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The Ludington Daily News
Monday, September 11, 1944


           HEART ATTACK TAKES CAPT. ROBERTSON
           
           Master of Pere Marquette Carferry
             Midland Dies Sunday at Local Hospital.
            
           All of Ludington felt a deep loss when news
         spread Sunday and this morning that CAPT.
         CHARLES E. ROBERTSON, 64, master of Pere Mar-
         quette carferry City of Midland 41, had died
         of a heart attack at Paulina Stearns hospital
         at 3:30 p.m. Sunday.
           CAPT. ROBERTSON, who bore the title of
         lieutenant commander in United States Coast
         Guard Reserve, had sailed on Lake Michigan
         since he was a young boy. He had been master
         of a ship since he was 28. For years he sailed
         the Ann Arbor carferries, joining the Pere
         Marquette fleet in 1917.
           When the City of Midland was to be put into
         operation, there was no question in the minds
         of Pere Marquette officials who should be mas-
         ter. CAPT. ROBERTSON, the line's veteran master,
         was chosen. This was the third carferry CAPT.
         ROBERTSON had brought out, being in charge of
         the 21 and 31 when they were put into service.
         His record of bringing out three carferries
         was only equaled by that of CAPT. PETER KILTY.
           Throughout his long period of service, CAPT.
         ROBERTSON had made many friends - not only of
         the men who worked with him and of his fellow
         townsfolk, but also of the thousands and thou-
         sands who rode the carferries on which he had
         been master. He was friendly and kinds, always
         willing to be of service.
           He was born Aug. 8, 1880, at Glen Haven,
         Mich. Before coming to Ludington he made his
         home at Frankfort, the home port of the Ann
         Arbor line. When he came here to be with the
         Pere Marquette fleet, he moved his family to
         Ludington, subsequently building a home at
         206 North Lewis street.
           CAPT. ROBERTSON is survived by his daughter,
         MRS. PAUL ANDERSON of Ludington; his son,
         BERNARD A. ROBERTSON, lieutenant, USCGR, also
         of Ludington; two sisters, MRS. HATTIE PULLMAN
         of Frankfort and MRS. CHARLES BURNER of Wash-
         ington, D. C., and his brother, ARTHUR ROBERT-
         SON of Frankfort. He was preceded in death by
         his wife, the former MABLE SUTHERLAND, to whom
         he was married in 1903.
           He was a member of Crystal lodge No. 270,
         Free & Accepted Masons, of Frankfort; Ludington
         chapter No. 92, Royal Arch Masons; Apollo com-
         mandery No. 31, Knights Templar; Saladin temple,
         Shriners, of Grand Rapids; Pere Marquette chap-
         ter No. 327, Order of Eastern Star.
           Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m.
         Wednesday from Durrell chapel with the REV. MR.
         PAUL HASKELL CLARK officiating. Burial will be
         in Lakeview cemetery.
           The body will remain at Dorrell chapel until
         the services.
         
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