Merle George Potter^[1]

1933 - 2006  (73 years)

• Name	Merle George Potter  [2]
  Birth	4 Jan 1933	St. Louis River District, St. Louis County, Minnesota, USA   [2]
  		Merle George Potter Birth Certificate
  Gender	Male
  Death	4 Aug 2006	Midland, Bay, Michigan, USA
  Cremation		Rock of Ages Lighthouse
  Person ID	P13	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	24 May 2019

  
  

  Father	George D Potter,   b. 5 Oct 1885, Lion's Head, Bruce, Ontario, Canada d. 2 Jun 1952, Moose Lake, Carlton, Minnesota, USA (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Lillian (Lule) Waananen,   b. 24 Oct 1906, Sparta, Chippewa, Minnesota, USA d. 7 Sep 1984, Cook County, Minnesota, USA (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F5	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Irene Eleanor Paavola,   b. 11 Sep 1936, Colvin Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota, USA d. 24 Mar 2007, Clay County, Missouri, USA (Age 70 years)
  Children	+ 1. Living + 2. Living   3. Living
  Family ID	F4	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Oct 2014

  
  

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  Merle Potter

  
  

• Notes

  United States Army Enlistment Date: 17 Feb 1953 Release Date: 6 Jan 1955

  
  

• Sources

  [LEGACY.COM] http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/ourmidland/obituary.aspx?n=merle-g-potter&pid=18804413&fhid=5828. Merle G. Potter, 73, of Midland died Friday, Aug. 4, 2005, at Pinecrest. The son of the late George and Lillian (Waananen) Potter was born Jan. 4, 1933, in St. Louis County, Minn. and graduated from Grand Marais High School. Merle served with the Merchant Maries prior to his service with the U.S. Army during World War II. After his service he then worked for the St. James Ore Mines. In Sept. of 1953, he married the former Irene Eleanor Paavola. As a young man Merle was an avid fisherman and outdoorsman, where he ran charter services on Lake Superior and enjoyed nature. Merle moved to the Midland area in 1977 and worked for the Painter's Local #1803 for over 33 years, retiring in 1995. On Nov. 21, 1978, he married the former Elizabeth Guthridge in Midland and moved to L'Anse in 2001 where he returned to his fishing, hunting and winter activities in northern Michigan, that he so much enjoyed all of his life. Merle is survived by his wife Elizabeth Potter; sons Jon (Glenda) Potter of Wheeler, and Kevin Potter of Odessa, Mo.; a daughter Kathleen (Bill) Harris of Kansas City, Mo.; eight grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter. He is also survived by his sisters Mildred Thoreson of Grand Marais, Minn., and Lillian (Honey) Eliason, husband Tom of Grand Marais, Minn., Patricia Holte, husband Darrell of Apache Junction, Ariz., and Marjorie "Margie" Nelson of Grand Marais, Minn. Memorial services will be conducted at a later date. The Wilson MILLER Funeral Home, 4210 N. Saginaw Rd., Midland, MI 48640 is in charge of the funeral direction where there will be no visitation. Personal messages of support for the family may be offered at www.wilson-miller.com - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/ourmidland/obituary.aspx?n=merle-g-potter&pid=18804413&fhid=5828#sthash.uR9xsPZJ.dpuf [S-390942151] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1940; Census Place: Grand Marais, Cook, Minnesota; Roll: T627_1915; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 16-1.