Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Slowins, Ann L. (Lakin) March 8, 2018
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Ionia Sentinel Standard-Sat. March 10, 2018

ANN SLOWINS, 85
Ann L. Slowins was born in Lansing on Oct. 22, 1932, the daughter of Elon D. &
Marian (Pryer) Lakin; she passed away March 8, 2018, in Grand Rapids, due to head injury
from a fall.

She graduated from Portland High School in 1950, and Ferris Institute (now Ferris
State University) in 1954; was married after graduation, to Grayden D. Slowins. They have
four children; Joseph G. Slowins (Jody) of Ann Arbor; Karen K Laurel of Daytona Beach,
Fla., mother of their only grandchild, Philip Pappas, of Florida; Daniel F. Slowins (Peg)
of Walled lake; and Kirsten B. Slowins (Clint Galloway) of Ionia.

Ann began playing piano at the age of 5, later served as leas organist at Sebewa
Center United Methodist church, Ionia First Methodist Church, Ionia First Presbyterian
Church, Portland Congregational Church, and Clark Retirement Community Chapel. She was guest
organist, often for weddings or funerals, at 27 churches, including some in Grand
Rapids, Lansing and many other towns in central Michigan, St. Patrick's Cathedral in New
York City, St. Patrick's Cathedral in Melbourne, Australia and the tiny cobblestone Shepherds'
Chapel in the sheep pastures of New Zealand. She was an accomplished pianist and
accompanied students for competitions and recitals. Ann was a Pharmacist in Ionia,Portland,
Hastings, and Nashville, MI. a shepherd's assistant, deputy clerk and assistant Sexton of
Sebewa Township. She played recorder in Namenlos Early music Consort; was a painter, 
photographer, weaver, crocheter; a voracious reader, and she researched genealogy.
They traveled in America, Canada, England, Holland, Germany, Austria, Luxembourg, 
Switzerland, Italy, France, New Zealand, and Australia. They spent the one winter in
Deming, N.M., six winters in Starke, Fla.' retired to Clark Retirement Community in
Grand Rapids.

Memorial Services will be held at clark Chapel on Tuesday, March 13, at 2 p.m. with
Rev. Rebecca Jordan-Heys officiating. The family will receive friends one hour before the
service and a for a reception after the service. Burial of Ann's ashes will be at a
later date in West Sebewa Cemetery. For Those wishing memorial contributions may be made to the 
Clark Retirement Community Foundation-Music therapy and Benevolent Care in memory of
Ann.

Arrangements are entrusted to lehman funeral Homes. Online condolences may be made
at lehmanfuneralhomescom

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