Marquette––Laura Ann Reynolds, 79, of 909 Lee Street, Marquette, entered eternal life Monday morning, September 10, 2007, at her home, in the comforting care of her family and the caregivers of UP Home Health and Hospice.
Laura was born August 12, 1928 in Flint, a daughter of Walter and Mabel (Ellis) Grainger, and was raised in Trenary. She was a 1947 graduate of Trenary High School and later studied music at Northern Michigan University. On June 26, 1949, she married Bernard C. Reynolds in Chicago, where they resided for three years before moving to Marquette. Together the couple made their home and raised their family in Marquette. Throughout the years, Laura was employed at the former St. Luke’s Hospital, worked as an aide in the Marquette Senior High School library, and later at the Marquette Senior Center office for fourteen years. Laura was a longtime member of St. Michael Catholic Church.
Survivors include her husband, Bernard C. Reynolds; four daughters, Marjorie Lynn (Robert) Wood of Montague, MI, Ramona (Scott) Emrick of Appleton, WI, Geralyn “Jill” Reynolds of Marquette, and Heather Reynolds of Minneapolis, MN; a son, Bernard “Bud” (Linda) Reynolds of Marquette; her grandchildren, Christopher (Hollie) Wood, Kellie (Eric) Mason, Jodi Reynolds, Sebastian “Ian” Reynolds, Andrew, Nathaniel and Michael Emrick, and Heath Reynolds; four great-grandchildren, Damien Wood and Hannah, Connor and Camron Mason; two sisters, Esther Taylor of Gwinn and Winifred Caldwell of Corpus Christie, TX. Laura was preceded in death by her parents; a sister, Mabel Grainger; brothers; Ralph, Arthur, Carl, and infant Walter Grainger.
Laura’s legacy left a footprint on the hearts of many. She prioritized her life around home and family. Laura was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and aunt. She will be greatly missed by her family and friends.
The family will receive relatives and friends at St. Michael Catholic Church on Thursday, September 13, beginning at 11:00 am. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 1:00 pm Thursday afternoon with Rev. Msgr. Jed Patrick as celebrant. Pallbearers will be Bud and Sebastian Reynolds, Lee Richards, Scott Emrick, Bob and Chris Wood, and Eric Mason. Burial will be made in the Holy Cross Cemetery. A dessert reception will be held in the St. Michael Parish Center.