Mary Morrison, 87 / June 15, 1923 — May 28, 2011

Published 8:22 am Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Mary Joan Morrison, 87, of Niles, died at 4:05 p.m. Saturday, May 28, 2011 at Lakeland Community Hospital, Niles of natural causes.

Mary Morrison, 87

She was born June 15, 1923 in Niles, where she was a lifetime area resident. She graduated from Niles High School in 1941; loved knitting and crocheting; and loved her family. She was employed by the State of Michigan Social Services.

She married Hugh Amzo Morrison on June 7, 1947. He preceded her in death on Feb. 6, 1983.

She was also preceded in death by her parents, Alexander and Amelia Henderson; a brother, A.R. “Sonny” Henderson; and two sisters, Leah Bisaillon and Helen Henderson.

She is survived by a son, Thomas Hugh (Carol) Morrison of Niles; daughters, Christine Louise Gregor of Niles and Margaret Palagia Gold (Maurice) Jones of Niles; grandchildren, Eric Gold, Wayne Gregor, Joseph Morrison, Michael Morrison, Stephen Morrison, Shanna (Christopher) Clark, Rachael (Michael) Klowetter, Lynette Gregor and Heather (Michael) Dyer; and great-grandchildren, Jared Gregor, Jack Gregor, Kathryn Gregor, Gaige Gregor, Matthew Chilcote, Amelia Klowetter, Hayden Clark, Lucinda Dyer and Gilbert Dyer.

Services will be held at noon Thursday, June 2 at Hoven Funeral Home, Buchanan with Deacon Roger Gregorski of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Niles officiating.

Burial will be at Galien Cemetery at a later date.

Friends may call from 10 a.m. to noon Thursday at the funeral home.

Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association.

“If I should ever leave you whom I love

To go along the Silent Way … grieve not.

Nor speak of me with tears, but laugh and talk

Of me as if I were beside you there.

(I’d come … I’d come, could I but find a way!

But would not tears and grief be barriers?)

And when you hear a song or see a bird

I loved, please do not let the thought of me

be sad … For I am loving you just as

I always have …

You were so good to me!

There are so many things I wanted still

To do … so many things to say to you …

Remember that I did not fear … It was

Just leaving you that was so hard to face.

We cannot see Beyond … But this I know:

I loved you so … ’twas heaven here with you!”