Emma Mae Mantel, 86, died on Sunday, August 18, 2019 at Stratford Pines Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
in Midland, Michigan.
Emma was born to parents Earl and Eunice (Adams) Rutter on July 7, 1933 in Hancock County, Ohio. She
married Horace (Hod) Mantel on December 14, 1952 in Portage, Ohio.
Emma was predeceased by her parents; husband Hod and their premature twins, Murrell and Mary Alice; and
her brother Samuel Rutter.
She is survived by her children, Cindy (Todd) Armbruster of Midland, Michigan; Jim (Ellie) Mantel of
Hammonton, New Jersey; grandchildren, Evan (Erin) Mantel, Maureen (Ben) Bowen, Meredith Mantel; five
great-granchildren; brother John Rutter of Bowling Green, Ohio; and her brother and sister-in-law, Ned
and Meg Rutter of Simpsonville, South Carolina.
Known as Emma Mae while she was growing up in Bowling Green, Ohio, Emma relocated with Hod, Cindy and Jim
to Saginaw, Michigan in 1969. Emma had a varied work life; she spent part of her retirement volunteering
at the Mid-Michigan Regional Center where she worked as a popcorn seller. She attended First Baptist
Church of Midland where she met many of her dear friends. Her favorite hymn was “In the Garden” and she
never failed to request it. She loved her family which consisted of anyone who met her and loved to
laugh. Emma Mae during her tenure at Stratford Pines. If there was a field trip or a musical program,
she was always on board. She was a regular at Friday Bingo Games and liked to visit the Country Store
for her prizes.
Funeral arrangements are being handled by Ware-Smith Woolever of Midland, Michigan and Dunn Funeral Home
of Bowling Green, Ohio.
Her funeral service will be held Thursday, August 22, 2019 at 11 a.m. at Dunn Funeral Home, located in
the Historical District of Bowling Green at 408 W. Wooster St. Pastor Andrea Curry will officiate.
Interment will follow at Wood County Memory Gardens in Bowling Green.
Visitation will be held Thursday morning at the funeral home from 10 a.m. until the time of the service
at 11 a.m.
In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Michael J Fox Organization for Parkinson Research.
To share an online condolence with the family please visit www.dunnfuneralhome.com.
