Merlin is my Dad's cousin, my 2nd cousin. He served in the U.S. Navy as a pilot. After his discharge, he became a pilot with American Airlines. He retired as a captain in 1990. His favorite plane to fly was the Boeing 727, but he said that the DC-10 was a pilot's dream.
Captain Earl Merlin Palmer,age 84 years of Traverse City, Michigan, passed away on Monday, July 13, 2015 at Mercy Hospital in Muskegon. He was born on May 14, 1931 in Fremont, Michigan to Earl Clyde & Dorothy (Coutchie) Palmer. He had been an International Commercial Airline Pilot for American Airlines for many years until his retirement. Earl had a degree in residential architecture, and on his days off from the airlines he built a home for his family in Mundelein, Illinois and also in the town of Coloma, Michigan. His original designs are home for many. Earl was also a man who actively cared for creatures, both woodland & domestic. Earl was preceded in death by his step-daughter Terry VanWagoner, by his brother Foster Palmer, and by his dogs: Paddington, Kerrington, Finnegan, & Ozzie. He is survived by 2 children: Doug (Denise) Palmer of Troy, Michigan, Michele Walker of Mundelein, Illinois; 5 grandchildren: Jessica, Amanda, Melissa, Christopher, & Pamela; 1 brother, David (Eugenia) Palmer of Middletown, Ohio; and 1 sister-in-law, Kristin Palmer of Wheaton, Illinois. The Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, July 17, 2015 at the Kroeze-Wolffis Funeral Home with his nephew, Joel Palmer officiating. Visitation will be from 10:30-11:00 AM on Friday. Suggested Memorial: The World Wildlife Fund. You can sign the online guest book at www.kroeze-wolffis.com. Arrangements are by Kroeze-Wolffis Funeral Home, Inc. of Fremont.
Captain Earl Merlin Palmer,age 84 years of Traverse City, Michigan, passed away on Monday, July 13, 2015 at Mercy Hospital in Muskegon. He was born on May 14, 1931 in Fremont, Michigan to Earl Clyde & Dorothy (Coutchie) Palmer. He had been an International Commercial Airline Pilot for American Airlines for many years until his retirement. Earl had a degree in residential architecture, and on his days off from the airlines he built a home for his family in Mundelein, Illinois and also in the town of Coloma, Michigan. His original designs are home for many. Earl was also a man who actively cared for creatures, both woodland & domestic. Earl was preceded in death by his step-daughter Terry VanWagoner, by his brother Foster Palmer, and by his dogs: Paddington, Kerrington, Finnegan, & Ozzie. He is survived by 2 children: Doug (Denise) Palmer of Troy, Michigan, Michele Walker of Mundelein, Illinois; 5 grandchildren: Jessica, Amanda, Melissa, Christopher, & Pamela; 1 brother, David (Eugenia) Palmer of Middletown, Ohio; and 1 sister-in-law, Kristin Palmer of Wheaton, Illinois. The Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, July 17, 2015 at the Kroeze-Wolffis Funeral Home with his nephew, Joel Palmer officiating. Visitation will be from 10:30-11:00 AM on Friday. Suggested Memorial: The World Wildlife Fund. You can sign the online guest book at www.kroeze-wolffis.com. Arrangements are by Kroeze-Wolffis Funeral Home, Inc. of Fremont.
Merlin is my Dad's cousin, my 2nd cousin. He served in the U.S. Navy as a pilot. After his discharge, he became a pilot with American Airlines. He retired as a captain in 1990. His favorite plane to fly was the Boeing 727, but he said that the DC-10 was a pilot's dream.
Captain Earl Merlin Palmer,age 84 years of Traverse City, Michigan, passed away on Monday, July 13, 2015 at Mercy Hospital in Muskegon. He was born on May 14, 1931 in Fremont, Michigan to Earl Clyde & Dorothy (Coutchie) Palmer. He had been an International Commercial Airline Pilot for American Airlines for many years until his retirement. Earl had a degree in residential architecture, and on his days off from the airlines he built a home for his family in Mundelein, Illinois and also in the town of Coloma, Michigan. His original designs are home for many. Earl was also a man who actively cared for creatures, both woodland & domestic. Earl was preceded in death by his step-daughter Terry VanWagoner, by his brother Foster Palmer, and by his dogs: Paddington, Kerrington, Finnegan, & Ozzie. He is survived by 2 children: Doug (Denise) Palmer of Troy, Michigan, Michele Walker of Mundelein, Illinois; 5 grandchildren: Jessica, Amanda, Melissa, Christopher, & Pamela; 1 brother, David (Eugenia) Palmer of Middletown, Ohio; and 1 sister-in-law, Kristin Palmer of Wheaton, Illinois. The Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, July 17, 2015 at the Kroeze-Wolffis Funeral Home with his nephew, Joel Palmer officiating. Visitation will be from 10:30-11:00 AM on Friday. Suggested Memorial: The World Wildlife Fund. You can sign the online guest book at www.kroeze-wolffis.com. Arrangements are by Kroeze-Wolffis Funeral Home, Inc. of Fremont.
Captain Earl Merlin Palmer,age 84 years of Traverse City, Michigan, passed away on Monday, July 13, 2015 at Mercy Hospital in Muskegon. He was born on May 14, 1931 in Fremont, Michigan to Earl Clyde & Dorothy (Coutchie) Palmer. He had been an International Commercial Airline Pilot for American Airlines for many years until his retirement. Earl had a degree in residential architecture, and on his days off from the airlines he built a home for his family in Mundelein, Illinois and also in the town of Coloma, Michigan. His original designs are home for many. Earl was also a man who actively cared for creatures, both woodland & domestic. Earl was preceded in death by his step-daughter Terry VanWagoner, by his brother Foster Palmer, and by his dogs: Paddington, Kerrington, Finnegan, & Ozzie. He is survived by 2 children: Doug (Denise) Palmer of Troy, Michigan, Michele Walker of Mundelein, Illinois; 5 grandchildren: Jessica, Amanda, Melissa, Christopher, & Pamela; 1 brother, David (Eugenia) Palmer of Middletown, Ohio; and 1 sister-in-law, Kristin Palmer of Wheaton, Illinois. The Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, July 17, 2015 at the Kroeze-Wolffis Funeral Home with his nephew, Joel Palmer officiating. Visitation will be from 10:30-11:00 AM on Friday. Suggested Memorial: The World Wildlife Fund. You can sign the online guest book at www.kroeze-wolffis.com. Arrangements are by Kroeze-Wolffis Funeral Home, Inc. of Fremont.
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