Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Piselli, "Ellen" Jean (Todd)  Lower December 13, 2022
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Ionia Shopper's Guide-Fri. December 30, 2022
                                    
                                PISELLI

"Ellen" Jean Lower Piselli passed away December 13, 2022 after a short illness.

Born May 27, 1926 in Akron, Michigan, she was the daughter of "Samuel" Colon 
Todd and Josephine Sams Todd. She married Gaylord Lower on June 24, 1945 in 
Ionia, Michigan. Gaylord passed away in March 1970. they had two children, Gay 
Lynn Lower Kanouse North and Richard Todd Lower. Jean married Louis Piselli on 
July 2, 1977.

Jean and Lou traveled extensively, always looking for different places to visit. 
Jean loved to play bridge, knitted the most beautiful sweaters, and was a loving 
mom, grandma, sister, aunt and friend.

She was a member of SS Peter & PauląCatholic Church for 77 years. She was a 
member of the church Rosary Circle and bridge County Club.Jean worked for Social 
Services, was a Secretary at Mitchell Bentley (AO Smith), and retired from the 
Michigan Reformatory where she was the Procurement Officer for many years. She 
was the head of the Manhattan Club for family and friends (Cocktails at 4:30).

Surviving are her son, Richard Lower (Patricia); stepsons, John Piselli (Julie), 
James Piselli (Diane) and Joseph Piselli (Anną); 7 grandchildren; 14 great-
grandchildren; 2 great-great-grandchildren; her siblings, Joanne Hull (Robert) 
Stephen Todd (Charlotte), and Kathleen Jones.

Jean was preceded in death by husband, Louis Piselli; daughter, Gay North; son-
in-law, Tim North; brothers, Kenneth and Phillip Todd; sisters, Shirley Murphy 
(Leslie), Marjorie Weisgerber (Stuart), Marilyn Northard (Lloyd), and Phyllis 
Venn Nystrom (Don); and brother-in-law, Richard Venn and Joseph Jones.

Thank You to Green Acres and Interim Hospice for their excellent care.

The family received visitors on Sunday, December 18, 2022 from 4-7 p.m. at the 
Lehman Funeral Home, 220 Rich Street,Ionia. The Mass of Christian Burial was 
celebrated by Fr.Thomas Brown at 11:00 am, Monday, December 19, 2022 at SS Peter 
& Paul Catholic Church,Ionia. A luncheon followed at the SS Peter and Paul 
Apostles Hall, In Lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Commission 
on Aging in memory of Jean. Online condolences may be made at 
www.lehmanfuneralhomes.com

Additional Comments:
Mt.Olivet Cem.,#D-53

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