Vera M. (Ahlers) Blind

Vera Blind, 88, of Beal City, passed away Friday, July 24, 2009, at Woodland Hospice in Mt. Pleasant. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:30 a.m. Monday, July 27, at St. Joseph The Worker Church in Beal City with Father Thomas J. McNamara presiding. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the Charles R. Lux Family Funeral Home, 2300 S. Lincoln Rd., on Sunday from 2-9 p.m. with the Vigil beginning at 7 p.m. Visitation continues at the church on Monday two hours prior to Mass. Memorial contributions may be made to Woodland Hospice or St. Joseph The Worker Church Building Fund. Envelopes are available at the funeral home. Vera was born June 11, 1921, in Beal City, the daughter of Theodore and Teresa (Endres) Ahlers. A graduate of Sacred Heart Academy, she met her future husband, Richard J. Blind, on a midnight cruise, aboard the Put-In-Bay Boat on the Detroit River. They wed on May 27, 1944, at St. Philomena Church in Beal City and moved to Detroit to raise their family. They retired to Beal City in 1975. A homemaker most of her life, Vera enjoyed crocheting, knitting, quilting, baking, and playing cards. Most importantly, she loved spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren. She was a member of St. Joseph Parish and the Council of Catholic Women. Vera is survived by her husband of 65 years, Richard; five children, Carolyn Karen Laczek of Indian River, Charlotte Blind of Harrison Twp., Joseph Blind of Clinton Twp., Rick (Sue) Blind of Harrison Twp., and Timothy Blind of Ann Arbor; five grandchildren, Brian, Pete, Kelly, Jacob, and Joshua; four great-grandchildren, Brandon, Cody, Bridget, and Sinead; two sisters, Marie Knox of Livonia and Teresa Lucius of Owosso; three sisters-in-law, Phyllis Ahlers of Mt. Pleasant, Cecelia Ahlers of Concord, and Joanne Ahlers of St. Louis. She was preceded in death by her parents; daughter and son-in-law, Patricia and Daniel Conlan; son-in-law, Joseph Laczek; four brothers, John, Henry Hank , Theodore, and Raymond Ahlers; five sisters, Rosalia Parker, Martha Wood, Helen Meyers, Agnes Kish, and Florence Dygart.