Francis "Bud" Left RIP
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Marie LaFreniere
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Francis "Bud" Left RIP
Bud passed away this afternoon. More information will be posted as it becomes available.
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Marie LaFreniere
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Bud will be brought home on the 2:30 p.m. boat out of Charlevoix on Wednesday. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m. on Wednesday at Holy Cross Church. The Rosary is at 7:00 pm. The Funeral Mass will be at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday at Holy Cross Church followed by the burial and a luncheon at the Holy Cross Parish Hall.
And, please keep in mind that the Meet and Greet for Mary Beth Kur that was to take place on Thursday has been canceled.
And, please keep in mind that the Meet and Greet for Mary Beth Kur that was to take place on Thursday has been canceled.
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Marie LaFreniere
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- Location: Beaver Island
Francis E. â??Budâ? Left, 85, of Charlevoix and Beaver Island, passed away Sunday, July 6, 2014, at Georgia House in Charlevoix.
Bud was born on Beaver Island on June 1, 1929, the son of Carl and Consuella (Gillespie) Left. Consuella passed away when Bud was 13 days old. He was raised by his maternal grandparents, Frank â??Ketâ? and Maryann (Boyle) Gillespie.
As a teenager Bud worked for Tony Wojan in his steam saw mill, firing the boiler. He also worked in the woods skidding logs with a team of horses. He quit school in the 10th grade. When he was 15 years old, Bud drove (without a driverâ??s license or a vehicle license) a logging truck for his uncle Jewell Gillespie. One summer he worked for Wilber Martin on his fish tug (the Evelyn M) where he got his love for water. When he was 17 he went sailing on the Great Lakes ore carriers. Having started as a deck hand, he worked his way up to wheelsman. Observing what the mates did on watch he felt he could handle the job. At the age of 25, he went to the Buffalo School of Navigation with his brother-in-law Ray Cull. They both got their 1st class pilots license, which made it possible for Bud to work as an officer. After serving as first mate he learned what the captainâ??s job entailed. A few years later he got his first masters job on the CH McCullough Jr. Bud later served as captain of the Medusa Challenger for 15 years. His service on ships lasted 44 years.
Bud served in the U.S. Army and was a member of the Beaver Island AMVETS.
He is survived by his children, Vince (Mary Beth Kur) Left, Terry (Patti) Left, Clyde (Lori Snyder) Left, Carla (Paul) Bradley, Connie (Rob) Birdsall, Cindy (Jeff) Novotny; grandchildren, Jamie (Dan) DiCiuccio, David Left; Jake, and Lily Left; Hannah, Nick, and Sean Bradley; Bailey Birdsall, Ryan (Kelsey) Novotny, Matthew (Sonya) Novotny; great-grandchildren, Liam DiCiuccio; Benjamin and Madilyn Novotny.
Budâ??s sisters, Anna Mae Driggers, Claire Cull, Sue Hogan and Carlene Runberg; and brother, Butch Left preceded him in death.
A memorial Mass will be 10 a.m. Thursday, July 10, at Holy Cross Church on Beaver Island, with the Rev. Jim Doherty officiating. Interment will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery. The wake will be from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, July 9, at Holy Cross Church where the rosary will be recited at 7 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be made to Holy Cross Cemetery.
Sign Budâ??s guestbook at www.winchesterfuneralhome.com.
Bud was born on Beaver Island on June 1, 1929, the son of Carl and Consuella (Gillespie) Left. Consuella passed away when Bud was 13 days old. He was raised by his maternal grandparents, Frank â??Ketâ? and Maryann (Boyle) Gillespie.
As a teenager Bud worked for Tony Wojan in his steam saw mill, firing the boiler. He also worked in the woods skidding logs with a team of horses. He quit school in the 10th grade. When he was 15 years old, Bud drove (without a driverâ??s license or a vehicle license) a logging truck for his uncle Jewell Gillespie. One summer he worked for Wilber Martin on his fish tug (the Evelyn M) where he got his love for water. When he was 17 he went sailing on the Great Lakes ore carriers. Having started as a deck hand, he worked his way up to wheelsman. Observing what the mates did on watch he felt he could handle the job. At the age of 25, he went to the Buffalo School of Navigation with his brother-in-law Ray Cull. They both got their 1st class pilots license, which made it possible for Bud to work as an officer. After serving as first mate he learned what the captainâ??s job entailed. A few years later he got his first masters job on the CH McCullough Jr. Bud later served as captain of the Medusa Challenger for 15 years. His service on ships lasted 44 years.
Bud served in the U.S. Army and was a member of the Beaver Island AMVETS.
He is survived by his children, Vince (Mary Beth Kur) Left, Terry (Patti) Left, Clyde (Lori Snyder) Left, Carla (Paul) Bradley, Connie (Rob) Birdsall, Cindy (Jeff) Novotny; grandchildren, Jamie (Dan) DiCiuccio, David Left; Jake, and Lily Left; Hannah, Nick, and Sean Bradley; Bailey Birdsall, Ryan (Kelsey) Novotny, Matthew (Sonya) Novotny; great-grandchildren, Liam DiCiuccio; Benjamin and Madilyn Novotny.
Budâ??s sisters, Anna Mae Driggers, Claire Cull, Sue Hogan and Carlene Runberg; and brother, Butch Left preceded him in death.
A memorial Mass will be 10 a.m. Thursday, July 10, at Holy Cross Church on Beaver Island, with the Rev. Jim Doherty officiating. Interment will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery. The wake will be from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, July 9, at Holy Cross Church where the rosary will be recited at 7 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be made to Holy Cross Cemetery.
Sign Budâ??s guestbook at www.winchesterfuneralhome.com.