Louis Paul Kuchar, age 67, of Elsie, Michigan, loving husband and father passed away Thursday, June 3, 2004, after a courageous battle with cancer at his home with his family at his side.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, June 7, 2004 at 10:30 A.M. at St. Cyril's Catholic Church, Bannister, Michigan. Rev Fr. Paul Cummings & Mr. Thomas Bradley will officiate with burial at Riverside Cemetery, Elsie, Michigan. Visitation will be Saturday June 5, 2004 2-8 P.M. and Sunday June 6, 2004 3-8 P.M. at Smith Family Funeral Homes, Elsie Chapel. Rosary will be Sunday at 6:30 P.M.
Louis was born on March 29, 1937 in Lansing, Michigan the son of Paul & Bertha ( Cermak ) Kuchar. He graduated from Owosso High School with the class of 1957. Louis married Marilyn Fabus at St. Cyril's Catholic Church in Bannister, Michigan on September 14, 1968. He retired from Toledo Commutator in 2002 after 45 years of service. He loved to travel, fish, hunt, and work in his garden. He was a member of St. Cyril's Catholic Church and the First Catholic Slovak Union. He resided most of his life in Henderson, Oakley & Elsie, Michigan.
He is survived by his wife, Marilyn Kuchar of Elsie, MI, 2 sons, Tom Kuchar of Elsie, MI, Brian Kuchar of Elsie, MI, his mother, Bertha Kuchar of Henderson, MI, brother John & Elaine Kuchar of Henderson, MI, mother-in-law Mary Fabus of Elsie, MI, brothers & sisters-in-law, Fred & Carol Nixon of Bannister, MI, Dan & Andrea Clark of St. Johns, MI, and many nieces and nephews. He is predeceased by his father Paul and father-in-law Andrew Fabus.
Memorials may be made to St. Cyril's Catholic Church, Bannister, Michigan or Memorial Health Care Hospice or Home Healthcare, Owosso, Michigan. The family is being served by Smith Family Funeral Homes, Elsie Chapel.
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