Lucille Lawrence

Lucille Frances Lawrence, age 78, passed away on December 9, 2011. She was born in Iron Mountain, Michigan on March 17, 1933, the daughter of Alfred and Olive (Palmer) DeHart. Lucille settled in Ovid in 1979 and married Millard Lawrence on May 30, 1980 and he survives her. Lucille found many pleasures in life. She loved her family, nature, music, a great variety of crafts and she also enjoyed taxidermy. She touched many through her kindness, compassion and understanding. She was a retired rehabilitation nursing supervisor. After retirement, she became as administrative secretary and treasurer for Airco Credit Union. She later became the Rainbow Lake treasurer, realtor and a homemaker.

Surviving her are her son, Michael (Debbie) Maher of Naperville, IL; daughter, Patricia Kavalir of Rainbow Lake and stepson, Brian Lawrence of Owosso. She is also survived by her grandchildren, Keri Anne (Richard) Buscemi of Rainbow Lake, Michael Raymond Maher of Chicago, IL, Kristen Maher, Ryan Maher and Kevin Maher of Naperville, IL; great grandchildren, Emilie Anne and Elizabeth Rose Buscemi; cousins, Sally Atkins and Pauline Hebeler of Ovid. Lucille was preceded in death by her youngest son, John Maher and son-in-law, Mark Kavalir. She will be greatly missed.

Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, December 13, 2011, at the Osgood Funeral Home, 104 E. Cass St., St. Johns, with Pastor Phil Hesseler officiating, burial to follow at Maple Grove Cemetery in Ovid. The family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Sunday and 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.

Sympathy may be expressed in the form of memorial contributions to a charity of the donor's choice. The family is being served by the Osgood Funeral Homes