Mearl H. Peters was born in 1899 to Phillip R. Peters and Nellie Helms. She was raised in Gratiot County, MI and married Lawrence E. Grubaugh on 12 Jul 1918 in St. Johns, Clinton, MI. They had 8 children, 4 dying at or near birth. The children are listed in the memorial for Lawrence E. Grubaugh. Lawrence died in 1967 and Mearl died 6 years later. She never remarried.
Here is Mearl's obituary:
Gratiot County Herald, March 1973
Mearl Grubaugh
Mearl Grubaugh, 73, of rural Perrinton, passed away Feb 24 at Haynes-Grunbuch Hospital in Charlotte. She was born in Michigan on July 12, 1899, to Phillip and Nellie Helms Peters. Her husband Lawrence Grubaugh preceded her in death. She is survived by 2 daughters, Eva Hodges of Stanton and Joanne Peterman of Lansing; a son, Lawrence R. of Bellevue; 5 sisters, Mrs. Ester Wright of Lansing, Mrs.Ruth Fisk of Mason, Mrs. Marion Fisk of Marion, Mrs. Eunice Baker and Mrs. Evelyn Stead, both of Perrinton; and 3 brothers, Joe Peters of Crystal, Alfred of Lansing, and Luie of Ithaca. Funeral services were held Feb 26 from the Dodge Funeral Home of Middleton. Rev Silas Foltz of the United Methodist Church in Pompeii officiated at burial in Fulton Center Cemetery.
Here is Mearl's obituary:
Gratiot County Herald, March 1973
Mearl Grubaugh
Mearl Grubaugh, 73, of rural Perrinton, passed away Feb 24 at Haynes-Grunbuch Hospital in Charlotte. She was born in Michigan on July 12, 1899, to Phillip and Nellie Helms Peters. Her husband Lawrence Grubaugh preceded her in death. She is survived by 2 daughters, Eva Hodges of Stanton and Joanne Peterman of Lansing; a son, Lawrence R. of Bellevue; 5 sisters, Mrs. Ester Wright of Lansing, Mrs.Ruth Fisk of Mason, Mrs. Marion Fisk of Marion, Mrs. Eunice Baker and Mrs. Evelyn Stead, both of Perrinton; and 3 brothers, Joe Peters of Crystal, Alfred of Lansing, and Luie of Ithaca. Funeral services were held Feb 26 from the Dodge Funeral Home of Middleton. Rev Silas Foltz of the United Methodist Church in Pompeii officiated at burial in Fulton Center Cemetery.
Mearl H. Peters was born in 1899 to Phillip R. Peters and Nellie Helms. She was raised in Gratiot County, MI and married Lawrence E. Grubaugh on 12 Jul 1918 in St. Johns, Clinton, MI. They had 8 children, 4 dying at or near birth. The children are listed in the memorial for Lawrence E. Grubaugh. Lawrence died in 1967 and Mearl died 6 years later. She never remarried.
Here is Mearl's obituary:
Gratiot County Herald, March 1973
Mearl Grubaugh
Mearl Grubaugh, 73, of rural Perrinton, passed away Feb 24 at Haynes-Grunbuch Hospital in Charlotte. She was born in Michigan on July 12, 1899, to Phillip and Nellie Helms Peters. Her husband Lawrence Grubaugh preceded her in death. She is survived by 2 daughters, Eva Hodges of Stanton and Joanne Peterman of Lansing; a son, Lawrence R. of Bellevue; 5 sisters, Mrs. Ester Wright of Lansing, Mrs.Ruth Fisk of Mason, Mrs. Marion Fisk of Marion, Mrs. Eunice Baker and Mrs. Evelyn Stead, both of Perrinton; and 3 brothers, Joe Peters of Crystal, Alfred of Lansing, and Luie of Ithaca. Funeral services were held Feb 26 from the Dodge Funeral Home of Middleton. Rev Silas Foltz of the United Methodist Church in Pompeii officiated at burial in Fulton Center Cemetery.
Here is Mearl's obituary:
Gratiot County Herald, March 1973
Mearl Grubaugh
Mearl Grubaugh, 73, of rural Perrinton, passed away Feb 24 at Haynes-Grunbuch Hospital in Charlotte. She was born in Michigan on July 12, 1899, to Phillip and Nellie Helms Peters. Her husband Lawrence Grubaugh preceded her in death. She is survived by 2 daughters, Eva Hodges of Stanton and Joanne Peterman of Lansing; a son, Lawrence R. of Bellevue; 5 sisters, Mrs. Ester Wright of Lansing, Mrs.Ruth Fisk of Mason, Mrs. Marion Fisk of Marion, Mrs. Eunice Baker and Mrs. Evelyn Stead, both of Perrinton; and 3 brothers, Joe Peters of Crystal, Alfred of Lansing, and Luie of Ithaca. Funeral services were held Feb 26 from the Dodge Funeral Home of Middleton. Rev Silas Foltz of the United Methodist Church in Pompeii officiated at burial in Fulton Center Cemetery.
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