Julia J. Esch, age 72; loving mother, author, artist and natural pathic therapist, of Beal City; passed away Sunday January 25, 2015 with her family by her side at the Woodland Hospice House. Funeral Services will be Wednesday January 28, 2015 at 11 a.m. at the Mt. Pleasant First Church of the Nazarene with Pastor Jeremy Selvidge officiating. Burial will be in Union Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday January 27, 2015 from 2 to 8 p.m. at the Berry Funeral Home in Shepherd. Julia was born December 16, 1942 in Mt. Pleasant, the daughter of Edward A. and Bessie (Jones) Kalis Sr. She married John J. Wild May 1, 1962. He preceded her in death in 1963. She then married Myron D. Esch March 6, 1965 at the Coomer United Methodist Church. He preceded her in death in 2009. Julia is survived by 5 children, Kim (Liana) Wild of Ludington, Dawn (Scott) Smith of Beal City, Kevin (Michele) Esch of Beal City, Kraig (Roxanne) Esch of Mt. Pleasant and Matt (Lynn) Esch of Blanchard; 17 grandchildren; and 5 great grandchildren. Her mother, Bessie Kalis of Winn; 2 sisters, Nancy (Bert) Fodor of Grass Lake and Dixie (Jack) Hegenaur of Six Lakes; brother, Ed (Shirley) Kalis of Winn. She was preceded in death by her first and second husbands and her father, Edward A. Kalis Sr. The family would like to give many thanks to Pastor Jeremy, family and friends for all their loving support and also to Woodland Hospice.
Published in Morning Sun on Jan. 26, 2015
Published in Morning Sun on Jan. 26, 2015
Julia J. Esch, age 72; loving mother, author, artist and natural pathic therapist, of Beal City; passed away Sunday January 25, 2015 with her family by her side at the Woodland Hospice House. Funeral Services will be Wednesday January 28, 2015 at 11 a.m. at the Mt. Pleasant First Church of the Nazarene with Pastor Jeremy Selvidge officiating. Burial will be in Union Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday January 27, 2015 from 2 to 8 p.m. at the Berry Funeral Home in Shepherd. Julia was born December 16, 1942 in Mt. Pleasant, the daughter of Edward A. and Bessie (Jones) Kalis Sr. She married John J. Wild May 1, 1962. He preceded her in death in 1963. She then married Myron D. Esch March 6, 1965 at the Coomer United Methodist Church. He preceded her in death in 2009. Julia is survived by 5 children, Kim (Liana) Wild of Ludington, Dawn (Scott) Smith of Beal City, Kevin (Michele) Esch of Beal City, Kraig (Roxanne) Esch of Mt. Pleasant and Matt (Lynn) Esch of Blanchard; 17 grandchildren; and 5 great grandchildren. Her mother, Bessie Kalis of Winn; 2 sisters, Nancy (Bert) Fodor of Grass Lake and Dixie (Jack) Hegenaur of Six Lakes; brother, Ed (Shirley) Kalis of Winn. She was preceded in death by her first and second husbands and her father, Edward A. Kalis Sr. The family would like to give many thanks to Pastor Jeremy, family and friends for all their loving support and also to Woodland Hospice.
Published in Morning Sun on Jan. 26, 2015
Published in Morning Sun on Jan. 26, 2015
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