Margaret Minter, 79

Margaret R. Minter, age 79, of Edwardsburg, passed away Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo.   She was born on June 20, 1932 in Queens, NY, a daughter of William and May (Lenihan) Ferguson.  In 1950 Margaret graduated from William Bryant High School in Estoria, NY.   She retired from Mid-American Electronics in Middlebury, and had previously been emplyed by Becton & Dickenson Medical Supply.  Margaret  was a member of the Corey Church of the Nazarene in Three Rivers.
Surviving Margaret are her sons Mark Minter, Pompano Beach, FL, William (Barbara) Minter, Linwood, NJ, grandchildren Tracy, Mark, Christopher, Steve, William, Lauren, Douglas, Jonathon, Alicia and Robbie, 12 great grandchildren, 1 great great grandson, and 3 sisters Rita Linaban, Juanita Devlin, and Geneviev Murphy, all of New York. She was preceded in death by her parents, son WIlliam Minter in infancy, daughter Patricia VanSciver, brothers Eugene and John Ferguson. 
Relatives and friends will be received at the Eley Funeral Home in Constantine on Sunday from 3-6 p.m. Funeral services will be held Monday at 11:00 a.m. at  Corey Church of the Nazarene with Pastor Gary Carr officiating.   Memorial contributions may be made tohospice or Corey Church.  Interment will be in Poes Cemetery. Online messages may be left for the family at www.eleyfuneralhomes.com.