

In lieu of flowers, please contribute to your favorite charity in her name. 
Online condolences may be made at www.lakefuneralhomes.com. 



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