Marija Grazuils

Marija Grazuils

Marija Grazuils Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers from Aug. 26 to Aug. 27, 2011.
GRAZUILS, Marija - age 92, of Flint, passed away Friday, August 19, 2011 at McLaren Regional Medical Center. Born in Chita, Russia to Lithuanian parents Pranas and Barbora (Parokas) Ponelis, she is survived by granddaughters Lidija (Michael) Kamansky of Issaquah, WA and Vilija (Matthieu) Grazulis Aubron of Greenville, SC; great-grandson Aidas Henri Aubron; sister Klara Rugys of North Palm Beach, FL; many nieces and nephews and their families; daughter-in-law Nijole Grazulis of Oak Lawn, IL; and long-time friends Willa Curtis and Freda Bean of Flint. Marija was preceded in death by brothers Alfons Ponelis on February 22, 2008 and Victor Ponelis on June 13, 2011; and husband Balys on April 2, 1994, and son Rimantas on November 17, 1986 and will be buried alongside them at St. Casimir Cemetery in Chicago, IL. A Memorial Mass will be celebrated at St. Pius X Catholic Church, G-3139 Hogarth Ave., Flint, MI on Monday, August 29, 2011 at 8:15am.



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