Carolyn Brandt Martell Nemeth
April 11, 1938 — July 13, 2017
Lake Arrowhead, CA / Munising, MI
Carolyn Brandt Martell Nemeth, 79 passed away on July 13, 2017, at Riverside Community Hospital, in the company of her family.
Carolyn was born on April 11, 1938 in Munising, MI to Lilias Marsh Brandt and Charles “Chaddie” Brandt. She graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree, from Northern Michigan University in January of 1963. She had been a Californian resident 53 years.
She worked for 30 years with various Southern California School districts. She retired in May of 1998 from Rim of the World Unified School District in Lake Arrowhead, CA as Assistant Superintendent of Business Services. In her retirement years she enjoyed playing bridge, doing volunteer work, spending time with family, developing a family tree and travelling the world.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her sister Judith Bodmer, and her granddaughter Nicole Martell.
She is survived by her son, Gary (Jacque) Martell; granddaughters Laura & Brittany Martell all of Lake Arrowhead, CA; her niece Kathleen Bodmer, of Apple Valley, MN; nephew Kenneth Bodmer of Shakopee, MN; nephew Stuart (Julie) Bodmer; grandniece, Hannah Bodmer, grandnephew, Joshua Bodmer all of Chanhassen, MN and several cousins.
A graveside service will be on Friday, August 18, 2017 at the Maple Grove Cemetery in Munising at 2:00 p.m.
Donations in her memory may be made to either the First Presbyterian Church or the Alger County Historical Society, both in Munising, MI.
Charitable donations may be made to:
Alger County Historical Society
1496 Washington Street, Munising MI 49862
First Presbyterian Church
P.O. Box 217, Munising MI 49862