We are sad to announce that on January 6, 2022 we had to say goodbye to Elsie Adele Rantz (Watervliet, Michigan), born in Benton Harbor, Michigan. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

She was loved and cherished by many people including : her parents, Otto Weckwerth and Theresa Weckwerth (Skibbe); her husband Gillbert Rantz; her daughter Jane Martin (Joseph); her grandchildren, David Hageman, Joseph Martin Jr., Colleen Bradford (Jarrid), Sara Martin, Stephanie Harrington (Shannon) and Samantha Maynard (Harold); her godson Ronald Walker; her son-in-law Mike Waldschmidt; her former life partner Gilbert; her daughters, Catherine Waldschmidt and Judith Rantz; and her siblings, Carl, Albert, Freda, Cecile and John Yoakum. She was also cherished by 13 great grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews.

Memorials may be made in Elsie's memory to St. Paul's United Church of Christ or the Lupus Foundation.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Hutchins Funeral Home