- Date Of Birth: March 27, 1918
- Date Of Death: October 16, 2012
- State: Michigan
Celia V. Woolman, age 94 of Sanford, died Tuesday, October 16, 2012, at MidMichigan Medical Center.
The daughter of the late John and Ida (Zemper) Heminger was born March 27, 1918, in Porter Township, Midland County. Celia was a 1936 graduate of Midland High School.
She married Fred Woolman on September 25, 1937. Just weeks shy of their 67th anniversary, Fred died on September 6, 2004. Celia enjoyed reading, doing crossword puzzles, sewing, and traveling with Fred in their RV. She took great pleasure in being with children whether they were her own, her grandchildren, nieces, nephews, their offspring, or someone visiting.
She would sit on the floor playing and reading to them or have them sit on the kitchen counter so she could talk, sing or play with them while she prepared dinner. She had been an active citizen in Sanford in numerous activities, including serving as an Election Officer.
Celia had been actively involved as a member of the Sanford United Methodist Church for many years and was currently a member of the First United Methodist Church in Midland. Mrs. Woolman is survived by her son, Thomas (Shirley) Woolman of Arizona; daughters, Bonnie Ahearn of Sanford and Julie Woolman of Grand Junction, Colorado; grandchildren, Alex (Sharon) Woolman, Kip Woolman, Eileen Wagner, and Patrick (DeAnna) Ahearn; great-grandchildren, Samantha, Jonathon, and Tyler Ahearn, Matthew, Brooke, and Courtney Wagner and Chelsea Woolman; great-grandchildren, Brailey, Brenton and Ryland; and sister, Lillian Currie of Freemont, California. In addition to her parents and husband, she was predeceased by her brothers, John, Harold, and Raymond Heminger; and sisters, Ruth Wilt, Harriette Baker, and Dorothea Heminger.
