Rachel F. Grinnell (as shown in 1964 Tomahawk Yearbook):  F. is for her maiden name, Freund.
Rachel W. Grinnell

Battle Creek

Age 90, died Thursday, September 30, 1993 at Evergreen Manor Care Center after a lengthy period of declining health.  Ms. Grinnell was born July 2, 1903 in Akron, Ohio to the late Fred and Jennie (Waddell) Freund.  She moved to Michigan as a child and had lived in Grand Ledge, Mason, Lansing and Vermontville before moving to Battle Creek.  She graduated with Master’s degrees from Olivet College and Michigan State University.  While attending Olivet College, she coached women’s basketball, including one season when her team was state champions.  Ms. Grinnell had been a school teacher for many years and retired in 1964 from Okemos Public Schools.  She was a former member of First Presbyterian Church in Lansing.  Ms. Grinnell was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Leslie O., in July 1974.  Surviving is a special friend, Mrs. Edith Malipsey of Vermontville, with whom she made her home at one time.  Funeral services will be held 1:30 Wednesday, October 13, 1993 at Greenwood Cemetery, Mason, with Rev. Dr. David L. Beck officiating.  Memorial donations may be made to the charity of one’s choice.  Arrangements by Farley-Estes Funeral Home, Battle Creek.

Source:  Microfilm file, Lansing State Journal obituary, October 6, 1993