Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Stalter, Frances M. (Batchelor) 2002
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Ionia Sentinel Standard, 2002

Frances M. Stalter, 94, of Lake Odessa, went to be with her Lord on Sunday 
evening, Nov. 3, 2002.  Frances was born in Vergennes Township on Jan. 19, 1908 
to Frank and Leo (Weeks) Batchelor.  

She graduated from Lake Odessa High School in 1926 and attended Western State 
Teachers College in Kalamazoo.  Frances taught school for six years in the Lake 
Odessa area before her marriage to Emerson Stalter on April 8, 1933.  She loved 
to sew and made quilts for every new baby in her family.  When that wasn’t 
enough, she began to make quilts for her church family.

Frances had a giving heart and found great joy in doing all she could for 
others.  She had been a member of the Sebewa Baptist Church for almost 60 years 
and truly lived the faith she believed.

Frances is survived by her children, Lyle (Pat) Stalter of Clarksville, Larry 
(Maureen) Stalter of Woodland, Dale (Margaret) Stalter of Rockford, and Carole 
(David) Emory of Lake Odessa; 19 grandchildren; 40 great-grandchildren; two 
great-great-grandchildren; her sister, Ailene Goetz of Charlotte; her sisters-
in-law, Marie Batchelor of Ionia, Eleanor Batchelor of Rochester Hills, and 
Ivah Moore of Byron Center; and many other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Emerson Stalter; her 
grandson, Brian Dale Stalter; her brothers, Theo Batchelor and Gerald 
Batchelor; and her sister, Ila Swanson.

Visitation is 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, at Koops Funeral Chapel in Lake 
Odessa.  The funeral service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, at the Koops 
Funeral Chapel.  Burial will be in Lakeside Cemetery.  The family has suggested 
that memorial contributions may be made to the Lakewood Community Ambulance or 
the Thornapple Manor Activity Center.


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