Saint Joseph County MI Archives Obituaries.....DRAIME, Margaret E. July 6, 2005 ************************************************ 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: Marcia Shears u08554@hotmail.com April 29, 2006, 8:55 pm Sturgis Journal, Sturgis, St Joseph Co., MI; Publ: 7 Jul 2005 Margaret E. Draime Died: Wednesday evening, 6 Jul 2005, at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis, MI. Age 88 Born: 12 Mar 1917, in Forrest, Ohio Deceased Parents: Harry Elsworth and Clara Mae (Palmer) Pickett. Residence: Sturgis area most of her life Married: Ernest R. Draime; 1 Jan 1937 in Sturgis, MI Earnest Died: 1 Oct 1979 Occupation: "Kirsch Company in Sturgis for 25 years, retiring in 1978 Also had been employed by Kastco Credit Union in Sturgis for 25 years, retiring in 1982; and had driven a taxi cab for the Sturgis Cab Company." Religion: "First Church of God, now known as the Gateway River of Life Church in Sturgis, where for 11 years she served as the church treasurer and for many years was a member of the Women of the Church of God." "She loved animals, especially her dogs. " Surviving Daughters and Sons-in-Law, Michele and Brian Hepner (Sturgis) and Doris and Louis Fredenburg-Tefft (Leonidas, MI) Surviving Son and Daughter-in-Law: Charles and Shirley Draime (Sturgis) Surviving Step-Daughter and her Husband: Joyce and Frances Arthur (Kendallville, IN) Survived by six grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; several step- grandchildren, step-great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Deceased Step-daughter: Betty Kiefer Deceased Grandchild: Cheri Fredenburg Deceased Son-in-Law: Thomas Fredenburg Deceased Sister: Lula "Tootie" Morrisson Deceased Brothers: Aaron Pickett and Carl Pickett Funderal Home: Hackman-Foglesong, Sturgis, MI Funeral: "Saturday at the Gateway River of Life Church, 210 E. Congress Street, Sturgis. The Rev. Douglas Carr of Gateway River of Life Church and The Rev. Sam Maddox of the Light and Life Wesleyan Church in Three Rivers will officiate." Burial: Oak Lawn Cemetery, Sturgis, MI Additional Comments: Maiden Name: Margaret E. PICKETT. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/stjoseph/obits/d/draime1346gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 2.4 Kb