Edward George Kellogg Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Edward George Kellogg Edward George Kellogg, 82 of Cadillac, was surrounded by his loving family as he passed to life eternal on September 1, 2011 at Curry House Assisted Living after an extended illness. Mr. Kellogg was born to George and Edna (Bush) Kellogg on December 24, 1928 in Sault Ste. Marie. His professional career spanned 34 years at the Cadillac Post Office, including 17 years as the postmaster. After retiring from the postal service, Mr. Kellogg worked at Coldwell Banker for 10 years as a real estate agent. Mr. Kellogg was always thinking of others before himself and he strove to help as many people as possible. He was very active in the Cadillac community and was a prominent figure in many local organizations. He was a member of St. Ann Church in Cadillac where he served as a Eucharistic minister and an usher and was also a fourth degree member of the Knights of Columbus. Mr. Kellogg enjoyed many kinds of sports and he was an avid supporter of Cadillac athletics: he helped to form the Cadillac All Sports Association (CASA) and the Viking Boosters and he was also named to the Cadillac High School Sports Hall of Fame. Mr. Kellogg served organizations such as Rotary and Amvets and he was on the board of the Salvation Army, which named its annual food drive the Ed Kellogg Food Drive in his honor. Mr. Kellogg also served his country in the Army and was a Korean War veteran. In addition to helping others, Mr. Kellogg loved spending time with his family. He enjoyed many family vacations in Florida where he loved walking on the beach and looking for shells and shark teeth with his grandchildren. He also enjoyed fishing, hunting, and working in his family garden. Mr. Kellogg fostered a love for reading in his grandchildren. On September 23, 1950 at St. Ann Church in Cadillac he married the former Ann L. Sprague and she survives him along with their children: Paula Kellogg (DeAnn Kamilos) of Sacramento, CA; Robert (Janice) Kellogg of Cadillac; Michele Kellogg of Baldwin; Patrice Kellogg (Michael Hargett) of Cadillac; and Pamela (Kevin) Pomeroy of Sault Ste. Marie. He is also survived by grandchildren Jason (Christina) Stephenson of Santa Rosa, CA; Katie Kellogg of Cadillac; Ryan Kellogg of Dallas, TX; Christopher Kellogg of Akron, OH; Alicia Kellogg of Clearwater, FL; Ked (Christie) Pomeroy of Orlando, FL; Marc Pomeroy of Sault Ste. Marie; and Anika Walton-Stanciel of Baldwin. Great grandchildren are Anthony, Ana, and Derek Stephenson of Santa Rosa, CA. He was preceded in death by his parents, his in-laws Lozene Robert (Bob) Sprague and Mildred (Laney) Sprague, and several aunts, uncles, and cousins. The Mass of Christian burial will be held 11:00 a.m. Monday, September 5, 2011 at St. Ann Catholic Church in Cadillac with Father Francis Murphy as celebrant. Burial will take place at Mount Carmel Cemetery in Cadillac. Visitation will be Sunday at the Peterson Funeral Home from 2:00-4:00 p.m. and 6:00-8:00 p.m. with a rosary service at 7:30 p.m. The family wishes to extend its thanks to the staff of Hospice of Michigan and Curry House Assisted Living for their care and compassion. The family has requested in lieu of flowers that memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Michigan, the American Cancer Society, the Salvation Army, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, the Wexford County Housing and Zoning Commission, and St. Ann School in Cadillac. Please bring a non-perishable food item to the visitation and/or funeral in memory of Mr. Kellogg which will be donated to the Salvation Army in his memory. An online guestbook is available at www.petersonfh.com.

Edward George Kellogg

December 24, 1928 - September 1, 2011