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Nov, 7, 1921-June 25, 1999

FLAT ROCK — Earl Raymond
Ernest, 77, of Flat Rock, a fur-
nace operator at a steel plant for
three decades, died Friday in
Oakwood Hospital’s Seaway
Center, Trenton.

Friends may call from noon to
. 9 tonight at the Arthur Bobcean
Funeral Home Inc., Flat Rock,
where funeral services will be
held at 11 a.m. Monday. The Rev.
David W. Jones of Emmanuel
Baptist Church, Carleton, will
officiate. Burial will be in Michi-
gan Memorial Park, Flat Rock.

Born Nov, 7, 1921, in Flat Rock,
he was the son of John and
Augusta (Metzger) Ernest. He
married Wilma Cannon in 1944,
She died in October, 1983.

He worked as an open hearth
furnace operator for Great
Lakes Steel for 30 years, retir-
ing in 1972. He served in the
Army during World War II.

Surviving are two sons, Neil R.
and Timothy, both of Flat Rock;
a daughter, Sharon Gonyea of
Monroe; two brothers, Louis of :
Flat Rock and Charles of East
Rockwood; five grandchildren,
and three great-grandchildren.