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Delilah M. King

CARLETON — Delilah M.
King, 94, of Carleton, a teacher
in South Rockwood until her mar-
riage in 1919, died of natural caus-
es Thursday in Rivergate Terrace,
Rivergate. She had been ill for
seven years and in poor health for
four years.

Friends may call from 5 to 9
p.m. Saturday and from noon to 9
p-m. Sunday in the Arthur
Bobcean Funeral Home Inc., Flat
Rock, where a scripture service
will be held Sunday night. Ser-
vices will be at 9 a.m. Monday in
the funeral home and at 9:30 a.m.
in St. Mary’s Catholic Church,
Rockwood. The Rev. Richard
Rakoczy of St. Patrick’s Catholic
Church will officiate and burial
will be in Mount Calvary Ceme-
tery, Rockwood.

Born July 14, 1898, in Ecorse,
she was the daughter of Richard
and Emma (Belair) Vasher. She
was married Oct. 13, 1919, to
William J. King Sr. in St. Mary’s
Catholic Church, Rockwood.
They lived in Flat Rock until mov-
ing to Carleton in 1925. He pre-
ceded her in death May 2, 1987.

Mrs. King was a graduate of
Michigan Normal College, now
Eastern Michigan University,
Ypsilanti.

She was a member of St. Mary’s
Catholic Church and altar society
in Rockwood, a past member of
the Carleton Garden Club and the
Newburg Farm Bureau in Car-
leton.

Surviving are a son, William Jr.;
three daughters, Mrs. Yvonne
Bennett of Flat Rock, Jean Koss of
Farmington Hills and Kathleen
Chiles of Flat Rock; a brother,
Donald Vasher of Florida; a sis-
ter, Regina Gildersleeve of South
Rockwood; 13 grandchildren, and
18 great-grandchildren.

In addition to her husband, she
was preceded in death by a daugh-
ter, Patricia King; five brothers,
Irving, Legrand, Harold, Russell
and Elroy Vasher, and a great-
granddaughter.

Memorials may be made to the
Alzheimers Disease & Related
Disorders Association or to a
charity of the donor’s choice.

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