Obituaries

Grace Evelyn (Thibert) Flowers passed away peacefully on April 21, 2023, at the Ball Hospice House. Grace was born on March 4,1926, in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan, to the late Aime and Adelaide (Myotte) Thibert. Grace was married to the late Alfred Flowers at St. Mary's Church on July 30, 1945.

Over the years Grace waited tables at Taffy Abels and the Mohawk Supper Club, worked downtown at Kresge's, and retired from K-Mart in 1993. She attended school at Loretto from a very young age. She was an elder in The Sault Ste Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians and a longtime member of St. Isaac Jogues Parish.

Grace was preceded in death by her brother and sister-in-law, Leo and Maybelle Thibert, and her daughter and son-in-law Toni and Scott Ruona. Grace is survived by her children Roberta Flowers of White Lake, Michigan; James Flowers of Sault Ste Marie, Michigan; Joann (Joe) Smith of Reunion, Florida; and Michael Flowers of Kelso, Washington. Grace was blessed with seven grandchildren: Kimberly (Greg) Ruona; Kelly (Paul) Ruona; William Flowers; James Kellis; Heather (Dan) Klever; Heidi (Roger) Aikens; and John Shaski III. She was also blessed with seven great-grandchildren: Bryan Flowers, Jacquelyn Harwood, Ashley (Maurice) Young, Jacob Klever, Johnny Brown Jr., Malcolm Brown, and Areka Foutch as well as two great-great-grandsons, Mason Fox and Andre Young, along with many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

Per Grace's wishes, there will be no memorial service. Please remember her as you saw her last - attending mass, working in her flower garden, playing cards, sharing elder meals, playing her favorite slot machine, taking senior bus trips, enjoying a Kewadin concert, or passing you on the walking track at Big Bear Arena.