Marian G. Wilson, 90, of Bellaire, passed away on Sept. 12, 2016 at her home on Eckhart Road while surrounded by her family and her beloved dog, Cindi. Marian was born on May 24, 1926 in Bad Axe to Harley and Blanche (Rolph) Miller. She grew up in the Detroit area, moving to the Bellaire area at the age of 17 with her parents and siblings.
She married James Wilson on Sept. 16, 1944 in Bellaire.
She worked caring for an elderly couple in their home on Clam Lake for many years.
She enjoyed her grandchildren and taking them to the cottage on Carp Lake. She had many hobbies including cooking, gardening, crafting, hunting and of course, fishing. She enjoyed long rides with her husband, Jim, in the Upper Penninsula and in the fall to look at the colored leaves in the Jordan Valley.
She was a member of the Antrim Church of Christ in Mancelona and loved her church family.
She is survived by two daughters, Janet Rathbun, of East Jordan, and Shirley (Don) Crocker, of Petoskey; her loving grandchildren, Jim (Annette) Rathbun, of East Jordan, Michelle (Aaron) Cantrell, of New Haven, Indiana, Warren (Trista) Keller, of Alanson, and Becky (Mike) Griffes, of Alanson; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, James Wilson in 2013; a son, Robert Wilson; granddaughter, Kimberly Carr; two brothers, Orville and Nelson Miller; a sister, Doris Bonk; a son-in-law; as well as her parents.
Funeral services will take place on Friday, Sept. 16, 2016 at 11 a.m., at the Bellaire Chapel of Mortensen Funeral Homes, with Pastor Mark McCool officiating. Interment will follow in Lakeview Cemetery, Bellaire.
She married James Wilson on Sept. 16, 1944 in Bellaire.
She worked caring for an elderly couple in their home on Clam Lake for many years.
She enjoyed her grandchildren and taking them to the cottage on Carp Lake. She had many hobbies including cooking, gardening, crafting, hunting and of course, fishing. She enjoyed long rides with her husband, Jim, in the Upper Penninsula and in the fall to look at the colored leaves in the Jordan Valley.
She was a member of the Antrim Church of Christ in Mancelona and loved her church family.
She is survived by two daughters, Janet Rathbun, of East Jordan, and Shirley (Don) Crocker, of Petoskey; her loving grandchildren, Jim (Annette) Rathbun, of East Jordan, Michelle (Aaron) Cantrell, of New Haven, Indiana, Warren (Trista) Keller, of Alanson, and Becky (Mike) Griffes, of Alanson; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, James Wilson in 2013; a son, Robert Wilson; granddaughter, Kimberly Carr; two brothers, Orville and Nelson Miller; a sister, Doris Bonk; a son-in-law; as well as her parents.
Funeral services will take place on Friday, Sept. 16, 2016 at 11 a.m., at the Bellaire Chapel of Mortensen Funeral Homes, with Pastor Mark McCool officiating. Interment will follow in Lakeview Cemetery, Bellaire.
Marian G. Wilson, 90, of Bellaire, passed away on Sept. 12, 2016 at her home on Eckhart Road while surrounded by her family and her beloved dog, Cindi. Marian was born on May 24, 1926 in Bad Axe to Harley and Blanche (Rolph) Miller. She grew up in the Detroit area, moving to the Bellaire area at the age of 17 with her parents and siblings.
She married James Wilson on Sept. 16, 1944 in Bellaire.
She worked caring for an elderly couple in their home on Clam Lake for many years.
She enjoyed her grandchildren and taking them to the cottage on Carp Lake. She had many hobbies including cooking, gardening, crafting, hunting and of course, fishing. She enjoyed long rides with her husband, Jim, in the Upper Penninsula and in the fall to look at the colored leaves in the Jordan Valley.
She was a member of the Antrim Church of Christ in Mancelona and loved her church family.
She is survived by two daughters, Janet Rathbun, of East Jordan, and Shirley (Don) Crocker, of Petoskey; her loving grandchildren, Jim (Annette) Rathbun, of East Jordan, Michelle (Aaron) Cantrell, of New Haven, Indiana, Warren (Trista) Keller, of Alanson, and Becky (Mike) Griffes, of Alanson; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, James Wilson in 2013; a son, Robert Wilson; granddaughter, Kimberly Carr; two brothers, Orville and Nelson Miller; a sister, Doris Bonk; a son-in-law; as well as her parents.
Funeral services will take place on Friday, Sept. 16, 2016 at 11 a.m., at the Bellaire Chapel of Mortensen Funeral Homes, with Pastor Mark McCool officiating. Interment will follow in Lakeview Cemetery, Bellaire.
She married James Wilson on Sept. 16, 1944 in Bellaire.
She worked caring for an elderly couple in their home on Clam Lake for many years.
She enjoyed her grandchildren and taking them to the cottage on Carp Lake. She had many hobbies including cooking, gardening, crafting, hunting and of course, fishing. She enjoyed long rides with her husband, Jim, in the Upper Penninsula and in the fall to look at the colored leaves in the Jordan Valley.
She was a member of the Antrim Church of Christ in Mancelona and loved her church family.
She is survived by two daughters, Janet Rathbun, of East Jordan, and Shirley (Don) Crocker, of Petoskey; her loving grandchildren, Jim (Annette) Rathbun, of East Jordan, Michelle (Aaron) Cantrell, of New Haven, Indiana, Warren (Trista) Keller, of Alanson, and Becky (Mike) Griffes, of Alanson; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, James Wilson in 2013; a son, Robert Wilson; granddaughter, Kimberly Carr; two brothers, Orville and Nelson Miller; a sister, Doris Bonk; a son-in-law; as well as her parents.
Funeral services will take place on Friday, Sept. 16, 2016 at 11 a.m., at the Bellaire Chapel of Mortensen Funeral Homes, with Pastor Mark McCool officiating. Interment will follow in Lakeview Cemetery, Bellaire.
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