Ismerie Marie Ball (b. July 07, 1917, d. December 10, 1986)
Ismerie Marie Ball (daughter of Edwin Dwight Ball and Agnes May Gleason) was born July 07, 1917 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, and died December 10, 1986 in Mount Pleasant, Isabella, Michigan. She married (1) Ralph Freer on 1936 in Michigan. She married (2) Steve Galgoczi on 1946 in Mt. Pleasant, Isabella, Michigan, son of Walter G. Galgoczi and Rose Fejes.
Notes for Ismerie Marie Ball: Morning Sun News, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, December 11, 1986; p.2, col. 1-2.: Ismerie Galgoczi, 69, of Mt. Pleasant, died Wednesday, December 10, 1986, at her home. Services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Mt. Pleasant with the Rev. Richard Jozwiak officiating. Burial will be at Calvery Cemetary. Friends may call at the Lux Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant today from 3 to 9 p.m., Friday from 1 to 9 p.m. and Saturday until time of services. A Moose service is scheduled for 8 p.m. today and a prayer service is set for 7:30 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Sacred Heart Academy Foundation. Mrs. Galgoczi was born July 7, 1917, in Detroit to Edward and Agnes (Gleason) Ball. She married Ralph Freer in 1937, and he preceded her in death in 1940. In 1946, she married Steve Galgoczi, who preceded her in death on May 30, 1983. A resident of the Mt. Pleasant area for 59 years, Mrs. Galgoczi moved there from Detroit. She was on the Moosettes Bowling Team. She was a member of the Sacred Heart Church. She is survived by a son, Steve of Mt. Pleasant, three daughters, Janice Knowlton of Shepherd, Barbara Taylor of Mt. Pleasant, and Connie Lironer of California; three sisters, Glenore Moss of Mt. Pleasant, Virgilene Van Ommeren of Mt. Pleasant, and Lina Ruth Teeter of Clare; 15 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. She was also preceded in death by one sister and three brothers.
Family note: Children by Ismerie's first husband, Ralph Freer and son, Alan both died in 1940 from drowing in a boating accident. Ismerie Freer was seven months pregnant with Barbara at the time and Connie was about one or two years old. ______________________________________________________ Rootsweb Michiana Site (Directories). Isabella City Directory 1925-1926 BALL, Edward D (Agnes) Glenore. 814 N Lansing St (Ford) BALL, Miss Marvel. Photographer. 814 N Lansing St
Rootsweb Michiana Site (Directories). Isabella Rural Directory 1925-1926 BALL, Clarence H. (Anna B.) Ada. 040-A Sec 30 Union, Mt. Pleasant, R. 6. (Elgin)
More About Ismerie Marie Ball: Burial: December 12, 1986, Mount Pleasant, Isabella, Michigan.2 Cemetery Location: Calvery Cemetery, #70, Mount Pleasant, Michigan. Location at Birth: May have been Mt. Pleasant, Michigan and the family may have lived in Detroit for a short while, then moved back to Michigan..
More About Ismerie Marie Ball and Ralph Freer: Marriage: 1936, Michigan. Marriage Index: 1936, Isabella County Vital Records, Vols. I & II, 100514-100515.
Marriage Notes for Ismerie Marie Ball and Ralph Freer: Marriage date 1936 from LDS films conflict with marriage date 1937 in Ismerie's obituary.
More About Ismerie Marie Ball and Steve Galgoczi: Marriage: 1946, Mt. Pleasant, Isabella, Michigan. Recorded Marriage: 1946, Sacred Heart Church, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan.
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