George L Sackett

Newspaper (title not recorded) obituary, 17 Aug 1987

"George L Sackett, 73.
George L Sackett, 73, of Wilson Township, died Aug. 12, 1987, at his Deer Lake area home.
Funeral will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 18, at the Paullin Funeral Home, East Jordan. The Rev. Michael T. Conklin will officiate and burial will be in the Andrich Cemetery, Jerome, Mich.
Mr. Sackett was born June 9, 1914, in Somerset Township, Hillsdale County, the son of Myron Lee and Lucy May Havens Sackett. He grew up in the Addison area and graduated from Addison High School. He resided in the Tipton, Tecumseh area most of his adult life.
Mr. Sackett was president and owner of the G&J Woodworking Co. in Tecumseh for 27 years. During those years, Mr. Sackett was a frequent visitor to the Deer Lake area where he was an avid hunter and fisherman.
In 1974, he moved to the Deer Lake area to make his permanent home.
He is survived by: one son, Harold Sackett and one daughter, Mrs. Lee (Deanna) Williams, both of St. Petersburg, Fla.; seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Leona Marsh of Addison.
The family suggests memorials to the Boyne City United Methodist Church or Michigan Heart Fund. Envelopes for that purpose are available at the Paullin Funeral Home where friends may call after 6 p.m. today."

—Burials Register, Greenwood Cemetery, Petoskey, Michigan (http://www.gwood.us)