Jean T. Lawson
Died July 6, 2018
SUTTONS
BAY - Eugenia “Jean” Theresa Lawson, 99, of Suttons Bay passed away Friday,
July 6, 2018 in MediLodge of Leelanau. She
recently celebrated her 99th birthday.
Jean
was born June 13, 1919, in Cedar, the daughter of Stanley J. and Mary E.
(Darga) Peplinski. In 1942 in St. Angelo
Texas she married Glendon E. Lawson who preceded her in death on March 29,
1991. She loved waltzing with Glenn and
playing cards.
Jean
was well known for her cooking and baking skills. She would make toffee, peanut brittle, and in
June, strawberry pies. Her family,
friends in the county, loved ones and friends across the country would get
packages of her homemade delights. Even
today, the folks that work with her kids still remark on the office getting one
of her special packages.
She
loved to polka, play cribbage, and occasionally enjoy a good Manhattan now and
then. Jean was a lady of strong faith who loved her church. She was a eucharistic minister and lector at
St. Michael’s Parish of Suttons Bay. Later
at MediLodge of Leelanau she prayed the rosary and delivered communion.
Jean
is survived by her seven children, Lee (Peg) Lawson, Larry (Shirley) Lawson,
Leonard (Lou) Lawson, James Lawson, Thomas (Cindy) Lawson, Marcia Edinger,
Marie Corwin; two siblings, Margaret Skeba, Rita Gomes; eleven grandchildren,
Angela, Tony, Heidi Lawson, Tonya, Matthew Lawson, Josh Lawson, Jamie, Sierra
Brooks, Troy, Robert Corwin, Chad Steimel; many loving great grandchildren and
great-great grandchildren; and her good friends, Maxine, Ruth Ann, and Mary
Margaret.
She
was preceded in death by her parents; ten siblings, Betty Zielinski, Stanley
Peplinski, Sue Garthe, Theresa Peplinski, Benedict Peplinski, Clement
Peplinski, Edwin Peplinski, Leona Kasben, Sophia Laskey, John Peplinski: and a
son, Dennis Lawson, at the age of 3.
Visitation
will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, July 11, at the Martinson
Funeral Home of Suttons Bay with the Rosary to be Prayed at 7 p.m. The mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. on
Thursday, July 12, at St. Michael’s Church of Suttons Bay. Burial in St. Michael’s Cemetery will follow. Father Leonard Paul will serve as celebrant.
In
lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to St. Michael’s Church, PO Box 9,
Suttons Bay, MI 49682 and/or to Mass Intentions.
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My wife, my children and I are deeply saddened by Jean’s death. We send our condolences to her family.
ReplyDeleteI first met Jean when I was a teen and Jean was cleaning the summer cottage belonging to my grandparents Grace and Bill Mack. In her very delightful and straightforward way she made it clear to me that my socks and shoes were unusually and offensively smelly. They were indeed. That was my first of many very fond memories. I saw Jean at least once a year for the next 50 years. She introduced me to Glenn with whom I played many rounds of golf at Elmbrook in Traverse. I loved Jean’s recounting of her bingo success stories. When she’d come to clean the cottage she’d join us for a long leisurely breakfast where I’d often make her an “egg in the hole” and I loved the fact that Jean would tell me if the white was not cooked to her liking. And of course she would always come see us with a jar of strawberry freezer jam, brownies and pie, all of which I would try to hide so I could get a larger portion. The same went for her holiday candy. When food is that good, one tends to get territorial! But my main memories are of Jean's distinctive voice, her deep abiding faith, the love and pride she had in her children and grandchildren and her strength of body and character. People such as Jean just don’t come around every day. She will be missed by so many people.
Tom Frohman and Family