DONNA MARIE CORP's Obituary
DONNA M. CORP, 52, of L’Anse, left this world to go to the next following a short battle with cancer on Friday, January 26, 2007. She was born in Detroit, MI. on December 18, 1954 daughter of the late Lynn and Lorraine (Nephew) Griffis. Donna was raised in Detroit and moved to Harrison, MI. in 1969 where she attended and graduated from Harrison High School. From 1973 to 1986 Donna was employed as a clerk for American Natural Resources, a natural gas company in Harrison, MI. She was a Girl Scout leader for many years. It was in Harrison where Donna met her husband Lamont “Kip” Corp and started their family. Donna and Kip also opened the Enchanted Rock Goldsmithing, which stood in existence for over 20 years. After short stays in Phoenix and Las Vegas, the Corp’s headed north to L’Anse to begin the next chapter of their lives. Donna enjoyed working at the Holiday Gas Station in L’Anse and taking her dog, Cleo to the water. She also loved to do bead work and paint the Lake Superior shoreline.
Mrs. Corp is survived by her loving husband of 29 years, Lamont Corp II of L’Anse, her three children, Lamont III (Jennifer) Corp of Battle Creek, MI., Marcella Corp of Mt. Pleasant, MI., and Candice Corp of L’Anse, her only grandson, Brecken Corp, father-in-law, Lamont Corp I, sister-in-law, Melode Corp Leavitt, and her niece and nephew, Shannon and Shawn Griffis. She was preceded in death by her brothers, George and Ronald Griffis.
A memorial service for Mrs. Corp was held at 3 p.m., Monday, January 29, 2007 at the Reid Funeral Service and Chapel, L’Anse with Father George Maki officiating. The family received friends at the funeral chapel on Monday from 2 p.m. until time of the service. The family has entrusted funeral arrangements to the Reid Funeral Service and Chapel, L’Anse.
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