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Marjorie Rose
Grabowski
Nov 13, 1928 — Jul 21, 2018
Manistee
Marjorie Rose Grabowski, one of God's angels on earth, received her wings in heaven on July 21, 2018. Margie was born on November 13, 1928 in Manistee, Michigan, the youngest child of the late Frank and Mary (Janowiak) Guzikowski. She was a 1946 graduate of Manistee High School and received her Registered Nursing Diploma in 1949 from Mercy Central School of Nursing, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Margie practiced her profession at the Manistee Hospital until she married the love of her life, Edward Grabowski, on July 12, 1952 at Saint Joseph Catholic Church in Manistee. She was his "Polish Princess" and they were always seen together as a couple. They ended every day of their marriage saying to each other, "Ja cie kocham."
Ed and Margie made their home in South Bend, Indiana, where she worked briefly at St. Joseph Hospital. In 1968, the family moved to West Bloomfield, Michigan, where Margie was a correspondent for a weekly newspaper, an avid bridge player with the Pine Lake Association, and an RN at Beverly Manor Nursing Home, Livonia, Michigan, from 1972 to 1987. She and Ed moved back home to Manistee in 1987 where their door was always open to visitors at "Camelot", their home on the shores of Lake Michigan. Margie was a devoted Catholic and Polish-singing choir member of St. Joseph Parish (Divine Mercy). Her extensive community outreach included being an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion and volunteer at the Manistee County Medical Care Facility for over 30 years, as well as a member of: The Rosary Altar Society; Manistee Golf & Country Bridge Club; West Shore Hospital Auxiliary; and a consummate raffle-ticket seller and buyer.
Margie, a.k.a. "The Coupon Queen" accumulated many unique items, which she delighted in giving as gifts to family and friends, whom she saw as all being related through God. She was skilled at making lineage connections and possessed a keen memory of everyone's special events.
Margie is survived by: daughter, Nancy Hunt of Quebec, Canada; sons and daughters-in-law: John and Therese of Traverse City, MI; Edward and Linda of Tempe, AZ; James and Kristin of Bear Lake, MI; Gerard and Jan of Bear Lake, MI; and Thomas of Frankfort, MI; grandchildren: Randal, Robyn, Russel; Andrea; Gillian, Allison; Chloe, Nathan, Marika, Aria, Quintin; Anna, Galen; sister-in-law, Jane (Frank); brother and sister-in-law, Max and Eileen; and step-sisters-in-law: Jane (Ken) and Nancy. Numerous nieces and nephews also survive.
Margie was preceded in death by her husband, Edward (March 22, 2018); infant son, Daniel Joseph; daughter-in-law Ashley; brothers and sisters and spouses: Mae (Fred), Joseph, Monsignor Gerard, Jane (Steven), John (Irene), Kathryn (Neil), and Frank; and step-brother-in-law, Dale.
Mass from The Order of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, July 27, 2018 at 11.30 AM at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Manistee with Reverend Zeljko Guberovic celebrant. The Rosary will begin at 10 AM after which the family will receive friends at the church. Burial will take place at Mount Carmel Cemetery in Manistee.
Memorials: Divine Mercy Parish Men's Club carpeting project and Mt. Carmel Cemetery maintenance.
The Herbert Funeral Home of Manistee is in charge of funeral arrangements.
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