Ethel V. Eckfeld of Caro, age 97, passed away on Monday, June 23, 2014 at Covenant Health Care – Cooper in Saginaw. She was born in Section 31 of Almer Township on January 14, 1917, the daughter of the late Arthur J. and M. Viola Sayers. Ethel attended the Wright School beginning in September 1922, and completed Kindergarten through 8th grade there. She went on to graduate from Caro High School in 1934. In 1936, Ethel was employed by USDA working out of the Court House in Caro. In 1975 she retired after thirty-nine years of service. In 1938 Ethel was united in marriage with L. Woodrow Vandervoort, and he preceded her in death in January of 1940. In 1944, she married Roland M. Eckfeld, and they resided on his farm in Unionville. He preceded her in death in December of 1995. Ethel was a member of the Unionville Moravian Church since 1944 and was church secretary for over thirty-seven years. She liked to sew, and after retiring completed quilts for many of her family members. Later, she sewed lap robes, mostly for veterans in the Saginaw and Battle Creek Hospitals. Ethel is survived by her brother, Harry Sayers of Fenton; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husbands, she was preceded in death by two brothers and four sisters, George and William Sayers, Irma Fiske, Marian Capling, Hazel Montei and Shirley Sayers. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, June 27, 2014 at the Unionville Moravian Church with Pastor Trina Holmberg officiating. Burial will follow at the Moravian Cemetery in Unionville. The family will receive friends at the Ransford Collon Funeral Home on Thursday from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. and at the church on Friday from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the service at 11:00 a.m. Those planning an expression of sympathy may wish to consider memorial contributions to the Unionville Moravian Church. The family was assisted with these arrangements by the Ransford Collon Funeral Home of Caro. Friends may share memories, thoughts and prayers online at www.RansfordCollon.com.
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