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August 5, 2012

Fred 'John' Chamberlain

MANCELONA — Fred "John" Chamberlain, 50, of Mancelona, formerly of Mason, passed away on July 28, 2012. He was born Dec. 17, 1961, on Farwell, to Joseph W. and Marietta (Garchow) Chamberlain.

John married the former Christine Lehmann in St. Johns on June 2, 1989. They moved to Mancelona in 2004.

He was an ASE Certified Master Auto Technician and the owner of Twin Lakes Auto Repair.

He enjoyed hunting, fishing, motorcycling and snowmobiling.

John loved spending time with his grandchildren and family. He will be deeply missed by all those who knew and loved him.

John is survived by his wife of 23 years, Chris; his children, Kati Chamberlain, of Haslett, Sylvia Chamberlain, of Haslett, Marie Jo Chamberlain, of Haslett, and Johnny (Grace) Chamberlain, of Mason; his four grandchildren, Ayiah Chamberlain, of Haslett, Gabby Cisneros-Spinner, of Mason, Ryder Cisneros, of Mason, and Pauly Chamberlain, of Bellaire; his parents, Joe and Marietta Chamberlain, of St. Johns; and his siblings, Candy Chamberlain, of Arcadia, Mike (Kelly) Chamberlain, of Bath, Mark (Tanya) Chamberlain, of Flushing, and Steven (Ruth) Chamberlain, of Laingsburg.

John was preceded in death by his grandparents, Delphina Clark, Rovelle Clark, and Fred and Esther Garchow; and his mother-in-law and father-in-law, Sally and James Lehmann.

A memorial service will be held for John on Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012, at 11 a.m., a the family home.

Condolences may be left online at www.wolfeoneill.com.

Arrangements were made by Wolfe-O'Neill Funeral Home, our family serving yours.

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