Lucille Heather McGraw's Obituary
Born: July 19, 1927
Died: April 16, 2023
Lucille Heather McGraw was the youngest in a sibship of five. She and her twin Alice were the youngest. Her sister Agnes was the oldest, followed by John and Gus. Lucille was preceded in death by Agnes, John, and Gus. Lucille was born in Detroit, Michigan to parents, August and Lucy Tessler. Lucy later lived to be 100 years old!
Lucille married William Heather in 1947 and had four children. Nancy, Scott, Laura, and Douglas. Lucille dedicated her life to her children. Her career goal was to be a nurse but laid those dreams aside to take care of her family. She spent the bulk of her working years as an Administrative Assistant to the Superintendent of a local school system.
Lucille loved all members of her family including daughter, Nancy Garvin, son in law, David Garvin, granddaughter, Caitlin Opfermann grandson in law Scott Opfermann, great grandchildren, Jacob and Caiden Opfermann, son, Scott Heather, daughter in law Maria Heather, grandchildren John and Mark Heather, great grand daughter Andrea, daughter Laura Brozek and son in law Mark Brozek, grandchildren Ali Brozek Kugler, grandson in law CJ Kugler, grand daughter Hannah Brozek and her fiance Brent Villiot, son Douglas Heath daughter in law Rebecca Piirto Heath, grandchildren Jackson, Nicholas, and Lucas Heath.
Lucille married Robert McGraw in 1976. They retired to South Carolina for a number of years and then in 1999 moved to Florida. Bob and Lucille spent many good years golfing, square dancing, and enjoying each other. Bob passed away in 2004 and is interred in the Veterans Cemetary in Florida where Lucille will also be laid to rest.
Lucille was able to do some traveling including a trip to Liverpool, England where her mother was born and raised. There she spent a day with her Uncle Len and three of her cousins which she had never met before. She even got to see the house where her mother grew up. She also visited Hirshberg, Germany where some of her ancestors came from. One of her favorite places was Yellowstone National Park and she would often tell people that it was a place that everyone needed to try to get to.
Lucille was full of love and focused on her children’s care. She sacrificed a great deal later as a single mom to put her children first, always! She recently moved from Florida back to Michigan in 2021 to be closer to her twin sister and children living in Michigan. Lucille loved kitties and the American flag.
Lucille was always dedicated to her Church serving on the alter guild, ushering, taking home communion to those who were not able to get to church, and was a proud member of the “daughters of the king”. She volunteered for multiple causes including Meals On Wheels,March of Dimes and was secretary for a local Boy Scout Troop. She maintained a strong faith up to and including the last moments of her life.
Lucille always had a smile on her face and will be missed by all who knew and loved her!
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that a donation be made in Lucille's name to a charity of your choice. A private family service will be held at a later date.
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