Carter, Michel (1959 - 2017)

CARTER, MICHEL, WALL, WASHBURN, HANSEN, PENNELL, SCHABEN, MARTIN

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 2/6/2017 at 20:44:05

Name of deceased: Michel Charles Carter

Aged: 57 yrs, 5 mo, 14 days

Residence: Hamlin, IA

Born: Aug. 12, 1959; Tulsa, OK; birth father, Charles William”Bill” Wall; was adopted by Virgil Carter at age 3 when Virgil married his mother, Ruby Kathryn Michel

Died: Jan. 26, 2017; Audubon County Hospital, Audubon, IA

Funeral services: Monday, Jan. 30, 2017; Methodist Church, Irwin, IA; burial was in the Oak Hill Cemetery, Irwin, IA

Survived by: Daughter, Leah (spouse, Justin) Washburn of Urbandale, IA; son, Ryan Carter of Irwin, IA; grandchildren, Sophia Hansen, and Evelyn and Nolan Washburn; mother, Ruby Carter of Irwin, IA; brother, William Carter (spouse, Kathleen) of Irwin, IA; nieces; nephews; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Father, Virgil Carter; daughter, Dena Carter; sister, Kathryn Pennell

Education: attended grade school in Irwin and graduated from Irwin-Kirkman (IA) High School, Class of 1978; he went on to Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs, IA, receiving his Associates degree in Agricultural Business.

Religious affiliation: baptized at the Christian Church in Woodbine, IA; confirmed at the Irwin Methodist Church, Irwin, IA.

Military service: no information provided

Marriages: (1) Carol Schaben; March 28, 1981; St. Peter’s Catholic Church, Defiance, IA; they divorced in 2008. (2) Tami Martin; Aug. 2009; location not provided

Employment: Farmed with his brother; in 1996, Mike became an EMT and paramedic, and worked for Medivac in Harlan, IA; he volunteered on the Irwin Rescue Squad and Irwin Fire Department for several years.

Hobbies/Interests: enjoyed woodworking, family trips to the lake at Table Rock where he loved to boat. He loved watching his kids’ activities and to play the piano. He could fix anything, and loved being in the field, planting and harvesting.

Sources: harlanonline.com; pauleyjones.com