Anna Motz

Anna Motz, age 94, passed away on November 22, 2010 at Hazel I. Findlay Country Manor. She was born in Chicago, IL, April 2, 1916, the daughter of Stephan and Anna (Skrha) Michalek. She married Joseph Motz on July 18, 1936 in the Duplain Colony. He preceded her in death in 2004. She was a farmer's wife and homemaker. Anna was a member of the ZCBJ Lodge in Bannister, the Extension Club in her younger years, enjoyed her vegetable and flower gardens, going to Zephyrhills, FL, during the winter for 25 years with Joe, and traveling for Czechoslovakian music and dances. She also enjoyed her grandchildren and great grandchildren.

She is survived by her daughters, Irene Armbrustmacher of St. Johns and Gladys (Bruce) Hall of Portland, OR. Five grandchildren: Joan Armbrustmacher and Julie Lewis of St. Johns, Debra Goodman of Portland, MI, Elizabeth (David) Liebert of Portland, OR, and Major Stephan (Dana) Hall of West Point, NY. Ten great grandchildren, Alan, Clara, Josiah and Erik Leibert, Katie Beth Hall, Joshua and Jeremy Cooper, Zachary, Adam and Nicholas Goodman, one sister, Ludmila "Mickey" Besko of Ovid, MI. Many nieces and nephews. She was preceded by her parents, Stephan and Anna Michalek, brother, Stephan Michalek and sister, Elizabeth "Betty" Peace.

Funeral Services will be held 1:30 PM Sunday, November 28, 2010 at Osgood Funeral Home, with Tom Bradley officiating, burial at Mt. Rest Cemetery. The family will received friends 2-4 and 6-8 pm on Saturday at the funeral home. Sympathy may be expressed in the form of memorials to Sparrow Clinton Hospital, W.O.E.S. (Ovid-Elsie High School), Meals on Wheels -Clinton County, or the ZCBJ Lodge, Bannister.

To learn more about Anna and view her Life Story film, visit her personal webpage at www.lifestorynet.com/memories/64138 .