Allan Pavlat

KINGSFORD - Allan John "Jack" Pavlat, 84, of 304 Birch St. in Kingsford, passed away on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, at Maryhill Manor in Niagara. He was born on Sept. 21, 1925, in Iron Mountain, the son of the late John and Ann (Orlosky) Pavlat. He was raised by a special aunt and uncle, the late Margaret and Allen LaBrook. Jack was a 1943 graduate of Iron Mountain High School and served with the United States Army Air Corps from 1943-46 as a teletype operator in New Guinea and the Philippines during World War II. He married the former Frances Sudac on May 26, 1956, in Kingsford and she preceded him in death on Dec. 16, 2001. Jack worked for the state of Michigan as a food inspector until his retirement in 1988. He was a member of American Martyrs Catholic Church and the Carpenter-Clash American Legion Post 363. Jack was an active volunteer for the Breen Senior Center, where he often enjoyed lunch with his friends and played piano to entertain everyone. He enjoyed deer hunting, coin collecting, woodworking, and playing the organ. His camp was his home away from home. Jack is survived by his three children, Perrie (Donald) VanPembrook of Aurora Wis., Michael (Tammy) Pavlat of Iron Mountain, and Ann (Michael) Green of Carmel, Ind.; grandchildren, Amanda and Molly Pavlat, and James, Mary, John Paul and Joseph Green; great-grandchildren, Ethan and Kassidy Degenaer; his brother, Norbert Pavlat of Green Bay, Wis. and sisters, Gloria Pavlat Polazzo of Appleton, Wis. and Shirley Pavlat Leader of Lincolnwood, Ill. In addition to his parents and his wife, he was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Brandy VanPembrook Wright, and his sister, Janet Pavlat Richter. Visitation will be Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at American Martyrs Church in Kingsford. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 10 a.m. at the church. Fr. Joseph Gouin will offer a memorial Mass. Burial will be in Cemetery Park. In lieu of flowers, a memorial will be established in his memory. Condolences may be expressed to the family of Allan "Jack" Pavlat online at www.ernashfuneralhomes.com The family has entrusted the Erickson-Rochon & Nash Funeral Home with the arrangements.

Allan Pavlat

November 6, 2009