Charlotte Link

Link (nee Madges) Charlotte Ann Link (nee Madges) passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 23, 2011 at Byron Center Manor in Byron Center, MI. She was pre-deceased by her mother Mary, father Joseph, step-father John Trocki, husband Wm. Randall (Randy), daughter Deanne Laurie (Boomgaard), grandson baby Christian Randall-Boomgaard; she is survived by sons R. Dennis (Char) and David F. Link; grandchildren Joseph (Claire) Boomgaard, Lisa (Matthew) Kunecki, Christine (Wendell) Wright, Michael (Laurie) Ortiz,Deidre (Bill) Buchanan; great grandchildren Jacob, Grace and Chase Wright, Heather and Nicole Kunecki, Corey and Braelyn Ortiz; brother Frank (Dorothy) Madges; nieces Patty Milanowski, Mary Kay (Richard) Whitaker; sister-in-law Maureen VanderMolen; brother-in-law Wm. Duane Link; nieces, nephews and her special friend Mary Pluim. A Member of the greatest generation, Charlotte was born in Grand Rapids, November 5, 1917 to Mary (Stepanek) and Joseph Magdziosz (Madges). She attended Grand Rapids Union High School, graduating in 1935. She married Wm. Randall Link in 1941. During WWII, she worked at and helped run her brother Frank Madges' Parkside Shoprite Grocery Store on West Fulton while he served in the US Army in S.E. Asia. Immediately after the war, Randy and Charlotte started their Tool & Die business, Link, Inc. (Link Tool & Die). In 1949, they built the home that Charlotte lived in for over 60 years. Randy passed away suddenly in 1963. At this time, with the strong support of her brother and a few close advisors, she took over control of Link, Inc. and grew the company into a successful family owned business. A Funeral and Committal Service will be Thursday 1:00pm at the Funeral Home. Interment Woodlawn Cemetery. Her family will receive visitors Wednesday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9pm at Arsulowicz Brothers, West Mortuary, 585 Stocking Ave. NW. The Link family would like to thank the staff at Byron Center Manor for their cheerful and thoughtful care on Charlotte's behalf. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Humane Society of West Michigan. ARSULOWICZ BROTHERS, WEST MORTUARY

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Charlotte Link

November 5, 1917 - January 23, 2011