Marcus Schumacher

Funeral Information

Funeral Mass will be Saturday at 11 am in Our Lady of Lake Huron Catholic Church of Holy Name of Mary Parish in Harbor Beach with Fr. William Spencer officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. A parish vigil service will be Friday at 730 pm in the Ramsey Funeral Home , Harbor Beach where visitation will be on Friday from 2-8pm. Visitation will also be Saturday at the church from 10 am until the time of services at 11am.

Family of the Deceased

Marc is survived by his wife Betty Lou Schumacher of Harbor Beach and their children: Chris Schumacher and his wife Arla of Cadillac; Amy Trost and her husband Tom of Warren; Tad Schumacher and his wife Dawn of Harbor Beach; and Beth Schumacher and her friend Chris Schott of Deckerville. He is also survived by four grandchildren; Chad and Kristyn Schumacher, Nicole Trost and Jakob Schumacher; three great grandchildren: Payton, Alex and Kahl. Surviving also is a brother Lee Schumacher and his wife Edna of Grand Blanc and a sister Eleanor Platte of Harbor Beach. Marc was preceded in death by a brother James and two sisters, Rosemary Donovan and Louise Schumacher.

Biography

Marcus L. Schumacher age 91 of Harbor Beach passed away Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013 in Lakeview Extended Care and Rehab Center of the Harbor Beach Community Hospital. Born on Feb. 27, 1922 in Harbor Beach, he was the son of the late John and Josephine (Kramer) Schumacher. On January 6, 1951 Marcus and Betty Lou Tageson were united in marriage in Harbor Beach. Marc was a retired Sand Beach Township farmer of 50 years, a Dekalb Seed Dealer, and a substitute mail carrier from 1945 to 1975. Marc was very involved in the local community and served in many roles including: Charter member of the Harbor Beach Jaycees where he served as Treasurer, former President and Treasurer of the Harbor Beach Conservation Club; former member and President of the Harbor Beach Lion’s Club, past Rotary Club member, former Harbor Beach Credit Union Secretary and Treasurer, and life member of the Harbor Beach Gun Club. Marc served Huron County in many different capacities as Sand Beach Township Clerk from 1951–1967, Sand Beach Township Supervisor from 1968-1975, Huron County Equalization employee 1975-1978 and Huron County Commissioner 1978-1982 where he served as Chairman. Marc loved bowling, square and round dancing.

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