George Voelker

IRON MOUNTAIN - George R. Voelker, 91, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, passed on to eternal life on Sunday, Oct. 22, 2006. George was born on June 28, 1915, in Alpha, to the late George and Elizabeth (Minnick) Voelker. George served in the United States Coast Guard and was discharged in November 1945. He married his wife, Emma, on Aug. 23, 1943, in Milwaukee. George and Emma resided a short time in Milwaukee and California before moving back to Iron Mountain. He is a retired postal worker who loved gardening, camping, traveling, whittling, painting, spending time with his family and in his shop, and playing cribbage with his wife. George is survived by his wife, Emma; his daughter and son and their spouses, Darla (Ed) Ashenbrenner of Two Rivers, Wis. and Bruce (Kristen) Voelker of Ann Arbor, lower Michigan; six grandchildren and their spouses, Travis (Christina) Ashenbrenner, Bryan (Amanda) Ashenbrenner, Tari (Christopher) Otradovec, Adrienne Voelker, Kyle (Julie) Voelker, and Morgan (Adam) Jeffrey; great-grandchildren, Elle, Maeve, Connor, Kevin and Jacob. He is further survived by three brothers and their spouses, Wayne (Corinne) Voelker of Kingsford, Harold of Pembine, Wis. and Herbert (Penny) of St. Petersburg, Fla. and sister-in-laws, Vivian Voelker of Alpha and Gloria Voelker of Port Richey, Fla. He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, William and Glen; a sister and brother-in-law, Faye and Walter Krajewski and a sister-in-law, Bertina Voelker. Friends may call at Trinity United Methodist Church, 808 Carpenter Ave. in Iron Mountain, on Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 12 noon. The service will be held at the church at 12 noon with Pastor Debbie Thomas officiating. Burial will be in the Iron Mountain Cemetery Park. God looked around His garden And found an empty place. He then looked down upon the earth, and saw your tired face. He put His arms around you and lifted you to rest. God's garden must be beautiful, He always takes the best. He knew that you were suffering, He knew you were in pain. He knew that you would never get well on Earth again. He saw the road was getting rough and hills were hard to climb. So He closed your weary eyelids and whispered, "Peace Be Thine." It broke our hearts to lose you, but you didn't go alone. For part of us went with you, the day God called you home. Condolences may be expressed to the family of George Voelker online at www.ernashfuneralhomes.com. The family has entrusted the Erickson-Rochon and Nash Funeral Home with the arrangements.

George Voelker

October 22, 1915 - October 22, 2006