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Loretta Frances LaForest (Young)
Born: 10/30/1935
Died: 8/9/2014
Age: 78
Community: Ralph, MI
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LaFOREST, Loretta Frances (Young) – Of Ralph, MI, formerly of Linden age 78, died Saturday, August 9, 2014 at home.
Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, August 13, 2014 at the Swartz Funeral Home, 1225 West Hill Road, Pastor Joel Smeby officiating.
Burial in Fairview Cemetery in Linden.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church of Metropolitan, W4703 Metropolitan Road, Felch, MI 49831.
Visitation 2-8 p.m. Monday and Tuesday and 10 a.m. Wednesday until the time of the service at the funeral home.
Loretta was born in Yawkey, West Virginia on October 30, 1935, daughter of Nellie and John Young, and their eight children moving to Michigan in 1940 and they had two more children. She was a resident of Linden, MI and Ralph, MI (in the Upper Peninsula).
Loretta attended Beaverton Rural Agricultural School, graduating in 1954. She married Lloyd Joseph LaForest in Flint, MI on July 2, 1955 at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church. They had five children,
Rebecca, Stephen, Cynthia, Lisa and Karen.
She worked for General Motors while Lloyd served eighteen months in the military. She remained a “stay at home” mom until 1973,
when her political career began at Argentine Township as a Deputy Registration Clerk.
She held several elected positions until her retirement from Argentine Township in 1997. She was very active, serving on the Board of Review, Deputy Clerk and Deputy Treasurer. Loretta was named “Business Associate” of the Linden Chapter of ABWA (American Business Women’s Association).
In 1992 she ran successfully for Argentine Treasurer. She served her four year term, was re-elected in 1996 and served one year. She resigned to move to the Upper Peninsula, where she and Lloyd built a beautiful home on the 120 acres they had purchased.
Loretta kept busy after moving to the U.P., being very active at Zion Lutheran Church as financial secretary and a quilter. She continued her political career by being elected trustee of West Branch Township. She was also a member of the Board of Review, the Planning Commission and the Tri-County Ambulance Authority.
Surviving are children, Rebecca Kosal, Cynthia (Bryan) Umphrey,
Lisa Eby (Robert Mathis)
and Karen (Carl) Smith;
grandchildren, Joshua (Jessica) Harris,
Michal Kosal,
Kyle (Brianna) Harris,
Jennifer (George) Gfall
Ryan Eby (Kayla Powell),
Tyler Wells,
Samantha Smith and William Smith;
great-grandchildren, Oliver and Henry Harris and Alianna Eby;
siblings, Luther (Lola) Young of West Virginia and Lucille Scheele of Tennessee.
She was preceded in death by son, Stephen M. LaForest, who was killed in an auto accident the night of his high school graduation in 1977;
her husband, Lloyd J. LaForest, in 2007 after fighting a courageous battle against lung cancer.
Loretta was also preceded in death by seven of her siblings;
her parents, John and Nellie Young; in-laws, Lawrence and Elizabeth LaForest and many other close friends and relatives.
Your condolences may be shared with the family at www.swartzfuneralhomeinc.com
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8/11/2014 |
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2:00 PM |
| Visitation 2-8 p.m. Monday, August 11, 2014 and Tuesday, August 12, 2014 at the Swartz Funeral Home, 1225 West Hill Road. |
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8/13/2014 |
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11:00 AM |
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Swartz Funeral Home & Cremation Center
1225 West Hill Road
Flint, MI 48507Get a Map to this location...
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