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Charles Franklin Bellmer

Charles Franklin Bellmer

Male 1915 - 2003  (88 years)


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  • Name Charles Franklin Bellmer  [1] 
    Birth 29 May 1915  Bear Creek, Emmet, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 22 Sep 2003  Alanson, Emmet, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I5867  Branches and Roots
    Last Modified 13 Feb 2026 

    Family Catherine F. Daniels,   b. 13 May 1933, Petoskey, Emmet, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 May 1959, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 25 years) 
    Marriage 1953  St Louis, Gratiot, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Children 
     1. Catherine Bellmer  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Charlotte Bellmer  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Charles Joseph Bellmer,   b. 28 May 1956, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 May 1999, Grant, Cheboygan, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 42 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >4. Living
    Family ID F1733  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 13 Feb 2026 

  • Notes 


    • Deceased Name: Charles F. Bellmer
      Petoskey News-Review (MI) - September 23, 2003
      Section: obituaries
      Charles F. Bellmer, 88, of Alanson, died Sept. 22, 2003, at Bortz Health Care of Petoskey.

      Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 25, at Stone Funeral Home. The Rev. Bill Mindel will officiate and burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery.

      Charles was born May 29, 1915, in Petoskey, the son of Joseph and Ada (Abby) Bellmer. He grew up in Petoskey and attended school in Petoskey.

      He married Katherine Daniels and she preceded him in death. He then married Louise Drayton and she preceded him in death in 1995.

      As a young man, Charles moved to Grand Rapids for several years at which time he moved to Detroit. While in Detroit, he worked as a mechanic at Borman Foods until he retired. He then moved to Gladwin in 1979 where he lived until 1984 when he moved to Alanson where he had lived since.

      Charles enjoyed fishing, hunting and being out in the woods. He was a former member of the Gladwin Eagles.

      Charles is survived by 12 children, Clarence and Bonnie Bellmer of Petoskey, Bob and Marge Gregory of Petoskey, Mary Jane and Jim Lyons of Lake City, Bill and Cathy Swanson of Alanson, Tim and Charlotte Drayton of Alanson, Robin and Werner Benzinger of Commerce Township, Mike and Cindy Starkey of Oden, Mike and Paulette Bellmer of Newberry, Joe and Shelly Bellmer of Oden, Leslie Bellmer of Oden, Matthew Bellmer of Alanson, Louie and Bonnie Carpenter; many, many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren;

      Also surviving is a sister, Susie Honeysette, of Alanson. He was preceded in death by two children, Charlene Hartsough and Charles Bellmer, and by nine brothers and two sisters.

      Contributions in memory of Charles may be made to the trust fund for Matthew Bellmer. Envelopes will be available at Stone Funeral Home where friends may call from noon until the time of service on Thursday.
      Record: 91e489db-53c1-5b3b-a02d-194b9b2a08a7Copyright: © Copyright 2003 Petoskey News-Review. All rights reserved.

      Deceased Name: Charles F. Bellmer
      Petoskey News-Review (MI) - September 23, 2003
      Section: obituaries
      Charles F. Bellmer, 88, of Alanson, died Sept. 22, 2003, at Bortz Health Care of Petoskey.

      Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 25, at Stone Funeral Home. The Rev. Bill Mindel will officiate and burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery.

      Charles was born May 29, 1915, in Petoskey, the son of Joseph and Ada (Abby) Bellmer. He grew up in Petoskey and attended school in Petoskey.

      He married Katherine Daniels and she preceded him in death. He then married Louise Drayton and she preceded him in death in 1995.

      As a young man, Charles moved to Grand Rapids for several years at which time he moved to Detroit. While in Detroit, he worked as a mechanic at Borman Foods until he retired. He then moved to Gladwin in 1979 where he lived until 1984 when he moved to Alanson where he had lived since.

      Charles enjoyed fishing, hunting and being out in the woods. He was a former member of the Gladwin Eagles.

      Charles is survived by 12 children, Clarence and Bonnie Bellmer of Petoskey, Bob and Marge Gregory of Petoskey, Mary Jane and Jim Lyons of Lake City, Bill and Cathy Swanson of Alanson, Tim and Charlotte Drayton of Alanson, Robin and Werner Benzinger of Commerce Township, Mike and Cindy Starkey of Oden, Mike and Paulette Bellmer of Newberry, Joe and Shelly Bellmer of Oden, Leslie Bellmer of Oden, Matthew Bellmer of Alanson, Louie and Bonnie Carpenter; many, many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren;

      Also surviving is a sister, Susie Honeysette, of Alanson. He was preceded in death by two children, Charlene Hartsough and Charles Bellmer, and by nine brothers and two sisters.

      Contributions in memory of Charles may be made to the trust fund for Matthew Bellmer. Envelopes will be available at Stone Funeral Home where friends may call from noon until the time of service on Thursday.
      Record: 91e489db-53c1-5b3b-a02d-194b9b2a08a7Copyright: © Copyright 2003 Petoskey News-Review. All rights reserved.

  • Sources 
    1. [S248] Staff, Petoskey News-Review: Obituaries, (Name: Petoskey News-Review; Location: Petoskey, Emmet, Michigan, United States;), Newsartical: Bellmer, Catherine (Daniels).
      Crashes Kill Petoskey Mother of 4, Onaway Man.

      Services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. from the Briggs Funeral Home for Mrs. Charles (Catherine) Bellmer, 25, of Warren, former Petoskey resident, who died Sunday at Wayne General Hospital, Detroit, from injuries suffered Friday night in an auto accident in southern Michigan. Rev. Emily will officiate.

      Daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Daniels, she was born and raised in Petoskey, where she graduated from Petoskey High School in 1952.

      The former Catherine Daniels was married to Mr. Bellmer in St. Louis, Michigan, and the couple had lived there and at Grand Rapids before moving to Warren four years ago.

      Survivors include her husband; three daughters, Catherine, Charlotte and Cynthia and a son, Charles Jr., at home; three brothers, Frank and John Daniels of Petoskey and Joseph Daniels, Jr, serving with the U.S. Army in texas; two sisters, Mrs. Benjamin (Marion) Dreff of Gaylord and Mrs. Lawrence (Mary Jo) Sobleski of Petoskey.

      The body is being brought to the Briggs Funeral Home, where friends may call after 7 p.m. on Tuesday.

      Interment will be in Greenwood Cemetery.

      Petoskey News-Review. 11MAY1959
      HFA: 08MAR2021