Mary Lou Lourim, Age 87, died peacefully at Vista Grande Villa, Jackson, MI, Friday, May 24, 2019.

She was born October 15, 1931 in Mohawk, MI in the Upper Peninsula. She married Thomas W. Lourim on May 3, 1952 in Jackson, MI, who predeceased her in November, 2014. Mary Lou was an active member of First United Methodist Church where she sang in the church choir for over 40 years. She performed at both Carnegie Hall and the Lincoln Center with the choir. She was a 43 year member of Jackson Tuesday Musicale where she was an honorary past president, member of the chorus, and chair of the music awards committee. She was a past chaplain of the Michigan Federation of Music Clubs. She loved making music, including playing the organ for funerals and playing her piano at home and for school functions. She was a Teachers’ Aide for Jackson Public Schools at Bennett Elementary School for 9 years where the students loved her and often asked if they could come home with her. Her family was the most important thing to her and she rarely missed any events of her children or grandchildren. She was a fierce competitor at Phase 10 and any wins against her were hard fought battles.