Mary Alice Knoch

Mary Alice Knoch, formerly of Westland, wife of the late Arthur Louis Knoch, Sr., went to her eternal rest on October 16th, 2016. Mary was born in Detroit on June 10th, 1934, to Robert Leo and Mary Geraldine (Parkanski) Hart. In addition to her parents and husband, Mary was preceded in death by her sister, Betty Achin, and brothers Bernie, Danny, and Gordon Hart. Survivors include her sister Claudia (Jerry) Johnson; daughter Kathleen Mary (Jim) Nelson, of Ann Arbor, and their two children Andrew and Malia; son David Arthur and his wife Cheryl, of Kentucky, and their three children Daniel, Shannon, and Brendan; and many nieces, nephews, and friends. In the early 1950s, Mary agreed to a blind date with a young man home on leave from the Air Force. That young man, Arthur, swept her off her feet and in 1953 the two were united in a marriage that would last nearly 60 years. After raising two children, Mary returned to the work force as a medical administrative assistant and devoted her energies to community involvement, including as a volunteer at the Westland Friendship Center, serving as a member of Westland's Commission on Aging, and contributed to our democratic process as an election poll worker. In her retirement years, Mary enjoyed traveling the globe with her husband, visiting her grandchildren, admiring Michigan's lighthouses, and cheering on the Detroit Tigers. The visitation will be Thursday, October 20th from 5 PM – 8 PM and on Friday, October 21st from 2 PM – 8 PM at the Vermeulen-Sajewski Funeral Home, 46401 W. Ann Arbor Road, Plymouth (btwn Sheldon & Beck). The Funeral Liturgy will be celebrated on Saturday, October 22nd at 10 AM at Ss. Simon and Jude Catholic Church, 32500 Palmer Road, Westland, MI 48186. Mary will lie in state at the church on Saturday beginning at 9 AM until the Mass Rite of Committal will follow at Michigan Memorial Park, Huron Township, MI. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation, 230 East Ohio St, Suite 500, Chicago, IL 60611-3201 and /or the Westland Friendship Center, 1119 N. Newburgh Rd, Westland, MI 48185; envelopes will be available at the funeral home and the church. To share a memory of Mary, please click on the 'Share a Memory' tab on this page

Mary Alice Knoch

June 10, 1934 - October 16, 2016