Mildred R. Irwin

Name of Deceased: Mildred R. Irwin Residence: Bickford Cottage, Battle Creek, Michigan Date & Place of Death: December 19, 2011 at Bickford Cottage, Battle Creek, Michigan Date & Place of Birth: February 15, 1930 Gould City, Michigan Hobbies/Interests Ann was a force of nature who enjoyed the outdoors camping with her kids and grandkids and traveling widely throughout the United States and places like Japan, Germany, Mexico and Italy. She was an active volunteer with her home parish of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Rudyard, Michigan as well as served in the Diocese of Marquette Deanery. She also volunteered with the Cub Scouts, Rudyard Lions Club, E.U.P. Community Schools Winter Olympics and was named Rudyard''s Citizen of the Year in 2005. Ann believed in lifelong learning having returned to LSSC when her family was raised to earn her BSN Degree. She was employed as a school nurse at Rudyard Schools and subsequently worked for the State of Michigan Department of Corrections as a prison nurse for over 14 years until she retired and was a volunteer for the Rudyard Ambulance Corps. She loved playing cards and crafts with her Rudyard/Fibre Card Cronies, often traveling to the card games by snowmobile! SURVIVED BY: Sons Michael (Sara) Irwin; Mitchel Irwin; Millard Irwin; Malcolm (Linda) Irwin; Maury (Angie) Irwin. Daughters Mia (William) Wheeler Sisters Darlene Trautner of Menominee, MI; Marilyn McArthur of Gould City, MI; Patricia Pearson of Peshtigo, WI. Brothers Donald Holt of Sault Ste. Marie, MI; Willard "Jack" Holt of Sault Ste. Marie, MI Dwayne Holt of Holland, MI. Grandchildren Mitchel (son of Michael); Jeff and Andrew (sons of Mitch); Stephen, Nicole and Heather (children of Malcolm); Amanda, Joseph, Olivia and Carter (children of Mia). Great Grandchildren Emily and Jamie; Sylvia and Mackinac and Chloe. PREDECEASED BY: Husband Frank Irwin whom she married at Gould City in 1947; Sister- Doris LaPine and Brother- George Holt. Visitation: 5:00pm until 8:00pm Wednesday December 21, 2011 at Clark Bailey Newhouse Funeral Home and 10:00am until 11:00am Thursday December 22 at St. Joseph''s Catholic Church Rudyard, MI Mass of Christian Burial: 11:00am Thursday December 22, 2011 at St. Joseph''s Catholic Church, Rudyard, Michigan with Brother John Hascall as Celebrant. Final Resting Place: Oaklawn Chapel Gardens Memorial Contributions: In lieu of flowers memorial gifts may be made in Ann Irwin''s name to LSSU Foundation School of Nursing, 650 W. Easterday Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783

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Mildred R. Irwin

February 15, 1930 - December 19, 2011