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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, PLEASE :
June 11, 1983
The Rev. Ed Collver was elected to Deacon's Orders, and received
as a Probationary member of the Detroit Annual Conference of the United
Methodist Church on Tuesday, June 7, as the 142nd consecutive annual
session began in Dawson Auditoruim on the campus of Adrian College, Adrian,
Michigan.
On Saturday, June 11, he was ordained a Deacon in the United
Methodist Church by Bishop Edsel A. Ammons, Resident Bishop of The
Michigan Area of The United Methodist Church ;
Son of Rev. Leslie Collver of New Haven, Michigan, the Rev . Ed Collver
was graduated from Carsonville High School in Carsonville, Michigan.
He received a B. A. and M. A. from Saginaw Valley State College; and is
currently enrolled at Methodist Theological School in Delaware, Ohio.
Mrs. Collver is the former Diane Ellison, daughter of Doug and Vivian
Ellison of Standish.
They are the parents of three children, Bill, of Texas ; Mike, and
Brian.
Rev . Collver is currently serving the Dunkirk Charge United Methodist
Churches, Dunkirk, Ohio.
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dwin M. Collver, 63, of Palmetto, died June 18, 2001,
in Blake· Medical Center.
Memorial
service will be
4 p.m. Sunday
at Kirkwood
Presbyterian
Church, 6101
Cortez Road
W., with the
Rev. C. William Hull officiating. GriffithCline Funeral Homes, Mansion Chapel, Ellenton, is in
charge of arrangements.
Memorial contributions may
be made to Kirkwood Presbyterian Church, 6101 Cortez
Road W., Bradenton, Fla.
34210, or to Hospice of Southwest Florida, 5955 Rand Blvd.,
Sarasota, Fla. 34238.
Born in Sag- ~
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there five years ago. He was
an elementary·school teacher
and a retired minister from
Saginaw. He attended Kirkwood Presbyterian Church.
He served as an airman ·
1st class in the U.S. Air Force.
He was a member of the Lions
Club in Michigan and
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in Florida.
Survivors include his wife,
Joan; three sons, William, of
Texas, Michael, of Virginia,
and Brian, of Michigan; two
stepsons, Rick Richardson of · ··
Michigan, and Greg Richardson of Florida; three sisters,
Helen Childers ofMassachu- ,
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land, and Carol Baumeister 9f ·
Michigan; a brother, Glenn, of 1
Oregon; and three
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A WITNESS TO THE RESURRECTION
AND
A SERVICE OF WORSHIP AND THANKSGIVING
FOR
THE LIFE AND FAITH OF
Rev. Edwin Milton Collver
Saturday, July 28, 2001
11:00 A.M.
Brown/Van Herner Funeral Home
PRELUDE
Organ/Piano Music
CALL TO WORSHIP
AFFIRMATION OF FAITH
In the death of Jesus Christ, God's way in the world
seemed finally defeated. But death was no match for God.
The resurrection of Jesus was God's victory over death.
Death often seems to prove that life is not worth living,
that our best efforts and deepest affections go for nothing. We
do not yet see the end of death. But Christ has been raised
from the dead, transformed, and yet the same person.
In Christ's resurrection is the promise of ours. We are
convinced that the life God wills for each of us is stronger than
the death that destroys us. The glory of that life exceeds our
imagination, but we know we shall be with Christ.
So, we treat death as a broken power. Its ultimate defeat is
certain. In the face of death we grieve. Yet, in hope we
celebrate life.
No life ends so tragically that its meaning and value are
destroyed. Nothing, not even death, can separate us from the
love of God in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
(From A Declaration ofFaith, Presbyterian Church U.S.A.)
*HYMN NO. 280
Amazing Grace, How Sweet the Sound
Bob Sayles - Clarinet
*HYMN
Because He Lives (on insert)
*PRAYER OF ADORATION
*BENEDICTION
REFLECTIONS BY FAMILY AND FRIENDS
A SERVICE OF COMMITTAL
OLD TESTAMENT SCRIPTURE Isaiah 40:1-10, 28-31
Graveside
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Minister: Rev. Gordon Nusz
Northville Methodist Church
NEW TESTAMENT SCRIPTURE John 6:35-41
At the conclusion of the worship service, everyone is invited to
come to the front of the Sanctuary to speak with the family, and
then to share in a reception at the IoofHall, 3rd Street, Onsted.
MEDITATION
PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING AND INTERCESSION
SOLO
Rev. Gordon Nusz
A biography ofRev. Edwin Collver is printed on the back page of
the bulletin
REV. EDWIN MILTON COLLVER
Rev. Edwin Collver was born June 27, 1937 in Saginaw,
Michigan.
He was an Eagle Scout, and he served as an Airman First Class
in the U . S. Air force.
Rev. Collver was an elementary School teacher. Later he
served United Methodist churches in Michigan: Devils Lake,
Springville, Kochville, Mapleton and La Porte. He also served as
Chaplain at St. Luke's Hospital in Saginaw, Michigan. He was
ordained an Elder in the United Methodist Church in 1987.
Joan and Ed were married on May 10, 1996 in Bradenton,
Florida. They were active in Kirkwood Presbyterian Church,
Bradenton.
Rev. Collver was a member of Lion's Club in Michigan and
Florida.
.Rev. Collver died on Monday, June 18, 2001 in Bradenton,
Florida.
He is survived by his wife: Joan, Bradenton, Florida; his sons:
William Collver, Arlington, Texas, Michael Collver, Blacksburg,
Virginia, Brian Collver, East Lansing, Michigan; his stepsons: Rick
Richardson, Brooklyn, Michigan, Gregg Richardson, Sarasota,
Florida; his sisters: Helen Childers, Agawam, Massachusetts,
Eleanor Gill, Gaithersburg, Maryland, Carol Baumeister,
Deckerville, Michigan; his brother: Glenn Collver, Eugene, Oregon;
and his three grandchildren.
We fondly remember Ed as a man who deeply loved and served
God, his family and his country.
We give thanks to God for Ed' s life on earth, and we rejoice in
his eternal life with God.
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Alice Sheffield
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Re: Alice's List of those to be remembered
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time he went on disability in 1995
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Detroit Conference Treasurer
1309 No Ballenger, Suite 1
Flint, :MI 48504
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MEMORIAL SERVICE INFORMATION
During the annual conference session a memorial service shall be held for the following who have died
since the last session of the annual conference: ordained and diaconal ministers, missionaries of the
Detroit Annual Conference, elected lay members of the previous annual conference, lay members of the
conference ministry team, local pastors, and spouses and dependent children of clergy members, and
others recommended by the Committee on Memoirs and the Commission on the Laity.
(2001 Detroit Annual Conference Rules of Order, IV-R, Page 7)
A Memorial Service will again be held during Annual Conference. The service will include a Call to
Remembrance when each person being remembered is named and a short statement read about them.
We contact each family personally. However, because of health, distance, or other reasons, sometimes families
are unable to attend the service or write a statement of remembrance. If you were especially close to one being
remembered, or if your church was among his or her pastorates, would you be willing to step-in and represent the
family if needed?
The names of those known to be remembered, at this time, are listed below. If you know of others who should
be remembered according to the Conference Rules of Order, listed above, please let me know the name,
relationship to conference, and relative to be contacted, immediately.
Your response is much appreciated. In the past, we have been able to lovingly remember these saints as servants
of God who served with unique gifts and talents. Without your help, sometimes nothing more than obituary
information is available. All information receive is passed on to the memoirs committee and the archives.
I look forward to hearing from some of you this year. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us.
Alice Sheffield
Memorial Service Coordinator
Division of Worship
Known to be remembered as of February 1, 2002
Clergy
Horace G. Murray
Morris E. Bauman
Merle M. Nichols
James W. Bristah
Eugene Ransom
Ronald A. Brunger
Marvin Rickert
Edwin M. Collver
Richard Sheppard
Herbert L. Griffith
Bruce C. Hatch
Spouses of Clergy
Bernard Hearl
Vivian Bamberger
Norman Klump
Elizabeth Dunlap
James MacDonald
Marion Harris
William D. Mercer
Bessie Lautner
Phillips P. Moulton
Margaret C. Munk
Dudley C. Mosure
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Ruth D. Pearce
Martha Mildred Price
Florence Rickard
Mildred Richards
Thelma F. Searls
Gladora Tinsley
Gertrude Willard
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Joseph Jessup
Harold Karls
Joseph Rogers
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During the annual conference session a memorial service shall be held for the following who have died
since the last session of the annual conference: ordained and diaconal ministers, missionaries of the
Detroit Annual Conference, elected lay members of the previous annual conference, lay members of the
conference ministry team, local pastors, and spouses and dependent children of clergy members, and
others recommended by the Committee on Memoirs and the Commission on the Laity.
(2001 Detroit Annual Conference Rules of Order, IV-R, Page 7)
A Memorial Service will again be held during Annual Conference. The service will include a Call to
Remembrance when each person being remembered is named and a short statement read about them.
We contact each family personally. However, because of health, distance, or other reasons, sometimes families
are unable to attend the service or write a statement of remembrance. If you were especially close to one being
remembered, or if your church was among his or her pastorates, would you be willing to step-in and represent the
family if needed?
The names of those knoWn to be remembered, at this time, are listed below. If you know of others who should
be remembered according to the Conference Rules of Order, listed above, please let me know the name,
relationship to conference, and relative to be contacted, immediately.
Your response is much appreciated. In the past, we have been able to lovingly remember these saints as servants
of God who served with unique gifts and talents. Without your help, sometimes nothing more than obituary
information is available. All information receive is passed on to the memoirs committee and the archives.
I look forward to hearing from some of you this year. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us.
Alice Sheffield
Memorial Service Coordinator
Division ofWorship
Known to be remembered as of February l, 2002
Clergy
Horace G. Murray
Morris E. Bauman
Merle M. Nichols
James W. Bristah
Eugene Ransom
Ronald A. Brunger
Marvin Rickert
Edwin M. Collver
Richard Sheppard
Herbert L. Griffith
Bruce C. Hatch
Spouses of Clergy
Bernard Hearl
Vivian Bamberger
Norman Klump
Elizabeth Dunlap
James MacDonald
Marion Harris
William D. Mercer
Bessie Lautner
Phillips P. Moulton
Margaret C. Munk
Dudley C. Mosure
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Ruth D. Pearce
Martha Mildred Price
Florence Rickard
Mildred Richards
Thelma F. Searls
Gladora Tinsley
Gertrude Willard
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Joseph Jessup
Harold Karls
Joseph Rogers
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Telephone: (734) 475-9348
1413 0 Wagon Wheel Court, Chelsea, MI 4 8118
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e-mail: ajsheffield@worldnet.att.net
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J Edwin M. Collver
An Eagle Scout, served in the U.S . Air Force, and served as a Chaplain at St. Luke' s Hospital in
Saginaw. We fondly remember Ed as a man who deeply loved God, his family and his country.
He had a wonderful sense of humor, always able to make people laugh. He was the kindest man
anyone could know. We give thanks to God for Ed' s life and we rejoice in his eternal life with
God.
Collver, Edwin M.