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Lise Meares

August 4, 2021
Mattawan, MI

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Lise Meares, age 80, passed away Wednesday, August 4, 2021. She was born in 1940, in Copenhagen, Denmark, the daughter of Lynge and Ebba (Hagengaard) Lyngesen. Lise was a kind and loving wife, mother, and grandmother (Mormor/Farmor). She worked as a nurse, journalist, and finally the treasurer of her husband's company. Lise obtained her nursing degree in Denmark before immigrating to the United States in 1964. She was sponsored by an aunt living in Bakersfield, CA. Eventually, Lise moved to the Los Angeles area where she met her husband "Larry" in May of 1969. On August 30, 1969, Lise and Lawrence G. Meares were married in Copenhagen, Denmark. The couple resided in the Los Angeles, California area where they welcomed a daughter and then a son into their lives. In 2007 she and Larry "retired" to Grass Valley, California where they planted a small private vineyard and enjoyed themselves for 10 years. After Lise's diagnosis of Alzheimer's, the couple moved to Michigan. Lise was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers, Jorn Lyngesen and Arne Lyngesen; and brother-in-law Walter Meares. She is survived by her husband Lawrence G. Meares. Also surviving are her children, Teresa (Richard) Hamming of Kalamazoo, MI, and Jeffrey (Vandana) Meares of Fremont, CA; nine grandchildren, Clair, Lily, Jessica, Zane, Olivia, Alexandria, Ezra, and Gabriel Hamming and William Meares; brother, Ejvind Lyngesen; sisters-in-law, Gerd Lyngesen, Taka Lyngesen, and Lynne Meares; and several nieces and nephews. Cremation has taken place and a memorial service was at Community Presbyterian Church. Arrangements entrusted to Langeland Family Funeral Homes Burial & Cremation Services, 3926 S 9th St, Kalamazoo, MI 49009. To view Lise's personalized web page, please visit https://www.langelands.com