Eugene L. Raven

Eugene L. Raven of Tustin died Tuesday afternoon, April 5, 2011 at Mercy Hospital in Cadillac. He was 83. He was born on Sept. 23, 1927 in Cadillac to Chris & Gladys (Dunbar) Raven and they preceded him in death. He graduated from Tustin High School in 1947 and had been employed at Farmer Peets in Cadillac for 38 years. Mr. Raven was a member of the Covenant Presbyterian Church in Tustin where he had served as Elder on the board. He had also served on the boards of the Tustin High School and Pine River Schools and served many years as a Trustee for the Village of Tustin. Eugene was a lifetime member of the Masonic Lodge and Shriner\'s and also a member of the Jester Court #11. As a Shriner he had taken several trips to the Shriner\'s Children\'s Hospital in Chicago transporting children in need of medical care. He enjoyed golfing, shuffleboard and fishing in Fort Myers, Florida where he spent the past 22 winters, but most of all the light of his life was his wife, children and grandchildren. On September 3, 1947 he married the former Katharine Anderson in Reed City and she survives him along with their children: Timothy (Adrienne) Raven of Traverse City, Mary Kay (Dale) Peterson of Leroy, Sally Nelson of Tustin, Scott (Chris) Raven, and Jeffery (Suzanne) Raven all of Greenville; 10 grandchildren; 9 great grandchildren; brothers: Dean (Marilyn) Raven of Scottville, Clyde (Marge) Raven of Kingsley, and Theodore (Mary) Raven of Tustin; sisters: Ann (Charles) Hyde of Cadillac and Lois (Richard) Binkley of Lansing; brother-in-law Clyde Smeltzer of Coldwater; sister-in-law, Betty Anderson of Tustin and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his brother, Robert and a sister, Neva Smeltzer and a daughter-in-law, Mary Raven. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Saturday, April 9, 2011 at the Covenant Presbyterian Church in Tustin with Reverend Robert Kahly officiating. Burial will be at Burdell Township Cemetery in Tustin. Visitation will be Thursday (Today) from 6-8 PM and Friday from 2-4 & 6-8 PM at the Peterson Funeral Home in Cadillac with Masonic Lodge services being held at 7:00 PM Friday. Memorial contributions may be made to the Shriner\'s Children Hospital in Chicago or to the Covenant Presbyterian Church of Tustin. An online guestbook is available at www.petersonfh.com.

Eugene L. Raven

September 23, 1927 - April 5, 2011