Lois Shirley Dusbiber

Dusbiber (nee Cady) Lois S. May 10, 2020 age 94 of Plymouth. Beloved wife of the late Warren. Loving mother of Darry (Tobi), Brian (Cathy) and Wendy. Proud grandma of Jim (Betsy), Heidi (Brett), David (Jessica), Jason (Danielle), Bree (Chris) and Anna (Alex) and great grandma of ten. Preceded in death by her dear sister Jerine McCollom. Public visitation, Friday May 15th at 11 AM until the private Friday 1 PM Funeral Service at Vermeulen-Sajewski Funeral Home, 46401 Ann Arbor Road West (btw Sheldon and Beck), Plymouth. The funeral will be live streamed beginning at 12:30 PM on facebook.com/vermeulensajewskifuneralhome/live/. Interment Highland Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Plymouth Historical Society, 155 South Main Street, Plymouth, Michigan 48170 or Paws With A Cause, 4646 Division Street, Wayland, Michigan 49348-9727. To share a memory, please use the share a memory tab on this webpage. Family Obituary; Lois Shirley Cady was born on April 4, 1926 in Mt. Clemens, Michigan to Mildred (Rood) Cady and Louis Stanley Cady. Following back through the Rood family heritage, Lois was a ninth generation American, dating to the 1640’s. While attending high school she worked in her father’s drug store in Mt. Clemens, behind the cosmetics counter and occasionally at the soda fountain. She enjoyed playing golf with her girl friends on the weekends. Lois graduated from Mt. Clemens High School in 1944. She enrolled at Michigan State Normal College (now Eastern Michigan University) to earn her BA degree in 1948 in Early Elementary Education. While there, she met Warren Dusbiber of Ypsilanti, Michigan at a college student organization gathering held at The Canterbury Club. They enjoyed formal dances there and at other popular dance spots in the area. Warren and Lois were married on Oct. 1, 1948 at Martha Mary Chapel on the grounds of Greenfield Village in Dearborn Michigan. A honeymoon to Washington D.C. and New York followed. Warren and Lois lived in Interlaken, MA shortly after their wedding and later in Pittsfield, MA. Lois worked at the cosmetics counter at England Brothers Department store while they lived “out” east. They returned to Michigan after their first son, Darry was born on Sept. 27, 1949. Lois and Warren welcomed a second son, Brian, on December 3, 1950 and their daughter, Wendy, on May 8, 1958. Their first home (1951) was in Inkster, Michigan. It was there as members of the Couples Club of Christ Church that they first met and consequently enjoyed lifelong friendships with other young couples. They also helped start a new mission church in Garden City, as that area was growing quickly. In 1957, upon Warren locating new employment in the Plymouth area, Warren and Lois moved into their home at 14401 Shadywood to raise their family. Outside the home, school and church events and kept her busy during those years. Lois is survived by her three children; Darry (Tobi), Brian (Cathy) and Wendy, six grandchildren; Bree Stilwell (Chris); Jim Dusbiber (Betsy), Anna Gossage (Alex), Heidi Morrow (Brett), David Porter (Jessica), and Jason Porter (Danielle) and ten great grandchildren; Molly, Jack, Charlie, Cary, Madison, Ellis, Lincoln, Owen, Roman, and Rafael. As a mother, Lois always looked forward to the annual two-week family vacation, traveling throughout the United States. Those tent camping experiences drew the family closer together. Lois loved the Plymouth’s Fourth of July parade and the Fall Festival in September. Warren and Lois rediscovered their love to dance and were instrumental in forming “The Dancers” social group with friends in 1973, often with all of them attending lessons and dances together and of course, socializing. With Warren, they taught Sunday school classes at St. John’s Episcopal church in Plymouth, where the family attended for many years. In 1977 they joined St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Livonia. Lois diligently stayed connected with her grandchildren throughout her later years and those relationships sustained her and those grandchildren as they grew into adulthood. She loved writing letters to family members, and of course receiving them as well from others. She attentively and happily kept everyone apprised of family news. Lois loved her gardens, growing a wide variety of perennials and annuals. Roses and lilies were some of her favorites. The famous raspberry bushes along her fence line were very popular with everyone. She was accomplished at cross stitch and other sewing arts. As one of the very first residents of Lake Point Village in the township of Plymouth, She was active in the Lake Pointe Village Garden Club, and Farrand Elementary School PTA. She lived in her home on Shadywood Drive for 60 years and had many close friends nearby. Lois was a 20 year employee of Dayton Hudson Co. first in their china department and then in the personnel office. After retirement in 1986, she became an active volunteer at the Plymouth Historical Museum and participated in Dayton Hudson retiree events. Lois; mom, grandma, and great grandma, will be dearly missed. She was and will always be a light in our lives forever more.

Lois Shirley Dusbiber

April 4, 1926 - May 10, 2020