Elaine C. Roy, age 76, died peacefully on August 23, 2012 after an extended illness. She was born in Detroit on November 16, 1935, the daughter of Alphonse and Anna Limberg. She graduated from Grosse Pointe High School in 1954. Mrs. Roy worked as a receptionist at Federal Mogul during the 1970's and as a secretary at the Gallery of Doors (Taylor Garage Doors) during the 1990's. Elaine is described as a loving mom and grandmother who enjoyed having fun with her family. She doted on her grandchildren and is remembered for playing board games, puzzles of all sorts, card games and Barbie Dolls with her granddaughters. She was fond of doing crossword puzzles in the paper and chatting on the phone with her friends. Mrs. Roy is survived by her three children, Karen Roy Stieber (Jeffrey), Linda Roy Barlow (Bryan) and Ross R. Roy; her five grandchildren, Jeffrey Edmonds, Jennifer Edmonds-Hicks (Patrick Hicks), John Edmonds, Bill Barlow and Heidi Barlow; two great-grandchildren, Brayden and Bailey Hicks; and her brother Carl Limberg (Mary Jane). She was predeceased by a brother, Richard Limberg. Visitation will be held from 3:00 to 8:00 p.m. Sunday at the A. H. Peters Funeral Home, 20705 Mack Avenue at Vernier Road in Grosse Pointe Woods. The Holy Rosary will be recited at 7:00 o'clock Sunday evening. Her body will lie instate at St. Paul on the Lake Catholic Church, 157 Lakeshore Drive, Grosse Pointe Farms from 9:30 a.m. Monday until Mass begins at 10:00 a.m. Interment will take place at 5:00 p.m. Monday at St. Francis of Assisi Cemetery in Lewiston, MI.
Funeral Home:
A. H. Peters Funeral Home of Grosse Pointe
20705 Mack Avenue
Grosse Pointe Woods, MI
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