Gwinn––Maida Maurine Saul, 61, of 3010 W. Pike Lake Lane, Gwinn, and former Marquette resident, entered eternal life Wednesday morning, December 26, 2007, at home, in the care and comfort of her family and the caregivers of Lake Superior Hospice.
Maida was born August 15, 1946 in Escanaba, a daughter of Vilho and Anice (Jenkins) Tulla. She was raised in Rock and attended the Rock School. On December 3, 1964, she married Kenneth H. Saul at the Harvey Baptist Church, and the couple established their home in Marquette. Maida was employed at the Pasty Shop and later did housekeeping at the Garden Room, K. I. Sawyer AFB, the Marquette Courthouse, and the Imperial Motel. She retired in 1998. Maida was a member of the First Baptist Church. She enjoyed working puzzles, gardening, especially rose gardening, baking, playing BINGO, and serving her family and friends.
A loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and sister, she is survived by her husband, Kenneth H. Saul; a daughter, Apryle (Terry) Black of Gwinn; son, Kenneth L. Saul of Marquette; seven grandchildren; twelve great-grandchildren; a sister, Dorothy (Steven) Nelson of Gladstone; brother, Marvin (Diane) Tulla of Dixon, MO; a step-brother, Howard (Bunny) Tulla of Marquette; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Maida was preceded in death by a son-in-law, James M. Robinson, Jr. and a daughter-in-law, Karen Saul.
Friends may call at the Fassbender Funeral Home on Friday, December 28, beginning at 4:00 pm. Funeral services will follow at 6:00 pm Friday evening with Rev. Chuck Tooman officiating. Burial will be made in the Northland Chapel Gardens. Honorary escorts will be Maida’s grandsons, James III, Michael, and Zachari Robinson, Kevin Mays, and Edward Chapman.