Fred VanLente Jr.

Fred H. VanLente, of Petoskey, died peacefully at home on Sunday, August 8, 2010 at the age of 77. Fred was born December 29, 1932 to Frederick Sr. and Grace (Diephouse) VanLente in Angola, Indiana. He grew up in Holland, Michigan and attended Hope College and then Western Michigan University. While a student at WMU, Fred met Janet I. Broman and the two were married on September 16, 1956. In recent years the couple have divided their time between Petoskey, Portage and Venice, Florida. Fred is survived by his wife, Jan and by their children, Michael VanLente of Alexandria, Virginia, Timothy (Julie) VanLente of Amherst, New York and Laurie (Mark) Martinez of Walled Lake, Michigan. Also surviving Fred are his grandchildren, Keith and Kara Martinez and Erin and Peter VanLente; his sister, Betty Langwig of Phoenix, Arizona; and a number of nieces and nephews. A memorial service celebrating Fred's life will be held at 10:30 AM Friday, August 13th at Stone Funeral Home, 2098 E. Mitchell Rd., Petoskey, MI. A memorial gathering will take place at the funeral home on Thursday evening from 6-8 PM.