Visitation
Thursday, May 25, 2017
5:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Traverse City Life Story Funeral Home
Traverse City Location
400 Hammond Road West
Traverse City, MI 49686
(231) 941-9034
Rosary will be held at 7:00 pm.
Service
Friday, May 26, 2017
11:00 AM EDT
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
720 Second Street
Traverse City, MI 49684
(231) 946-4211
Family will greet friends starting at 10:00 am.
Due to the construction at Immaculate Conception Church, a lite luncheon will be held at St. Francis Catholic Church Social Hall, 1025 S. Union St., Traverse City.
Contributions
At the family's request memorial contributions are to be made to those listed below. Please forward payment directly to the memorial of your choice.
GTACS Capatial Campaign
123 E. Eleventh St
Traverse City, MI 49684
for the the new Immaculate Conception Elementary School.
Flowers
Below is the contact information for a florist recommended by the funeral home.
Cherryland Floral
1208 S. Garfield
Traverse City, MI 49686
(231) 941-5761
Driving Directions
Web Site
Blossom Shop
1023 E. Eighth St.
Traverse City, MI 49686
(231) 932-9470
Driving Directions
Web Site
Flower Station
341 W. Front St.
Traverse City, MI 49684
(231) 946-1742
Driving Directions
Web Site
Lilies Of The Alley
227 E. State St - Alley
Traverse City, MI 49684
(231) 360-3620
Web Site
Life Story / Obituary
Sandra Sue Greenlaw, 76, passed away peacefully surrounded by family Sunday evening at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City of a rare neurological disease called multiple system atrophy. She was born of Joe and Betty Kissinger on Sept. 28, 1940 at the family home, 107 S. Division St., Manton, the last of eight children.
She was a full time mother all of her life and was employed part time at the Traverse City Record-Eagle in the circulation and mail room departments for 15 years.
Her husband, Frank, met Sandra at the J&S Hamburg in February of 1961, and he wasn't going to let her get away from him. He proposed in July and they were married on Oct. 7, 1961, celebrating 55 years of marriage this past October. Together they had four children, Kimberly (Philip) Hakim, of Naperville, Illinois, Lisa Greenlaw, of Miramar, Florida, Julie (Robert) Powell, of Traverse City, and Marc Greenlaw, of Hancock.
Her favorite pastimes were taking care of our six grandchildren, Miranda and Sally Hakim, Alejandro and Christian Manon, who are Lisa's children, Dylan Powell and Logan Greenlaw; she shared a great and equal love for each one of them.
She was preceded in death by her brothers, Richard, James, Douglas and Gary; and two sisters, Maxine and Sandra Jean.
She is survived by one brother, Jon, of Alameda, California.
Frank and Sandra loved to travel to each of their kids, each of whom lived from Florida to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. She spent great times traveling in the 19 years since Frank retired, except the past three years when her health started to deteriorate.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m., with a rosary recitation at 7 p.m., Thursday, May 25, 2017 at Life Story Funeral Home. A funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, May 26, 2017 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. The family will greet friends starting at 10 a.m. Due to the construction at Immaculate Conception Church, a light luncheon will be held at St. Francis Catholic Church Social Hall, 1025 S. Union St., Traverse City. Private burial will be in the Oakwood Diocesan Catholic Cemetery, Traverse City.
Memorial contributions may be made to the GTACS Capital Campaign for the new Immaculate Conception Elementary School, 123 E. 11th St., Traverse City, MI 49684 or online at https://gtacs.org/donations/capital-campaign/.
Please visit www.lifestorytc.com to sign the guestbook and share your thoughts and memories with the family.