Sophia Dukelow

Funeral Information

A visitation will be from noon to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at the MacAlpine Funeral Home in Bad Axe with a funeral service at 2 p.m. with Pastor Scott McDermand officiating. Burial will follow at Colfax Township Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be offered to the Bad Axe First Presbyterian Church. Condolences can be shared at www.macalpinefuneralhome.com

Family of the Deceased

Sophia is survived by her children: Richard (Nining) Dukelow of Rochester Hills, Thomas Dukelow of Bad Axe, Barbara Dukelow (special friend, Brad Bair) of Bad Axe, James (Mingli) ) Dukelow of Thornton, Pennsylvania, and Michael (Kathy) Dukelow of Fairgrove; her grandchildren: Kimberly, Cherissa, Rini and Richard; and six great-grandchildren: Liam, Audrey, Trevor, Leah, Brandon and Kevin. She is also survived by her sisters, Virginia MacGillivray of Canada and Pauli Piotrowski of Roanoke, Virginia; along with many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her brothers: Walter Zuk and George Linart and a great-granddaughter, Jada.

Biography

Sophia M. Dukelow, 96, of Lincoln Township, passed away peacefully at her home on September 14, 2019. She was born in Wayne Co., Michigan on September 24, 1922 to the late Stephan D. and Agnes (Egert) Zuk. Sophia was a Lieutenant in the U. S. Army during World War II, serving in the Philippines. She married Richard J. Dukelow on June 13, 1947. He preceded her in death in 1981. Sophia was a member of the Bad Axe First Presbyterian Church in Bad Axe. She was a registered nurse and retired from Huron Memorial Hospital. Sophia enjoyed cooking, snow shoeing and going for walks.

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