Slater, Joe F.

 

Joseph F. Slater, age 94 of Holton, passed away Wednesday at the Gerber Memorial Health Services in Fremont following a short illness.  Joe was born on June 5, 1915 in Holton to John and Mary (Schmitt) Slater and has been a lifelong resident of the area.  Joe met and later married Grace Alma Saxton on Nov. 11, 1939 in Brunswick.  Joe had worked at the Lorey Welding Company in Muskegon for several years and had been a dairy farmer in Holton all his life.  Joe has been a lifelong member of the St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Brunswick where he helped with the design and construction of the current church.  Joe was a 4th Degree Knight of Columbus and was the first Grand Knight of the Marian Council #3111.  Joe had enjoyed hunting and fishing in his younger years, enjoyed spending the winter months in Florida and playing cards.  He treasured time spent with his grandchildren, great grandchildren, great great grandchildren and enjoyed the daily visiting at his home with friends and family.

 

SURVIVORS : his wife of 70 years, Grace of Holton; his children, Joseph (Mary) Slater of Holton; Janice (Thomas) Uganski of Newaygo; James (Bonnie) Slater of Holton; Joan (Richard) Kokx of Fremont; 15 grandchildren; 29 great grandchildren; 2 great great grandchildren; brother, Ben Slater of Holton; sisters, Mary Monette of Brunswick; Helen (Frank) Sohasky of Muskegon; Martha (Harold) Saxton of Pontiac; many nieces and nephews; sister-in-laws, Marian Slater of Twin Lake; Delores Slater of Holton; Marge Slater of Muskegon.  He was preceded in death by his sister, Monica Douville and by his brothers, Lawrence, John, Louis, Paul, Leo, and Charles.

 

VISITATION : Sunday 2-4 & 6-8 at Crandell Funeral Home – Fremont Chapel.  SCRIPTURE SERVICES : Sunday at 7:30pm at the funeral home.  MASS OF RESSURRECTION : Monday at 11am at the St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Brunswick.  INTERMENT : St. Michaels Catholic Cemetery.  MEMORIAL CONTRIBUTIONS : St. Michaels Catholic Church for the Joseph F. Slater Memorial Fund.   

 

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Jim & Bonnie & Family-
You are in my prayers & my heart goes out to you and your family at this time.
May God comfort you and your loved ones during this difficult time.
Please let me know if there's anything I can possibly do.
Barbara Bray (Jim's God Daughter)
 

Posted 8/27/2009

                                                                                                                                            

Slater Family,

What a fantastic legacy. It is a sad say when we lose our patriarch.

The dash on his tombstone between the years of 1915 and 2009 is packed with memories. 

The world is a better place because Joe F. Slater has journeyed through it.

God bless

 

Bob Kuhn and Marlene Kuhn

 

Posted 8/28/2009

                                                                                                                                            

Grampa Joe was a grampa to dozens of the neighborhood kids, including all of my brothers and my sister, as I passed this sad news to my siblings, each one remembered Grampa Joe with the big cigar and of course squirting us with the cows “squirtgun”. Grampa Joe’s contributions and dedication to community and

Family and friends will not be soon forgotten.

Andy, Rose, Marianne Twork and Family

 

Posted 8/28/2009

                                                                                                                                            

We're very sorry to hear about your loss.  He will be missed.  May God comfort all of you at this difficult time.
Gary & Phyllis Lattin
 

Posted 8/28/2009

                                                                                                                                            

Beyond the gate a loved one finds happiness and rest, and there is comfort in the thought that our Loving God knows best. Joe will be greatly missed and I find comfort in thinking about him, my dad, and Uncle Floyd sharing a laugh and being together again. My heartfelt sympathies and condolences are extended to all of you that enjoyed sharing your life with Joe. God bless you. Julie R. Zerlaut

Posted 8/28/2009

                                                                                                                                            

To the Joe F. Slater family,

I am sorry to hear the loss of your father. I remember him from my milk hauling days. If he was out side working when I got to his farm, he would come over and talk to me, and that meant a lot. Again, to the Joe F. Slater family, you have my heart felt condolences.

Tom, Ann, Roni, Brian, and Doug May
 

Posted 8/30/2009

                                                                                                                                            

Grace & All Your Family: Our deepest sympathy to each of you. Joe was such a great guy and so easy to talk to. It will never seem the same to not be seeing him just a few pews ahead of us at Mass. He will always be missed by so many and we can be thankful to have known him. May God's Promise bring each of you comfort in the days ahead. With Love and Prayers, Cookie & Ron

Posted 9/3/2009