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Lewis Crandall was born on 9 August 1947.¹ He died in December 1979, at age 32, in Liverpool, Onondaga, New York.¹

Marjorie Ruth Kilmer was born on 3 March 1914 in Mass City, Ontonagon, Michigan.^2,3,1 She died on 16 August 1999, at age 85, in Escanaba, Delta, Michigan.³ She was buried in Maple Grove Cemetery, Greenland, Ontonagon, Michigan.³

Marjorie Ruth Kilmer was a School Teacher.⁴

George William Kilmer was born on 19 May 1917 in Mass City, Ontonagon Co., Michigan.^2,3,1 He and R. Lois Key were married in 1937 in Ontonagon, Ontonagon, Michigan.^4,4 He was married in 1937 in Ontonagon, Ontonagon, Michigan.⁴ He died on 6 September 1990, at age 73, in Marquette, Marquette Co., Michigan.³

R. Lois Key was born on 15 April 1916 in Painsdale, Michigan.^2,2 She and George William Kilmer were married in 1937 in Ontonagon, Ontonagon, Michigan.^2,2 She died on 30 September 2009, at age 93, in Marquette, Marquette, Michigan.^2,2

MARQUETTE - R. Lois Kilmer, 93, a former resident of Painesdale and Lake Linden, went to sleep in death Wednesday night, September 30, 2009, where she will remain until her resurrection onto a paradise earth with her beloved husband, George.

Born in Painesdale on April 15, 1916, a daughter of Oscar and Grace (Stratton) Key, Lois attended local schools and graduated in 1933. She spent a year at Michigan Technological University in Houghton and then a year at Northern Michigan University in Marquette. Lois was employed at the Land Department of the Copper Range Company in Houghton for a time and, in later years, worked for a brief time at Savela Furnace Company in Hancock. In 1937, she married George Kilmer in Ontonagon and the couple lived in Greenland until 1941, when they moved to Painesdale. George died in 1990 and, in 1991, Lois moved to Lake Linden.

Survivors include her daughters, Grace Parolini of Negaunee and Lois (Joe) Oja of Keweenaw Bay; a son, James (Debra) Kilmer of Bay City; her grandchildren, Lonny (Mary) Naasko, Wanda (Bob) Culpepper, David (Kathy) Parolini, Wendy Wilson and Liisa Kilmer; and four great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents and husband, George, Lois was preceded in death by a son, Owen Kilmer; granddaughter, Kelly Jo Kilmer; a brother, Owen Key; and a sister, Olive Johnston.

A memorial service will be held at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Hancock, Mich., on Saturday, October 24, 2009, at 2 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Norlite Nursing Center, Patient Activity Fund, 701 Homestead St., Marquette, MI 49855.

Owen S. Kilmer was born on 10 June 1938.¹ He died in August 1982, at age 44, in Painesdale, Houghton, Michigan.¹