Huron County MI Archives Obituaries.....Lawrence, Gertrude Marie Smaglinski June 16, 2007
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Huron Daily Tribune, June 18, 2007
Gertrude Marie (Smaglinski) Lawrence  
June 6, 1928 – June 16, 2007
Gertrude Marie Lawrence, 79, of Saginaw, beloved wife, mother and grandmother 
passed into the arms of our Father on Saturday June 16, 2007, at Saint Mary's 
Hospital, Saginaw.  Daughter of the late Peter and Rose (Kubacki) Smaglinski, 
Gert was born June 6, 1928 in Harbor Beach.  She was raised on the Smaglinski 
farm with her sisters, Edwina, Ernestine, Helen, and Theresa, as well as 
brothers Peter, Bernard, Anthony, Joseph, 
Floyd and Valentine.  She left the farm at age 14 to provide nanny assistance 
to a family from her church.  She remained in Huron County and was crowned the 
Huron County Bean Queen in the early '50s.  In 1954, she worked with Francis 
Lawrence at Fran's Restaurant in Bad Axe, and later met Francis' son, William 
John Lawrence, who became the love of her life and the two became one on April 
16, 1955.  They resided in Bad Axe, 
Redford Township, and in 1960, they settled in Saginaw Township where they 
have lived to this date.  Gert held many jobs over the years in Bad Axe; 
Fran's, Buckhead Bar, Saginaw; Rolling Green, Saginaw Schools and the most 
important job which she loved till her last breath, "Mom".  In Saginaw, they 
raised John Michael, Patricia Ann, Joseph Alan and Richard James.  She has 
been a member of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church since 1960 and 
participated in the Altar Society and the PTA as well as other church and 
school related activities.  She was a member of the Knights of Columbus 
Council No. 4232 Ladies Auxiliary as well as the Seniors Club.  Over the 
years, she loved snowmobiling, boating, bowling and supporting her children in 
the many sports and activities in which they participated. 

Surviving besides her loving husband William John, are three sons and one 
daughter, John (Sandi) Lawrence, of Chicago, Pat (Bill) Meyers, of Saginaw, 
Joe (Jeanne) Lawrence, of Saginaw, Rick (Chris) Lawrence, of Rockford; 12 
grandchildren; 4 great grandchildren; her sisters, Edwina Lackowski, Ernestine 
(Irwin) Romzek, Theresa (Robert) McElgunn, and brother, Bernard (Susan) 
Smaglinski.  Gert was preceded in death by her sister, Helen; brothers, Peter, 
Anthony, Joseph, Floyd, and Valentine, and brothers-in-law, Ed (Edwina) 
Lackowski and Ed (Helen) Monzo.   

A Funeral Liturgy will take place at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 19, 2007, at 
St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church.  The Rev. Fr. Leonard Stunek, O.F.M., will 
officiate with burial in St. Andrew Cemetery.  Visitation will be from 2 p.m. 
to 8 p.m. today at The Snow Funeral Home, 3775 N. Center Rd. (between Shattuck 
and McCarty) in Saginaw, and from 9:30 a.m. until the time of Mass on Tuesday 
at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church.  The Knights of Columbus Council No. 
4232 Ladies Auxiliary will pray the Rosary at 3 p.m. today and a Vigil Service 
will take place at 7 p.m. today at the funeral home.  Memorials may be made to 
the Holy Cross Children's Services, 8759 Clinton-Macon Road, Clinton, Michigan 
49236 or St. Thomas Aquinas School. 


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