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Merie Grace Thurston

Merie Grace Thurston

Female 1929 - 2018  (89 years)


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  • Name Merie Grace Thurston  [1] 
    Birth 6 Dec 1929  Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Female 
    Death 26 Dec 2018 
    Person ID I78140  Stewartsny
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2025 

    Father Howard Hugh Thurston,   b. 19 Dec 1874, Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Mar 1945, Morley Mecosta County, Michigan, Usa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Louise Elmyra Wilson,   b. 4 Sep 1892, Morley,Mecosta County,Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Sep 1976, Lakeview,Montcalm,Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 21 Dec 1909  Morley,Mecosta County,Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F26320  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Charles Edgar Almas,   b. 7 Feb 1927   d. 10 Dec 1990 (Age 63 years) 
    Marriage 15 Aug 1946 
    Children 
     1. Susanne Merie Almas
     2. Randall Charles Almas,   b. 10 Aug 1948   d. 25 Apr 2016 (Age 67 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Steven F Almas,   b. 26 Jun 1951   d. 5 Sep 2020 (Age 69 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F26304  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2025 

  • Notes 
    • BIG RAPIDS -- Merie G. Almas, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2018, at Spectrum Health Big Rapids Hospital.

      She was born Dec. 6, 1929, in Morley, the daughter of Howard and Louis (Wilson) Thurston. Merie married Charles Almas on Aug. 15, 1946, in Howard City, and together they raised their family in Morley.

      She was employed by Wolverine World Wide and retired after 45 years. Merie was a member of Bethel Lutheran Church in Howard City. She had a passion for animals, the outdoors and watching wildlife. Merie liked to go on fishing trips to Canada with Charles. She was an excellent baker, especially apple pies. Merie also enjoyed embroidering.

      She will be greatly missed by her family. Merie is survived by her special friend, Sheldon Snyder, of Morley; two children, Susanne Merie (Gary) McIntyre, of Morley, and Steven (Dianna) Almas, of Morley; daughter-in-law, Linda Almas, of Morley; seven grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; eight great-great- grandchildren; sister-in-law, Katie Thurston, of Sand Lake; many nieces and nephews; and her cat, Annie.

      She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Charles Almas; son, Randy Almas; an infant grandson, Jeffrey McIntyre; and nine siblings.

      Funeral services will take place at noon on Saturday, Dec. 29, 2018, at the Daggett-Gilbert Funeral Home in Big Rapids. The family will greet friends from 10 a.m. to noon prior to the service on Saturday at the funeral home. Merie will be laid to rest at Boyd Cemetery in Morley.

      Memorial contributions may be made in Merie's name to Mecosta County Animal Rescue Coalition.

      Share a memory or leave a condolence for the family by clicking the guestbook tab at daggettgilbertfuneralhome.com.

      Published in Big Rapids Pioneer on Dec. 28, 2018.

  • Sources 
    1. [S346] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Hersey, Osceola, Michigan; Roll: 1020; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0008; Image: 796.0; FHL microfilm: 2340755.