Margaret J. Cartter

March 23, 1932 - January 5, 2013

Margaret J. Cartter, 80, of St. Joseph died Saturday, January 5, 2013, at Lakeland Medical Center in St. Joseph. Services celebrating her life will be held at 11 AM on Friday, January 11, at the Dey-Florin Chapel of Florin Funeral Service in St. Joseph with her grandson, the Rev. Dan Golladay, officiating. Burial will follow in Riverview Cemetery. The family will receive friends and relatives from 5-8 PM at the Dey-Florin Chapel. Memorials may be made to the Fairplain Presbyterian Church. Please leave messages or remembrances at www.florin.net. Margaret was born on March 23, 1932 in Millburg to John and Fannie Emhoff. She married her husband, Harold W. Cartter, in 1952. He preceded her in death on April 3, 1991. She was employed as a teller at the Peoples State Bank for 30 years before retiring in 1991. She was a favorite teller at the bank. Margaret was a member of the Fairplain Presbyterian Church and active in the women’s group. She liked to shop and enjoyed dogs and cardinals. Margaret was a sweet, loving, kind and generous individual. She loved her family and especially her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She is survived by her children, Steve Cartter of St. Joseph and Kathy (David) Golladay of Benton Harbor; her two grandchildren, Connie (Joe) Carroll and Dan (Juleen) Golladay; and her 7 great-grandchildren. She was also preceded in death by her parents, five brothers, and one sister.