Winnie Marie Ketchum, 82, of Farwell, passed away on Thursday, September 30, at Northwoods Nursing Center in Farwell. She was born the daughter of Christopher and Josephine Green, and later adopted by George and Mary (Madison) Chappell. She married Roy Dixon in 1935, and later married Elmer Ketchum in 1944, he preceded her in death in 1986. She had worked as a Nurses Aid at the former Ardis Nursing Home in Farwell, and as an assembler at Evart Products.
Winnie is survived by her children and their spouses: Vern and Melba Jean Dixon, and Warren and Carol Dixon of Farwell, Elmer and Billie Ketchum of Kalkaska, Nancy and Mike Thrush, of Farwell, and Ila and Kenneth Kalka of Barryton; a brother Kenneth Green; sisters; Ethel Gleason, Lillian Wilkinson, Iris Brown, and Dora Arnold. Also surviving are 15 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; and two-great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by three brothers: Alex, Jeff Willey, and Pete Green; a sister Mary Hildebrandt; a grandson; a granddaughter, and a great-granddaughter.
Funeral services were held Sunday, October 3, at 2:00 p.m. from the Stephenson-Wyman Funeral Home in Clare, with Elder Dee Beavers offciating. Burial was in Surrey Twp. Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Northwoods Nursing Center Activities Department for Birds and Birdseed.
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