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Charles R. McMillian 9/23/2001
Funeral services were held Saturday at Glen Lake Community Reformed Church for Charles Robert McMillan, who died march 23 at his Empire home. He was 76.
Mr. McMillan was born in Detroit on Sept. 17, 1924, the son of Charles Cummins and Mary (Mulhall) McMillan. On Sept. 9, 1961, in Detroit, he married Gladys Sharp, who survives.
Mr. McMillan graduated from Detroit Northern High School in 1942, and earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering with highest honors from the University of Detroit in 1946. He was a sales manager of industrial equipment in the Detroit area.
The McMillans were summer residents of Empire beginning in 1970, and moved to Empire upon his retirement in 1993. He was a member of the Empire Planning Commission, Empire Lions Club and Glen Lake Community Reformed Church.
Mr. McMillan was an avid golfer, and enjoyed time with his family, sketching and pottery.
Also surviving are a son, John McMillan of Empire and Arlington, Va.; and a daughter, Kathy McMillan of N.Y. He was preceded in death by a brother, Donald McMillan.
Spring burial will be in Empire Maple Grove Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to Glen Lake Community Reformed Church or the Empire Fire and Rescue Squad.
Jack E. Deller 2/4/2001
Funeral services were held yesterday at the Constantine High School gymnasium for Constantine resident Jack E. Deller, who died Feb. 4 at Rose Arbor Hospice in Kalamazoo following a short illness. He was 54.
Mr. Deller was born on June 23, 1946, in Coldwater, the son of Russell (Jack) and Mae (Letts) Deller. He graduated from Angola High School, and received a bachelor’s degree from Albion College and a master’s degree from Western Michigan Children’s Aid Society.
Surviving are his wife of 67 years, Marian D. (Kelly) Ferry; a son, Mason Ferry of Grosse Pointe; daughters Marian F. Williams of Chappaqua, Maine; 11 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the Detroit Science Center Endowment Fund, c/o Community Foundation for Southeastern Calif. He was 90.
Mr. Bahle was born in Ludington, Mich., the son of Esten and Laura Gronseth Bahle. At 8 years-old his family moved to Suttons Bay, where he attended school. On Oct. 13, 1934, he married Marion Hockstad of Traverse City, who preceded him in death in 1981.
Mr. Bahle was a sailor on the Great Lakes for several years, after which he was an electrician. During World War II he was a model maker at the tank arsenal at Centerline, Mich., a profession he continued until his retirement in 1972 to his home in Lexington, Mich. He recently moved to Calif.; two sisters, Realpha Clausen of Suttons Bay and Thelma (Ike) Hagen of Northport; brothers Lester and Kenneth (Helen) of Suttons Bay; grandchildren; and great-granchildren. He was also preceded in death by a son, Peter in 1983; and a brother, Gordon on June 16, 2000.
Interment will be in Lexington. Memorials may be given to the Lutheran Church Building Fund of Suttons Bay or a charity of one’s choice.