Johanna Polk

Funeral Information

Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 am pm Satiuday. July 29, 2017 at The Annunciation of the Lord Parish, St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Port Austin. Visitation will be held at the Knoblock Funeral Home in Kinde from 2-8:00 pm on Friday and then on Saturday at the church from 10:00 am until the time of the funeral at 11:00.. A joint rosary will be led by the The Holy Rosary Sodality of the Annunciation of the Lord Parish, St. Michael’s Catholic Church and the Daughters of Isabella at 4:00 pm on Friday in the funeral home. Burial will take place in the church cemetery.

Family of the Deceased

She is survived by her children: Theodore (Carol) of Filion, Theresa (Russ) Rumsey of Smith Creek, Anthony of Akron, Timothy of Parisville and Tamara (Thomas) Schulze of Pigeon. Also surviving are her grandchildren: Garrett (Sherry) Polk, Brenda, Amy Hess (Matthew Smith) Renee Hess, Dylan, Tonikay (Chris) Franke, Michael Schulze, Michelle Schulze, and step-grandchild, Richard Rumsey; her great-grandchildren: Bayleigh McCarthy, Graham Polk, and Step-great-grandchildren Kaylee and Brianna Rymsey, as well as in laws Beatrice Baranski, Thomas (Pat) Polk, Velma DeWitt, and Violet Vertin. She was preceded in death by her husband, Norbert, her brother, Andy Baranski, her brother and sister-in-law, Chester and Mary Jame Baranski, and her daughter-in-lawBarbara (Bresky).

Biography

Johanna A. Polk of Kinde died Wednesday, July 25, 2017. She was born April 9, 1931, the daughter of Anthony and Adelaide (Horetski) Baranski. She and Norbert Polk were married on May 6, 1950 in St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Port Austin. A lifelong parishioner of St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Port Austin, she was a member of the Holy Rosary Sodality and 50+ member of the Daughters of Isabella. She worked for the United State Postal Service in Kinde and after retiring she remained a member of the National Rural Letter Carriers Association. She enjoyed spending time with the Kinde Seniors, cards with friends, Traveling, shopping, casino trips and bingo nights. She especially loved spending time with her family and friends.

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