Birth date: Feb 1, 1916 Death date: Jul 18, 2013
Mrs. Catherine Dault, age 97, of Grand Haven passed away Thursday, July 18, 2013 at Hospice House at Heartwood Lodge. She was born February 1, 1916 in Rib Lake, WI to Jacob and MaryAnn (Babola) Niemiec. She was a member of St. Pa Read Obituary
I will always remember my great grandmother through all the memories of trips to sandy pines all the times she cheered me up when I got to go to see her in grand haven and going to church or walks/car rides around the pier on lake Michigan and all the times of getting ice cream
REMEMBER ME
Catherine Dault
TO THE LIVING, I AM PHYSICALLY GONE,
TO THE HAPPY, I AM AT PEACE.
AND TO THE FAITHFUL, I HAVE NEVER LEFT.
I CANNOT SPEAK OR BE SEEN, BUT I CAN LISTEN.
SO AS YOU STAND UPON A SHORE GAZING AT LAKE MICHIGAN OR
ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL LAKE,
AS YOU LOOK UPON A FLOWER AND ADMIRE ITS SIMPLICITY,
REMEMBER ME.
WHEN YOU MEET SOMEONE WHO WAS BORN IN RIB LAKE, WISCONSIN,
REMEMBER ME. REMEMBER I WAS BORN OF 1OO% POLISH HERITAGE
AND WE MOVED TO GRAND HAVEN WHEN I WAS AROUND 5 YEARS OF
AGE.
REMEMBER I ATTENDED ST. PATRICK SCHOOL AND I WAS THE ONLY
GIRL IN THE 8TH GRADE CLASS WITH 13 BOYS.
REMEMBER WHEN I SKINNED MY KNEES AND I KEPT IT HIDDEN FROM
MY MOM AND DAD.
REMEMBER WE USED TO GO TO THE ISLAND BY THE OLD TANNERY IN A
ROWBOAT.
REMEMBER I LIKED TO WORK AT KOZICKI'S AND I STARTED WHEN I
WAS 12 OR 13 YEARS OLD.
WHEN YOU SEE MY CHILDREN LOUISE, EDWARD, NORMAN, JANE,
CATHERINE, AND JOSEPH; MY CHILDREN-IN-LAW RAY, PHYLLIS,
PATRICIA, AND TERESA; MY 22 GRANDCHILDREN; MY 53 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN;
MY 16 GREAT-GREAT GRANDCHILDREN; AND ALL MY
RELATIVES AND FRIENDS, REMEMBER ME.
WHEN YOU REMEMBER ME, REMEMBER MY HUSBAND ED, MY PARENTS
JACOB AND MARYANN, MY GRANDSON ERICK, MY DAUGHTER-IN-LAW
BARBARA, AND MY SIBLINGS ALBERT, JOHN, STANLEY, ANDREW,
ANNE, NELLIE, CHRISTINA, AND HELEN.
REMEMBER I MET MY HUSBAND ED WHILE AT A DANCE AT THE
FRUITPORT PAVILLION AND IT WAS LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT. REMEMBER
THE DATE OF MY WEDDING IN OCTOBER OF '33.
REMEMBER THE TIME HE KISSED ME ON THE BACK OF THE NECK AND
IT STARTLED ME AND I GAVE HIM A BLOODY NOSE!
REMEMBER I LOVED TO PULL PRANKS ON MY HUSBAND ON APRIL
FOOL,S DAY; REMEMBER THE CARDBOARD SANDWICHES AND
SERVING HIM SOUP WITH A FORK!
REMEMBER WHEN I MADE BREAKFAST IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT
FOR ED AND FR. BRANIGAN BEFORE THEY WENT GOOSE HUNTING.
REMEMBER I WAS PRIMARILY A HOMEMAKER, BUT I ALSO WORKED AT
KOZICKI'S GROCERY STORE, THE 'KIDDY COVER" WHERE WE MADE
CHILDREN'S CLOTHES, AND I WAS A HOUSEKEEPER FOR DR. DEWITT.
WHEN YOU SEE SOMEONE HANGING OUT THE LAUNDRY ON MONDAY,
REMEMBER ME.
WHEN YOU GIVE YOUR KIDS HOME PERMANENTS, REMEMBER IF I
ACCIDENTALLY PULLED THEIR HAIR, AND THEY SAID ''OUCH!'" I TOLD
THEM ,,IT TAKES A LITTLE PAIN TO BE BEAUTIFUL!''
WHEN YOU TEACH YOUR CHILDREN POLISH WORDS, REMEMBER ME.
WHEN YOU SAY "SNEETZ,NA'" REMEMBER ME.
REMEMBER WHEN THE GIRLS TRIED TO TEACH ME TO DRIVE, AND
WHEN THE DOCTOR SAID I COULD START DRIVING AFTER MY KNEE
SURGERY, I TOLD HIM IT WAS A "MIRACLE''!
WHEN YOU TAKE THE "DIAL.A.RIDE" REMEMBER ME.
I WHEN YOU ENJOY SEWING AND GARDENING, REMEMBER ME.
I REMEMBER I PARTICULARLY LIKED PINK ROSES AND CARNATIONS.
I WHEN YOU BAKE, REMEMBER MY HOMEMADE BREAD AND PIES.
REMEMBER I ALSO COOKED A LOT OF WILD GAME LIKE RACCOON AND
RABBIT.
REMEMBER I LIKED WENDY'S CHOCOLATE FROSTIES, CHOCOLATE
CANDY, M & M'S, AND HOMEMADE SOUPS.
WHEN YOU WHISTLE, REMEMBER ME.
WHEN YOU TAKE WALKS AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD, REMEMBER
ME.
REMEMBER I LIKED TO WATCH FR, BILL WALK AROUND THE
NEIGHBORHOOD SAYING HIS ROSARY. REMEMBER I ALWAYS PRAYED
FOR FORMER PRIESTS AND CURRENT PRIESTS.
WHEN YOU PUT CUCUMBER SKINS ON YOUR FACE FOR A BEAUTY
TREATMENT, REMEMBER ME.
WHEN YOU SEE SOMEONE WHO LIKES TO DANCE, REMEMBER ME.
WHEN YOU ARE FISHING ON THE PIER, REMEMBER ME.
WHEN YOU GO CAMPING, REMEMBER ME.
WHEN YOU PLAY BINGO, REMEMBER ME.
WHEN YOU SEE SOMEONE FALL, REMEMBER I ENDED UP WITH TWO
BLACK EYES AND A BRACE AROUND MY NECK.
WHEN YOU SIT IN THE SUN AND WATCH KIDS ROLLER BLADE AND RIDE
SCOOTERS, REMEMBER ME.
WHEN YOU TAKE YOUR GRANDCHILD TO THE BARBER SHOP FOR A
HAIRCUT AND WORRY WHAT THEIR MOM WILL SAY, REMEMBER ME.
WHEN YOU RIDE THE DUMBO RIDE AT DISNEY, REMEMBER ME.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL, REMEMBER MY TRIPS TO FLORIDA, HAWAII, AND
TO CANADA TO SEE POPE JOHN PAUL; AND THE SENIOR CENTER
TRIPS. REMEMBER WHEN WE WENT TO THE KENTUCKY 'STUD FARM'!
WHEN YOU WATCH T.V., REMEMBER I LIKED 'WHEEL OF FORTUNE' AND
,LAWRENCE WHELK"
WHEN YOU LISTEN TO MUSIC, REMEMBER I LISTENED TO WGHN RADIO.
REMEMBER HOW THRILLED I WAS WHEN I LISTENED TO JON'S
COMMERCIAL AND HE WISHED ME A 'HAPPY BIRTHDAY'.
REMEMBER MY FAVORITE
Dear Dault Family:
Sorry to hear about your mother's death. She was a lovely woman with a warm smile who always had something nice to say about other people.
Prayers are with you and for your mother,
Ted and Marcia James
To the entire Dault Family.... sorry about the passing of your mother. Hoping that many precious memories will comfort you. Dave & Marilyn Glueck
To the entire Dault Family....sorry to learn of your mother's passing. Another piece of the "Ol' East End" has left us. Where they are is a much better place so we believe. You are in our prayers. Ted Kozicki, Jr.
