Hazel Bywater
August 28, 1941 — June 1, 2015
Hazel Bywater
Hazel Belle Bywater, age 73, of Ovid, MI passed away Monday, June 1, 2015 at Sparrow Health Systems, Lansing, MI.
Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Elsie, MI, on Friday, June 5, 2015 at 3:00 P.M., with Ernest Bywater officiating. Burial will take place at Riverside Cemetery Elsie, MI. Visitation will be held on Thursday, June 4, 2015 from 2-8 P.M. with family present from 2-4 & 6-8 P.M. at the funeral home.
Hazel was born in Elsie, Michigan on August 28, 1941, the daughter of Dewitt Dale and Elizabeth (Robinson) Dunham. She attended Elsie High School. On January 14, 1961 Hazel married Alfred Ernest "Ernie" Bywater at the Elsie United Methodist Church; Ernie died on July 22, 1997. Hazel had worked for the Ovid Elsie Schools as a cook for 37 years before her retirement. She enjoyed baby-sitting children, and she also enjoyed the girls weekend out every summer. She had special friends she loved to play cards and games with; Betty, Carol, Janet and Rose. Hazel was a good cook and also liked to bake. She resided most of her life in the Elsie area before moving to Ovid 7 years ago.
She is survived by 3 sons; Ernie and Carrie Bywater of Kincheloe, MI, Al and Sheila Bywater of Ovid, MI, Dale and Amy Bywater of Summerdale, AL, daughter Tammy and David Ritenburg of Elsie, MI, 15 grandchildren, 5 great grandchildren, and brother Merle and Virginia Dunham. She was predeceased by her parents, husband, and grandson Jason.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society. Online condolences can be sent to www.smithfamilyfuneralhomes.com The family is being served by Smith Family Funeral Homes Elsie, Michigan.
Read Hazel Bywater's Obituary and Guestbook on smithfamilyfuneralhomes.com.
Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Elsie, MI, on Friday, June 5, 2015 at 3:00 P.M., with Ernest Bywater officiating. Burial will take place at Riverside Cemetery Elsie, MI. Visitation will be held on Thursday, June 4, 2015 from 2-8 P.M. with family present from 2-4 & 6-8 P.M. at the funeral home.
Hazel was born in Elsie, Michigan on August 28, 1941, the daughter of Dewitt Dale and Elizabeth (Robinson) Dunham. She attended Elsie High School. On January 14, 1961 Hazel married Alfred Ernest "Ernie" Bywater at the Elsie United Methodist Church; Ernie died on July 22, 1997. Hazel had worked for the Ovid Elsie Schools as a cook for 37 years before her retirement. She enjoyed baby-sitting children, and she also enjoyed the girls weekend out every summer. She had special friends she loved to play cards and games with; Betty, Carol, Janet and Rose. Hazel was a good cook and also liked to bake. She resided most of her life in the Elsie area before moving to Ovid 7 years ago.
She is survived by 3 sons; Ernie and Carrie Bywater of Kincheloe, MI, Al and Sheila Bywater of Ovid, MI, Dale and Amy Bywater of Summerdale, AL, daughter Tammy and David Ritenburg of Elsie, MI, 15 grandchildren, 5 great grandchildren, and brother Merle and Virginia Dunham. She was predeceased by her parents, husband, and grandson Jason.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society. Online condolences can be sent to www.smithfamilyfuneralhomes.com The family is being served by Smith Family Funeral Homes Elsie, Michigan.
Read Hazel Bywater's Obituary and Guestbook on smithfamilyfuneralhomes.com.
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