Huron County MI Archives Obituaries.....Lamke, Elmer Peter March 25, 3013 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Jerry C West jerrycwest@gmail.com April 22, 2013, 10:13 pm huron Daily Tribune, 26 Mar 2013 Mr. Elmer Lamke, 84, of Ubly, passed away Monday, March 25, 2013 at Huron Medical Center after a short illness. Elmer was born on July 14, 1928, in Parisville, to the late Lawrence and Martha (O’Parka) Lamke. He married Beatrice (Danielski)(Jaskowski) Lamke on Nov. 21, 1980 at St. Mary Catholic Church in Parisville. She preceded him in death on April 3, 2003. Elmer was a graduate of the Maurer Country School. He lived in the Detroit area from 1950-1970. During those years, he was a member of the Teamsters Union and worked at Midland Steel for a few years before finishing out his employment at Uniroyal Tire in Detroit, as a stock clerk. In 1970 he returned to the thumb area and resided in Ubly where he ran the Brown House and Chatter Box restaurants for many years, while working as a security guard at Hamill Manufacturing in Ubly. He was a current parishioner at St. Mary Catholic Church in Parisville. Elmer loved to repair small engines, fishing, gardening, and deer hunting. Elmer is survived by his children, Diane (John) McClean of Blairsville, Ga., Dennis Lamke of Ruth, Judy Lamke of Georgia; step-children, Diane Grifka of Ubly, Virgil (Lorraine) Jaskowski of Bad Axe, Dorothy (Bernard) Morell of Ubly, Emelie (Murray) Thompson of Ruth and Arizona, Rodney (Cathy) Jaskowski of Minden City; many grandchildren and many great-grandchildren; daughter-in-law, Carol Rutkowski Lamke of Ubly; brother, Eugene (Mildred) Lamke of Parisville; two sisters, Arlene (Jerome) Longuski and Evelyn Susalla, both of Ubly; He was preceded in death by one son, Kenneth; one granddaughter, Jaime Briggs; his brothers, Ervin (Irene) Lemke, Cass (Ruby) Lamke, Richard (Barb) Lamke, and Raymond Lamke; sisters, Marie (Frank) Peruski and Jake Susalla; brother-in-law, Harry Osontoski; step-son-in-law, David Doerr Sr.; step-grandsons, Dennis Grifka and David Doerr Jr.; step-great grandson, Tyler Peruski; and his first wife, Harriet. Funeral mass for Elmer will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday March 27, 2013, at St. Mary Catholic Church. The Rev. Peter Nwokoye will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery in the spring. Visitation will be from 2 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday at the Zinger-Smigielski Funeral Home in Ubly and from 9 to 10 a.m. Wednesday at the church only. There will be a parish vigil service at 7 p.m. on Tuesday evening at the funeral home. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/huron/obits/l/lamke19826nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 3.0 Kb