Geraldine Lori

NORWAY - Geraldine "Gerry" Lori, 80, of 415 Elm St., Norway, died Monday, Sept. 24, 2007, at Pinecrest Medical Facility in Powers, where she has resided for the past two years. She was born on Jan. 22, 1927, in Quinnesec, daughter of the late Roland and Victoria (Vondale) LaHaie. Geraldine was the 12th of 13 children and attended school in Quinnesec. During World War II, she worked in a sewing factory in Iron Mountain, making military coats for servicemen. She later moved to Chicago, where she lived with her sister and excelled at piecework in the garment industry. She also worked on radios for a military contractor in Chicago. Geraldine married Joseph Lori on Oct. 13, 1951. She became an accomplished homemaker, known for her sewing, tremendous Italian meals and wide array of holiday cookies. She also enjoyed flower gardening, and belonged to various bowling leagues and card clubs while raising her three children. As her children left home and moved away, Geraldine enjoyed traveling to visit them in Negaunee, Ann Arbor, Germany and Florida. She is survived by her husband, Joseph; three children, Jody (Todd Ray) Lori of Ann Arbor, Mich., Julie (Bruce Vielmetti) Lori of Mequon, Wis. and Jim (Connie) Lori of Negaunee; four sisters, Lorraine Thomas of Milwaukee, Wis., Genevieve Oliver of Kingsford, Louise (Wallace) Lindquist of Kingsford and Alice Antonori of Wyoming, Mich.; seven grandchildren, Christopher Recla, Ryan (Elizabeth) Recla, Dana, Max and Alex Vielmetti, and Eric and Jay Lori; and two great-grandsons, Riley and Rider. She was preceded in death by four brothers, Oliver, Raymond, Clifford and Robert LaHaie and four sisters, Dorothy Savoie, Irene Forstrom, Marie Cleary and Luella Henry. Vistitation will be Saturday from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at St. Mary Catholic Church in Norway. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at the church. Fr. James Roetzer will offer the Mass of the Christian Burial. Burial will be in the Norway Township Cemetery. Condolences may be expressed to the family of Geraldine Lori online at www.ernashfuneralhomes.com. The family has entrusted the Erickson-Rochon and Nash Funeral Home with the funeral arrangements.

Geraldine Lori

January 22, 1927 - September 24, 2007