Lily Sams
IRON MOUNTAIN — Lily Sams, 103, of Iron Mountain, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019, at Maryhill Manor in Niagara, Wis.
She was born Nov. 19, 1915, in Sault Ste Marie, Ontario, the daughter of Anthony and Ellen (Barnes) Dulisse. She attended St. James Episcopal Church in Sault Ste. Marie and Holy Trinity Episcopal in Iron Mountain.
Lily enjoyed knitting, crocheting, and reading biographies and autobiographies. She loved spending time with family, especially at family gatherings. Most of all, she enjoyed long conversations with her granddaughter, Beth.
Lily is survived by her two daughters, Sue Ellen Bonn and her daughter, Tracy, of Blue Mound, Ill., and Leslie (Darwin) Chrisman and her daughters, Beth Sanders and Amy Noakes of Iron Mountain; three step-children, Patricia McLean, William Sams and Gerald (Janet) Sams; a sister, Grace Traverson; and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Along with her parents, Lily was preceded in death by her husband, Clifford; a sister, Irene Neilson; and two brothers, James Pedal and Walter Dulisse.
Private family services will be held at a later date.
The family would like to extend their gratitude to the wonderful staff at Maryhill Manor in Niagara for the exemplary care they provided.
Burial will be in Pine Grove Cemetery in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
Condolences may be expressed to the family of Lily Sams online at www.ernashfuneralhomes.com.
The family has entrusted the Erickson-Rochon & Nash Funeral Home of Iron Mountain with the arrangements.