Elizabeth A. (Betty) McDonald, 69, of Monroe died at 10:50 a.m. Monday in her home.
She had been ill for three months.
  Friends may call from 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday and from noon to 9 p.m. Thursday at Rupp Funeral Home,  where a prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday. The Rev. Paul Richert will officiate.
Funeral services will be held at 9:15 a.m. Friday at the funeral home
and at 10 at St. Mary Catholic Church.
The Rev. Anthony Sulkowski, pastor of the church, will officiate.
Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery.
  Born April 5, 1932, in Ida, she was the daughter of Lynford and Thelma (Trombley) Bell.
She married Lyle W. McDonald July 14, 1951, at St. Mary Catholic Church.                         
  She worked fro Consolidated Paper Co., and for Bazley's Farm Market,
both former Monroe businesses.
  She graduated from St. Mary Academy in 1950.
  Surviving are her husband; her mother of Toledo; six sons, Gary L., Mike P., Mark D.
and Eric J. (Lois), all of Monroe, Jim E. (Kim) of Little Rock, Ark., and John T. of Willis;
two daughters, Kyle A. Oakley and Karen S. (Sidney) Sova, both of Monroe;
a brother, Norman of Florida; 10 grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.
  She was preceded in death by her father.
   Memorial may be made to Mercy Memorial Hospice of Monroe. 

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St. Mary Church, Monroe MI - History:
http://www.stmarymonroe.org/History/index.html

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Betty's TROMBLEY and NICELY genealogy, of 24 pages:
page 7.
 4.  Joseph Richard "J.R." TROMBLEY  (Son of Joseph A. Trombley)
     born: April 20,1884
    Ethnicity/Relig.: French, Some Indian/Catholic
    Occupation: Section Foreman/N.Y. Central Railroad
    Number of children: 9
   Personality/Intrst: Quiet-Easy going/Played the Tuba in his younger Days
   Died: November 19, 1940, buried in Deerfield Twp Cemetery, Deerfield, MI.
  Age at death: 56  Residence: Deerfield, MI.
...
          Daughter of Joseph Richard TROMBLY:
Ethel Marie Trombley
    married
     Robert "Bob" William NICELY
     born March 12, 1908 (F: HILTON NICELY, M: JENNIE)
     Died: Dec. 27, 1992
                buried Toledo Mem. Park Cem.,Sylvania, OH
          son:
         Richard "Dick" Hilton NICELY, b. June 2, 1930 Toledo OH
..More about NICELY family.....
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Also Computer Printout titled "Descendants of Jean Drouillard" (105 pages).

PHOTO of "THELMA TROMBLEY's parents, brothers and sisters"
at
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~nancyelder/trom/ThelmaTrombleyFamPhoto.jpg

From Back left:  Joseph, Cecelia (mother) , J.R. (father), Benard,
From Front left: Dee-Dee, Ethel, Hazel, Thelma, Hazen, Marge

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1920 census
Name:     Thelma V Trombley
Age:     8
Birth Year:     abt 1912
Birthplace:     Michigan
Home in 1920:     Summerfield, Monroe, Michigan
Race:     White
Gender:     Female
Relation to Head of House:  Daughter
Marital Status:     Single
Father's Name:     Richard J Trombley
Father's Birthplace:     Michigan
Mother's Name:     Cecelia M Trombley
Mother's Birthplace:     Michigan
Household Members:   
Name     Age
Richard J Trombley     36
Cecelia M Trombley     30
Ethel N Trombley          9
Thelma V Trombley      8
Bernard D Trombley     6
Hazel C Trombley          4
Hazen R Trombley         4
Perry E Trombley           2
Source Citation: Year: 1920;
Census Place: Summerfield, Monroe, Michigan;
Roll: T625_786; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 125; Image: 714.

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From Computer printout -
Emily Trombley and Josiah ELDER are on page 38.
On page 54 Betty says of her grandmother CeCelia Perry Trombley,
"When I took a French course at S.M.A. (St. Mary's Academy)
we would try to speak it together.
 Mom said when she was young they were never taught French at home.  
Her parents would instead speak it when they wanted to say something they didn't want their children to know."
Also Betty had recently discovered that J.R. was "Joseph Richard,"  always called Richard.
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