{"id":5292,"date":"2017-10-30T14:00:52","date_gmt":"2017-10-30T14:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ayf.com\/?p=5292"},"modified":"2017-10-30T14:00:52","modified_gmt":"2017-10-30T14:00:52","slug":"news-updates-founder-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ayf.com\/news-updates-founder-family\/","title":{"rendered":"Memorials & News from the Founder Family"},"content":{"rendered":"

2018<\/strong><\/h3>\n

John Sterling McCarthy passed away on Monday, March 26, 2018.<\/p>\n

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2017<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Marlene Pierce<\/strong><\/p>\n

Marlene Pierce, wife of “Daddy Don” Pierce, passed away on December 17, 2017 in Montague Michigan.<\/p>\n

Nancy Gorbics<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nancy Gorbics passed away on Tuesday, December 5.<\/p>\n

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Dwight Tompkins<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dwight Tompkins, (Miniwanca camper ’73-’75, leader ’76-’77) passed away on August 14.<\/p>\n

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Charlotte Mills<\/strong><\/p>\n

Charlotte Mills passed away at the age of 88 on April 22, 2017. Charlotte attended Miniwanca for many years in the 1940s. She was a long-time supporter of AYF and attended several conferences.<\/p>\n

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Laura & Elliott Martin<\/strong><\/p>\n

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This is a real polar plunge into the Antarctic Ocean. Laura and Elliott Martin were members of Miniwanca’s\u00a0Polar Bear Club in the ’90s and ’00s. Having trained in the waters of Lake Michigan, they enjoyed their invigorating dip. Their mother (left) who was not a Miniwanca camper, didn’t enjoy the swim as much. Their father, Meade Martin, a Miniwanca camper in the ’60s and ’70s, took the photo. He had enough sense not to jump into the 29 degree water.<\/p>\n

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Morris Morgan<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rev. Dr. Morris J. (Jon) Morgan, 98, of Cambridge City, died at Friends Fellowship on Wednesday, November 23, 2016 with family and friends.<\/p>\n

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Steve Osborn<\/strong><\/p>\n

Steve Osborn, a much beloved presence at Miniwanca Boys Camp, passed away on Sunday, September 3, 2017 in Lansing, Michigan.<\/p>\n

Full Obituary<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

2018 John Sterling McCarthy passed away on Monday, March 26, 2018. Full Obituary 2017 Marlene Pierce Marlene Pierce, wife of “Daddy Don” Pierce, passed away on December 17, 2017 in Montague Michigan. Nancy Gorbics Nancy Gorbics passed away on Tuesday, December 5. Full Obituary Dwight Tompkins Dwight Tompkins, (Miniwanca camper ’73-’75, leader ’76-’77) passed away on August 14. Full Obituary … <\/p>\n

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