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Lucille Carlson's Obituary
TRAVERSE CITY —
Lucille V. Carlson, 88, of Traverse City, passed away July 4, 2011, at Munson Medical Center, surrounded by her loving family.
Lucille was born in Kalkaska on Jan. 13, 1923, the daughter of Darrell and Anna (Donathan) Campbell.
Lucille graduated from Kalkaska High School in 1941. She was on the Cherry Festival Queen's Court, representing Kalkaska, also in 1941. She moved to Traverse City and worked as an attendant at the State Hospital, where she met Clarence Carlson (a baker), whom she married on Dec. 26, 1941. Together they raised their family of one daughter and two sons.
While Clarence was in India serving his country during World War II, Lucille moved to River Rouge with her parents and worked in the factories on the war effort. While there, she played professional women's softball.
In 1945, Lucille and Clarence returned to Traverse City, where they worked and raised their family.
She was on the board of Asgard and was a past president of the Women's Auxiliary of the Cherryland VFW Post 2780.
She loved to watch Tigers baseball and was a big sports fan of all her grandchildren and went to many sporting events. She was an avid hunter, and in her last year of deer hunting bagged two deer with one shot at the age of almost 80.
She is survived by her daughter, Carol (Al) Shively, of Fife Lake; her sons, Glenn (Virginia) Carlson, of Cedar, and Rolland Carlson, of Traverse City; five grandchildren, Chris (Shelly) Shively, Karen (Jon) Beasley, Glenn (Sarah) Carlson, Jesse Carlson, Nick (Amanda) Carlson; and eight great-grandchildren, Christian and Ethan Beasley, Ryan and Remington Shively, and Ames, Adeline, Maeve and Briggs Carlson; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
Lucille was preceded in death by her husband Clarence, parents; brothers, Doyle, on Nov. 16, 2004, and Russell, on June 13, 2011.
Visitation will take place Thursday, July 7, from 4 to 8 p.m. at Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, July 8, also at the funeral home, with a visitation held one hour prior. Pastor Kim Hough will serve as officiant. Burial will be at Grand Traverse Memorial Gardens.
Memorial contributions may be directed to the VFW Post 2780 Ladies Auxiliary, The Leelanau County Commission on Aging, or Meals on Wheels of Northwest Michigan.
Please sign Lucille's online guestbook at www.reynolds-jonkhoff.com .
The family is being served by Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home.
Lucille V. Carlson, 88, of Traverse City, passed away July 4, 2011, at Munson Medical Center, surrounded by her loving family.
Lucille was born in Kalkaska on Jan. 13, 1923, the daughter of Darrell and Anna (Donathan) Campbell.
Lucille graduated from Kalkaska High School in 1941. She was on the Cherry Festival Queen's Court, representing Kalkaska, also in 1941. She moved to Traverse City and worked as an attendant at the State Hospital, where she met Clarence Carlson (a baker), whom she married on Dec. 26, 1941. Together they raised their family of one daughter and two sons.
While Clarence was in India serving his country during World War II, Lucille moved to River Rouge with her parents and worked in the factories on the war effort. While there, she played professional women's softball.
In 1945, Lucille and Clarence returned to Traverse City, where they worked and raised their family.
She was on the board of Asgard and was a past president of the Women's Auxiliary of the Cherryland VFW Post 2780.
She loved to watch Tigers baseball and was a big sports fan of all her grandchildren and went to many sporting events. She was an avid hunter, and in her last year of deer hunting bagged two deer with one shot at the age of almost 80.
She is survived by her daughter, Carol (Al) Shively, of Fife Lake; her sons, Glenn (Virginia) Carlson, of Cedar, and Rolland Carlson, of Traverse City; five grandchildren, Chris (Shelly) Shively, Karen (Jon) Beasley, Glenn (Sarah) Carlson, Jesse Carlson, Nick (Amanda) Carlson; and eight great-grandchildren, Christian and Ethan Beasley, Ryan and Remington Shively, and Ames, Adeline, Maeve and Briggs Carlson; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
Lucille was preceded in death by her husband Clarence, parents; brothers, Doyle, on Nov. 16, 2004, and Russell, on June 13, 2011.
Visitation will take place Thursday, July 7, from 4 to 8 p.m. at Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, July 8, also at the funeral home, with a visitation held one hour prior. Pastor Kim Hough will serve as officiant. Burial will be at Grand Traverse Memorial Gardens.
Memorial contributions may be directed to the VFW Post 2780 Ladies Auxiliary, The Leelanau County Commission on Aging, or Meals on Wheels of Northwest Michigan.
Please sign Lucille's online guestbook at www.reynolds-jonkhoff.com .
The family is being served by Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home.
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