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Elizabe 1 ry LaPrad
Dec. 2, 1911-Sept. 16, 2001

Elizabeth Mary LaPrad, 89,
of Monroe died at 2:50 a.m.
Sunday at Medilodge of
Monroe, where she had lived
for six years. She had been seri-
ously ill for three weeks.

Friends may call from 4 to 9
today and from noon to 9
Tuesday at Allore Funeral
Home, where
a rosary will
be recited at
7:30 Tuesday
at the funeral
home.
Services will
be at 9:30 a.m.
Wednesday at
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at10.a.m. at St.
Mary Catholic Church. The
Rev Anthony Sulkowski, pastor
of the church, will officiate.
Burial will be in St. Joseph
Cemetery.

Born Dec. 2, 1911, in Monroe,
she was the daughter of
Charles and Lillian
(Crossman) Hammer. She mar-
ried Edward LaPrad June 10,
1930, at St. Mary Catholic
Church. He died Oct. 15, 1991.

She was a homemaker anda
member of St. Mary Catholic
Church and its Christian
Women, Verona Fathers
Auxiliary and Frenchtown
Senior Citizens. She was an
honorary alumna of St. Mary
Academy.

For 10 years, she was a foster
mother through Catholic
Social Services and cared for 38
children. She also tutored at
the Hall of the Divine Child for
10 years and at St. Charles
School, Newport, for two years.

Surviving are five sons,
Charles (Jean) of Marathon,
Fla., Marvin (Sharon) and Paul
(Joyce), both of Monroe,
Arthur (Martha) of .Flat Rock
and David (Rose) of Hixon,
Tenn.; seven daughters, Hildy
(Paul) McLaughlin of
Newport, Boots Barlow and
Barbara (William) Jennings,
both of Monroe, Alice
(Richard) _ Bergmooser of
Romulus, Janice Beaudry of
Grand Rapids, Diane (Douglas)
Crossman of South Rockwood
and Cindy (John) LaPrad-Bye
of Concord, N.H.; a brother,
Charles II of Newport; two sis-
ters, Mrs. Charles (LaVerna)
Ladzick of Taylor and
Marcella Sutton of Monroe; 48 -
grandchildren, 73 great-grand-
children and 2 great-great-
grandchildren.

In addition to her husband,
she was preceded in death by a
son, Gary.

Memorials may be made to
St. Mary Parish Life Center or

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