Earl B. Eggleston

He attended Hastings High School. Among the highlights of his career, he was Manager of City Food and Beverage; Chef at Pleasant Point Restaurant and later with Carriage House Restaurant in Hastings; Manager of Beacon Motel in Grand Haven and an Insurance Executive in Madison, Wisconsin, retiring in 1985.

Earl was a World War II veteran of the African and Mediterranean Campaign. From 1943 - 1945 he was stationed on the USAHS Samrock Hospital Ship.

He married Ellen Suzanne Johnson on November 2, 1946. Earl was a member of American Legion Post #45.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Henry and Ann Eggleston; brother, Bob Eggleston and sister, Marie Finkbeiner.

Earl is survived by his wife, Ellen "Sue" Eggleston; daughter, Cynthia and son-in-law, John Carlson; son, Alan and daughter-in-law, Katherine Eggleston of Middleville and Grand Rapids and four grandchildren: Rob, Tonya and Randy Carlson and Hilary Eggleston; three great-grandchildren: Brendan and Aidan Carlson of Middleville and Nicholas Carlson of Tecoma, Washington.

Memorial Contributions:
National Kidney Foundation of Michigan
1169 Oak Valley Dr.
Ann Arbor, MI 48108-9674

Visitation:
Thursday, June 14, 2012 from 10:00 am to 11:00 am
Girrbach Funeral Home
328 S. Broadway
Hastings, MI

Funeral Service:
Thursday, June 14, 2012 @ 11:00 am
Girrbach Funeral Home
Fr. Richard Altine, celebrant

Burial:
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Hastings, MI 49058