Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Laird, Emily Elizabth (MacKenroth) 2015
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Ionia Sentinel Standard, 17 Dec 2015

Emily Elizabeth Laird, age 94, went home to be with the Lord on Dec. 12, 2015,
at her daughter’s home in Saranac.  She was under the wonderful care of Dr.
Frank Schmid, Hospice of Ionia/Lansing, and her family.  Emily was born on Feb.
10, 1921, in Detroit, to Albert and June (Ault) Mackenroth.  She graduated from
Cooley High School in 1939 and was proud of her service in the U.S. Navy as a
WAVE from 1943-46, stationed in Washington D.C.  She later graduated from Wayne
State University.  Emily married John Laird in 1948, and they had four children.
 The family moved to Saranac in 1959, and Emily was very active in community
service with several groups including Saranac School Board and the Library
Board, and later worked in the Ionia, Saranac and Clarksville Libraries.  She
was a member of Church Women United, working many hours at the Christian Service
Center.  A member of Saranac Community Church, Emily enjoyed Bible studies and
service to the Lord.  She was an avid reader until unable to see well enough,
but spent many happy moments reading to grandchildren on her lap.  She enjoyed
skiing, traveling, and trips to Colorado to visit family there.  She loved her
family and friends and all the special times together.

Emily is survived by, and will be dearly missed by her children, Margaret
(Bruce) Chadwick, Fred (Susan) Laird, Nancy (Steve) Hinkle, nieces Diana (Ron)
Schreer and Pam (David) Bowers, grandchildren Steve (Faith) Chadwick, Scot
(Mariah) Chadwick, Geof Laird and Ira Laird, Kaycie (Chris) Smith and Jessica
(Keith) McClure; great-grandchildren Amy, Aubrey, Judah, Gideon, Naomi, Joseph,
Lydia, David, Ronin, Corwin, Matthew, Collin, Charly and Leyna; and several
great nieces and nephews.  She was preceded in death by her parents, her
daughter Amy, former husband Jack, her brother and wife Dick and Jean
Mackenroth, sister and husband Jane and Larry Jackson, nephews Bill Tyler and
Duke Mackenroth, great nephew Brian Bowers and great niece Jacqueline Howe.

A Memorial Service for Emily will be held on Monday, Dec. 21, 2015, at Saranac
Community Church at 11 a.m. with Pastor Rebecca Poor and Jeff Kahl officiating.
 Visitation will be held at Lake Funeral Home in Saranac on Sunday, Dec. 20,
from 3-5 p.m.  Those wishing may make memorial contributions to the Saranac
Public Library or Hospice of Ionia.


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