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John E. Egan
Sept. 5,.1919-Dec. 25, 1998

ROCKWOOD — John E. Egan,
79, of Rockwood died at 10:30
p.m. Friday in Heritage Oak-
wood Hospital, Taylor. He had
been ill for a year and seriously
ill for a month.

Friends may call from 3 to 9
tonight in the Ford Chapel of
the Allore Martenson Funeral
Home. Services will be at 9:30
a.m. Monday in the funeral
home and. at 10 in St. Mary
Catholic Church. The Rev.
Thomas Sauter, pastor of the
church, will officiate. Burial will
be in Michigan Memorial Park,
Flat Rock. Graveside veterans
services will be conducted
under the auspices of Down
River Honor Guard.

Born Sept. 5, 1919, in Monroe,
he was the son of George and
Mary (Bondy) Egan. He married
Sylvia Rose Longhway in 1946.
She died July 2, 1963. He mar-
ried Ruby Gildersleeve Sept. 9,
1964.

He was employed by Detroit
Edison Co. as a coal operator for
35 years before retiring in 1981.
He served in the Army during
World War II. ;

Mr. Egan was a member of St.
Mary Catholic Church, Rock of
Gibraltar Post 4230, Veterans of
Foreign Wars, and Huron Val-
ley Aerie 3732, Fraternal Order
of Eagles.

In addition to his wife,heis |
survived by two sons, JohnEgan |
of Monroe and Dennis Gilder- |
sleeve of New Port Richey, Fla.; |
a daughter, Mrs. Bob (Joan) Roe
of Carleton; two sisters, Ms.
Lynn Leege of Woodhaven and |
Mrs. Ed (Hazel) Machinski of
Romulus; 15 grandchildren; 21
great-grandchildren, and 11
great-great-grandchildren.

In addition to his first wife, he
was preceded in death by a
brother, Merle, and a sister,
Marv Smith. |