Ruth Ann LaFayette
KALKASKA, MI- Ruth Ann LaFayette, age 82 of Kalkaska, passed away peacefully on May 23, 2024, at Munson Hospice House in Traverse City, MI.
Ruth was born on February 12,1942, to the late William and Marie (Williams) Frazier in Marquette Mi. She was a 1959 graduate of Bishop Baraga High School and has resided in Kalkaska since 1972.
She began her career as a bank teller for Cadillac State bank in Kalkaska in 1978 and continued with NBD and finally JPMorgan Chase until her retirement in 2002 after 25 years of service.
Ruth is survived by her children Tina (Joe) Wood of North Carolina and Michael (Clara) LaFayette of Kalkaska; grandchildren Brian (Lorie) Wood, Ashley LaFayette, and Lesley (Blake) Todd all of North Carolina. and SSGT Joel LaFayette currently stationed at Yokoto Air Force base Japan; great grandchildren Helena and Finn Todd, Kairo Wesley, and Rowyn Wood all of North Carolina.
Ruth was preceded in death by five brothers, Donald, James, Robert, Herman, and Mickey Frazier and three sisters, Dorothy Frazier, Mary Johnson, and Joan Frazier.
A memorial service to be held at Holy Cross Cemetery, in Marquette at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 15, 2024.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Kalkaska Commission on Aging 303 S Coral St. Kalkaska Mi 49646.
Arrangements provided by Wolfe-O’Neill Funeral Home, our family serving yours.