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Margaret E. Heidt
Margaret E. Heidt, 95, died on Thursday, Dec. 27, 2001, at Bon Secours Nursing Care Center in St. Clair Shores.
Born in Springfield, Mass., on Feb. 27, 1906, to John and Mary Mallick, she was a Grosse Pointe resident for more than 60 years.
She enjoyed gardening and was an avid bridge player at the Neighborhood Club, the Grosse Pointe War Memorial and St. Clare of Montefalco Church.
As her family recalls, "She was always there for us when we needed her."
She is survived by her son, George L. (Peg) Heidt; two daughters, Margery (Dick) Motschall and Joan (Dick) Gallagher; 13 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
She was predeceased by her brothers James and John and sisters Marie, Joyce and Marion.
A memorial service will be held at a later date.
Memorial contributions may be made in her name to the Bon Secours Nursing Care Center.
Josephine Bowen Lewis
Josephine Bowen Lewis, 80, died on Sunday, Dec. 30, 2001, after a brief illness, at Oakwood Hospital in Dearborn.
The former Grosse Pointe Farms resident most recently lived at the Oakwood Common in Dearborn.
Dodie, as she was known to family and friends, was born to the late Helen M. Blauvelt Bowen and Paul M. Bowen, on July 4, 1921, in Detroit. Mrs. Lewis graduated from the Liggett School in Detroit and later attended Wellesley College in Wellesley, Mass.
Mrs. Lewis was a former trustee of the Liggett School, and a past member of the Junior League of Detroit. She was also a member of the Tau Beta Association, the Grosse Pointe Farm and Garden Club and the Jefferson Avenue Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. Lewis is survived by her sons, Alexander (Sharon) Blain IV and Bruce Scott (Marion) Blain; a daughter, Josephine Blain Slanaker and her grandchildren Christopher and Josephine Rich, Peter and Paul Blain and Kristi, Kerri and Kelly Lewis. She was predeceased by her husband James Beyer Lewis; her daughter Helen Bowen Blain and a sister Anne Murray Bowen.
Arrangements were handled by the Verheyden Funeral Home. A memorial service was held on Jan. 4, at the Jefferson Avenue Presbyterian Church in Detroit. The burial was private.
Memorial gifts may be made to The Tau Beta Camp or the Tutoring Tree at Jefferson Avenue Presbyterian Church.
Sister Jean Philip Lucid, OP
Sister Jean Philip Lucid, formerly known as Helen Theresa Lucid, died Saturday, Dec. 22, 2001, at the Dominican Life Center in Adrian. She was 85 years of age and in the 67th year of her religious profession in the Adrian Dominican Congregation.
Sister Jean Philip was born in Chicago, Ill., to Frank and Hannah Downey Lucid. She graduated from St. Joseph Academy in Adrian and received a Bachelor of Philosophy Degree in English from Siena Heights College (University) in Adrian and a Master of Education Degree in Education from DePaul University in Chicago.
Sister Jean Philip spent 55 years ministering in education in Detroit as well as Chicago, Mundelein, Loves Park, Elmwood Park, Flossmoor and Wilmette Ill. She was principal at St. Patrick School in Joliet from 1957 to 1963. She was a religious education teacher from 1944 to 1945 in Albion and the religious education coordinator in Miami Shores, Fla.; Tecumseh, Detroit and Grosse Pointe Farms from 1972 to 1987.
She did parish ministry from 1987 to 1993 in Grosse Pointe Farms. While at St. Paul's Catholic Church in Grosse Pointe Farms, Sister Jean Philip originated a grief ministry in which other churches in the community participated. She also originated the summer Bible School at St. Paul's and organized busing so that students not attending a Catholic school could more easily participate in the St. Paul's religious education program during the school year.
In 1996, Sister came to the Dominican Life Center in Adrian.
A funeral liturgy was offered in the Maria Chapel of the Dominican Life Center on Dec. 27. Internment is in the Congregation cemetery.
Memorial gifts may be made to the Adrian Dominican Sisters, 1257 East Siena Heights Drive, Adrian, MI 49221.
Pamela K. Lynch
Pamela K. Lynch, 74, of Severna Park, Md., dear wife of Col. Richard T. Lynch, died from complications of pneumonia on Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2002, at the Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis, Md.
The former Pamela Knowlson was born in Grosse Pointe on Dec. 10, 1927. While growing up in Grosse Pointe, she attended University Liggett School. She came to the Round Bay community of Severna Park, Md., from Sewickley, Pa. in 1972. She and her husband later moved to Vero Beach, Fla., in 1990, and in 1997, moved to the Queen's Landing community in Chester, Md.
She enjoyed boating with her husband for the past 20 years, cruising the Inner Coastal Waterway between Annapolis and Florida on board the Waveaway.
Mrs. Lynch was a member of the Junior League of Sewickley, Pa. and the Junior League of Annapolis, Md.
She is also survived by her son, Knowlson O'Connor Mulkey of Ketchikan, Alaska; her daughter, Melissa Mulkey Norman of Churchton, Md.; her stepson Richard T. Lynch, III of Glen Burnie, Md.; her stepdaughters Laura Mansfield Lynch of Kimberton, Pa., Carol Lynch Stob of Severna Park (Round Bay), Md., and M. Louise Lynch of Arnold, Md. and six grandchildren.
Arrangements were handled by the Barranco & Sons, P. A. Severna Park Funeral Home of Severna Park, Md. A memorial service was held on Jan. 5. Interment was private.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Anne Arundel Medical Center Foundation, c/o Intensive Care Unit, 2001 Medical Parkway, Annapolis, MD 21401.
Harold C. Nobel
Grosse Pointe Farms resident Harold C. Nobel, 93, dear husband of Norma Nobel, died on Friday, Dec. 28, 2001, at Pontiac Osteopathic Hospital.
Born in Detroit, Mr. Nobel was a graduate of Eastern High School and the University of Detroit. He served as a Staff Sergeant in World War II.
Retired from the Prudential Insurance Company, Mr. Nobel was a life member of the Real Estate Appraisers and also belonged to the Senior Men's Club of Grosse Pointe.
Along with Norma, his wife of 64 years, Mr. Nobel is survived by his son, Gary L. Nobel, M.D.; daughters Barbara Lindberg and Nancy Allen; his sisters Ruth Lechleitner and Helen Schoettle and nine grandchildren. He was predeceased by his brothers William and Robert and his sister Edna.
Arrangements were handled by the Verheyden Funeral Home. A memorial service was held on Jan. 5, at Grosse Pointe Memorial Church. Mr. Nobel was cremated and his ashes are interred at the Grosse Pointe Memorial Columbarium.
Memorial gifts may be made to the Juvenile Diabetic Association.
Louise Marie Olmsted
Louise Marie Olmsted, 94, of Vista Grande Villa in Jackson, died Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2001, in Jackson.
The longtime Grosse Pointe Woods resident was born in Adrian. Mrs. Olmsted was a member of the Grosse Pointe Woods Presbyterian Church and the Grosse Pointe Braille Club. She was also an election official.
She is survived by her sons, John F. (Mary Anne) Olmsted of Grosse Pointe Shores, Thomas W. (Diane) Olmsted of Ballard, Calif. and David A. (Patricia) Olmsted of Jackson; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren and her sister, Lucille M. Ries of Chandler, Okla. She was preceded in death by her husband Frederick Law Olmsted.
Cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be held in the Spring.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Jackson Host Lions Club, P. O. Box 241, Jackson, MI 49204.
Rose Mary Shefferly
Rose Mary Shefferly, 80, died peacefully, of natural causes, at her Grosse Pointe Park home on Friday, Jan. 4, 2002.
Mrs. Shefferly was born in Detroit to Agnes Doyle Burke and Charles E. Burke and graduated from St. Bernard School in Detroit.
A full-time mother and homemaker, Mrs. Shefferly was devoted to her home and family and also enjoyed bowling and coin collecting.
She is survived by her son Jon Burke Shefferly of Grosse Pointe; her daughters Claire Shefferly Twohey of Marquette, Ann D. Kuhna and Gail K. Makos, both of Grosse Pointe; her grandchildren Kersten and Andrew Twohey of Marquette and Emily Shefferly, Joseph Kuhna, Paul Samuel Kuhna, Mitchell Makos and Lindsey Makos, all of Grosse Pointe and her brother, Charles Burke of Sarasota, Fla. She was predeceased by her husband Paul Henry Shefferly; her parents; her brothers Mathew M. Burke, John Doyle Burke and Phillip E. Burke and a sister Catherine Burke.
Arrangements were handled by the Verheyden Funeral Home. A funeral Mass was offered on Tuesday, Jan. 8, at St. Ambrose Catholic Church in Grosse Pointe Park. Mrs. Shefferly was cremated and her ashes are interred at Mt. Olivet cemetery in Detroit.
Memorial contributions may be made to The Capuchin Monastery and Soup Kitchen, 1820 Mount Elliott Ave., Detroit MI 48207-3496 or St. Ambrose Catholic Church, 15020 Hampton, Grosse Pointe Park, MI 48230.
Marion Frances Sturtevant
Marion Frances Sturtevant, beloved wife of Jack, died on Saturday, Dec. 29, 2001, at Oakwood Hospital in Dearborn.
The former Grosse Pointe Farms resident is also survived by her daughter Sandy Mudd; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her son Mark Jr.
Arrangements were handled by the Howe-Peterson Funeral Home in Dearborn.
A memorial service was held on Jan. 3, at the Dearborn Chapel of the Howe-Peterson Funeral Home.
