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F. Isabelle Andersen
F. Isabelle Andersen, 85, died Monday, Dec. 3, 2001, at Alterra Wynwood in Northville.
A Harper Woods resident, Mrs. Andersen was born in Gladwin.
She was a high school graduate and homemaker.
Mrs. Andersen is survived by her sons Richard (Sandra) Andersen and Charles (Pat) Andersen; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held on Thursday, Dec. 6, at A. H. Peters Funeral Home, 20705 Mack in Grosse Pointe Woods. Interment will be at Cadillac Memorial Gardens East in Clinton Township.
Leola H. Horvath
Leola H. Horvath, 76, formerly of Grosse Pointe Park and Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., died on Friday, Nov. 30, 2001, at her home in Southfield.
Mrs. Horvath was the beloved mother of Dr. James (Anna) Horvath, Thomas Horvath, William (Cheryl) Horvath and Vikki (Gary) Eller.
She was the dear grandmother of Melissa, Stephanie and Kara. She was also the dear sister of Gwendolen Ness, Betty Weiland and Mary Chappell.
Arrangements were handled by the Sawyer-Fuller Funeral Home of Berkley. A memorial service was held on Monday, Dec. 3, at the First Presbyterian Church of Birmingham. The Rev. Benjamin R. Bishop officiated.
Barbara J. Kimball
Barbara J. Kimball, 53, of St. Clair Shores, died of cancer on Sunday, Dec. 2, 2001, at St. John Hospital and Medical Center in Detroit.
Ms. Kimball was born on August 26, 1948, in Detroit's Jennings Hospital to Horton Duncan Kimball and Doris Ida Gallagher Kimball.
She graduated from Grosse Pointe South High School in June of 1966. Ms. Kimball received a bachelor's of art in secondary education, communication arts and sciences from Western Michigan University in April, 1970 and earned a master's of arts in guidance and counseling from Oakland University in August, 1977.
Ms. Kimball taught English at the high school level in the Lake Shore Public Schools from 1971 to 1981 and again from 1996 to 1998. She became a high school counselor in 1998. In addition, she worked for the Federal Reserve Bank, Schweitzer Real Estate, and was employed in the C-E Communications Division of Campbell-Ewald. She was also the owner of the Desktop Connection, a desktop publishing service.
Ms. Kimball was affiliated with the Michigan Counseling Association, the Michigan Association for Specialists in Group Work, the Michigan School Counselors Association and the Macomb County Counseling Association. She was also an active member of Delta Zeta Sorority, the Founders Society of the Detroit Institute of Arts, Planned Parenthood, and the Turning Point, Inc.
Ms. Kimball is survived by her sister Karen L. Stuart; nephews Jon R. (Anna) Stuart and Mark R. Stuart; a great- nephew Jacob; great-nieces Arianna and Victoria and many loving friends and students.
A memorial service was held on Wednesday, Dec. 5, at A. H. Peters Funeral Home in Grosse Pointe Woods. Interment is at Cadillac Memorial Gardens, East, in Clinton Township.
Memorial gifts may be made to the Turning Point, Inc., 117 Cass, Mt. Clemens, MI 48043 or the Eggleston Scholarship Foundation, c/o Lake Shore High School, 22980 Thirteen Mile Rd., St. Clair Shores, MI 48082.
Barbara Morrow Parres
Barb Parres, a longtime Grosse Pointe resident, passed away Friday, Nov. 30, 2001, in her Harrison Township home. At her side were her husband Mike and their children John and Laurie.
Barb was born in Lansing, in 1940. In her teens, she lived in Grosse Pointe Farms and was graduated from Grosse Pointe High School in 1958. On her first day of college at Michigan State University, she met her husband Mike. They were married
in their senior year of school.
Barb was a member of Gamma Phi Beta sorority.
As a corporate wife, Barb settled the family in nine homes across the country.
Her daughter, Laurie, recalls, "Not only did Mom see to all the practical details of moving, she made it an adventure. She'd touch down in a new city not knowing a soul and have us out exploring the community immediately. We visited historic homes and natural wonders in the South and dairy farms, toy factories and amusement parks in the Midwest. She always had her eye out for ways to create fun and to show caring to the people she met. She's a generous and loving soul."
The family lived in the Pointes on three different occasions, where both children were graduated from Grosse Pointe South High School. The Parres' enjoyed their affiliation with the Grosse Pointe Yacht Club for many years and boating was the dominant family pastime.
Husband Mike affectionately describes Barb as a "firebrand," which accounts for her nickname, "barbwire." He further describes her as "a person of great inner strength, tremendous integrity, and sound principles. She lived her life in a way that honored God's tenets. She greatly appreciated the gifts of life and was fearless of death."
Her parents, Pat and John Morrow predeceased Barb.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Michigan, 44720 Hayes, Suite 100, Clinton Township, MI 48038 or the Arthritis Foundation, 17117 W. Nine Mile Rd., Suite 950, Southfield, MI 48075.
Ethel S. Post
Ethel S. Post, 93, died on Monday, Nov. 26, 2001, at her Grosse Pointe Park home.
Born in Detroit, Mrs. Post was a homemaker who also assisted in the dental practice of her late husband Dr. Arthur A. Post.
She is survived by her son, Arthur J. (Susan) Post, D.D.S.; her daughter Barbara (Richard) Sadler; grandchildren Cathy LaMothe, Rick Sadler, Steve Sadler, Sarah Post and Adam Post and six great-grandchildren.
Arrangements were handled by the A. H. Peters Funeral Home in Grosse Pointe Woods. A funeral Mass was celebrated on Thursday, Nov. 29, at St. Clare of Montefalco Church in Grosse Pointe Park.
Interment is at Resurrection cemetery in Clinton Township.
Memorial gifts may be made to the Kresge Eye Institute for Macular Degeneration Research, 4717 St. Antoine, Detroit, MI 48201.
Noel Baker Gamble Benjamin
Noel Benjamin was always on the move. If she wasn't doing something for the many charitable organizations to which she belonged, she was off to her second home in Indian Wells, Calif., or traveling the world with her husband of 24 years, Victor.
"She was a warm, happy-go-lucky person," her husband said. They lived in Grosse Pointe Farms.
Mrs. Benjamin died Saturday, Dec. 29, 2001, after a short illness. She had just celebrated her 73rd birthday.
Longtime friend, Patty Brooks of Grosse Pointe, remembers Mrs. Benjamin as a people person who would write "lovely, beautiful notes to people. She was so caring and warm. She was a true friend you could always count on."
She was the only child of Phillip and Thelma Baker of Huntington Woods, attended Kingswood School Cranbrook and graduated from Pine Manor College in Boston.
Diane Wilson of North Palm Beach, Fla., grew up across the street from Mrs. Benjamin and attended Kingswood with her. "She looked like a fairy princess when she was young because her hair was a thick golden blond and it looked like a halo around her face.
"I remember we would attend the Saturday morning young people's Detroit Symphony concert at Orchestra Hall together," Mrs. Wilson said. Mrs. Benjamin's love of music and support continued through adulthood, as she was a past president of the Women's Symphony Association.
Mrs. Benjamin also loved to act and dance when she was younger and belonged to two amateur theatrical groups, The Fine Arts Society and Theater Arts.
Jim Finlayson of Palm Desert decorated three houses over more than 45 years for Mrs. Benjamin and in the process became good friends.
"She loved to dance," he said. "She never had any pretense about her. She was always up for a good time."
He also remembers she eschewed white for decorating, "even though it was popular at times. She wanted bright colors throughout the house. She also loved flowers, especially orchids."
She was married
to the late David L. Gamble and they had three children, David (Courtney) Gamble of Montana, Christopher (Michelle) Gamble of Grosse Pointe Farms and Harbor Springs and Kimberly (John) Fleming of Romeo.
Mrs. Benjamin also had a stepson, Mark (Kathy) Benjamin of Ann Arbor. In addition to her husband and children, she is survived by six grandchildren.
Mrs. Benjamin belonged to many organizations including the Michigan Opera Theatre, Libri Club, Grosse Pointe Symphony Women's Association, Grosse Pointe Classical Music League and the Village Garden Club.
A family burial service was held at Christ Church.
Barbara Claudia Willey Clark
Barbara Claudia Willey Clark, 85, died of congestive heart failure on Friday, Jan. 4, 2002, in Grosse Pointe.
Mrs. Clark was born in Detroit. She was a graduate of Lincoln High School in Royal Oak and Sullins College in Bristol, Va.
While living in Grosse Pointe, Mrs. Clark was active in a number of community organizations. She was a past regent of the Louisa St. Clair Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, past president of the Michigan Association of Hospital Auxiliaries, a member of the Cottage Hospital of Grosse Pointe Auxiliary and the Bon Secours Cottage Hospice program. In addition, she was the past president of the Port Huron Hospital Auxiliary.
Mrs. Clark is survived by her sons Patrick W. Clark and Timothy W. Clark. She was predeceased by her husband Frank Scott Clark III.
Arrangements were handled by the Verheyden Funeral Home. A family service has already been held.
Memorial gifts may be made to the Bon Secours Cottage Hospice, 19701 Vernier Rd., Suite 280, Harper Woods, MI 48225.
Gordon "Gil" Gilbert
Gordon "Gil" Gilbert, 78, passed away quietly in his sleep on Sunday, Jan. 6, 2002, at Englewood Community Hospital in Florida.
Mr. Gilbert, who was born in Detroit and lived in St. Clair Shores, had a full life. An all-star in high school, playing International Hockey in his late teens, he was also a graduate of Kings Point and a Merchant Marine during World War II. He founded a successful hardware store in St. Clair Shores in 1949, which his son Blair still operates. His number one accomplishment was building a cottage on Harsens Island where he spent many summers with his family.
He retired to Englewood in 1989 where he loved to golf and fish during the winter.
He is survived by his companion, Rosemary Jensen, his children, Blair of New Baltimore, Pam Gilbert of Boulder, Colo. and Liz Morton of Royal Oak and four grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held in St. Clair Shores in February.
Donations can be made to The Capuchin Soup Kitchen, 1820 Mount Elliott Ave., Detroit, MI 48207-3496 or Hospice of Southwest Florida, 220 Wexford Blvd., Venice, FL 34293.
His cheerful smile will be missed by all who knew him.
