Catherine “Kay” Parks, age 94, passed away in Livonia on March 16, 2015, with loving family at her side. Born in Detroit on October 16, 1920, Catherine Margaret Ebling was the oldest of four children of the late Jacob and Katherine (Heck) Ebling. She was a 1939 graduate of Redford High School. Following graduation Kay worked at Michigan Bell Telephone.
On December 26, 1942, Kay married Conrad Parks, who survives her. They dedicated the next 72 years to each other and to their family. Kay will be remembered with the greatest of love and affection by her five sons and daughters-in-law: Gary and Janice Parks of Kentwood MI; James and Loreena Parks of Plymouth, MI; Donald and Elaine Parks of Shelby, NC; Robert and Melanie Parks of Bloomfield Hills, MI and Jack and Jeanine Parks of Farmington, MI; her grandchildren Rachel (Alberto) Cruz, Brett (Christina) Parks and Che', Jessica, Lia and Jodie Parks; and her great-grandchildren Makenzie Parks, Sophia and Elise Cruz, and Cillian and Severin Parks.
Kay is also survived by her beloved sister, Marilyn Ebling, and many nieces, nephews and cousins. In addition to her parents, Kay was predeceased by a sister, Dorothy O’Malley, and a brother Jacob “Jack” Ebling.
Visitation will be held at the Harry J. Will Funeral Home, 37000 Six Mile Road, in Livonia on Thursday, March 19, from 5:00pm until 8:00pm. A funeral mass will be held on Friday, March 20, at St. Aidan Catholic Church, 17500 Farmington Rd, Livonia, MI , at 9:30 a.m. Relatives and friends may call at the church from 9 a.m. until the time of the service.
Those planning an expression of sympathy may wish to consider a donation to the Alzheimer's Association.
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