Ruth Carol Zanger

Mason, Michigan

Carol Zanger, born December 25, 1921 in Sturgis, Michigan, went to heaven April 5, 2018 at the age of 96. Carol was a resident of Mason, Michigan since 1952, where she was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Mason. She worked at Mason High School as a counseling secretary for many years. Carol loved to travel, and enjoyed cooking. She absolutely loved CHOCOLATE (anything sweet) she believed in dessert first. Carol was a very proper and gracious person that was always very thankful. She will be remembered for her great sense of humor. But most of all she faithfully loved and cared for her family.

Carol is preceded in death by her parents, Garlin Ray Kirkpatrick and Ruth Elizabeth Schaeffer; husband, of 70 years Charles “Chuck” Zanger (2015), son, Garlin Zanger; brothers, Maurice and Miles Kirkpatrick; and daughter in-law, Barbara Zanger. Surviving to cherish her memory are her son, Terry (Colleen) Zanger; daughter, Pamela (Michael) Smith; eight grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren.

Funeral Services will be held 11 am Tuesday, April 10, 2018 at First United Methodist Church, 201 E. Ash Street Mason, Michigan 48854 with Reverend Carolin Spragg officiating. Interment will follow in Maple Grove Cemetery Mason, MI. The family will receive friends from 5-7 pm Monday, April 9, 2018 at Gorsline Runciman Funeral Homes, Ball Dunn Chapel in Mason, Michigan and one hour prior to the service at the church.

Memorial contributions may be made in memory of Carol to, the Keith L. Hayes Memorial Scholarship Fund, 201 E. Ash Street Mason, Michigan 48854 or Compassus Hospice Palliative Care, 801 S. Waverly, Suite 200, Lansing, MI 48917. Condolences and memories may be shared with the family at www.grbdmason.com.