Lisa Michelle Grant, of Niles
Oct. 31, 1961-June 28, 2019
Niles Daily Star, Published 9:10 am Tuesday, July 2, 2019
Oct. 31, 1961 — June 28, 2019
Lisa Michelle Grant, 57, of Niles, died peacefully at 10:20 p.m. on Friday, June 28, 2019, at the Hanson Hospice Center in Stevensville, Michigan following an extended illness.
She was born on Oct. 31, 1961, in South Bend, to Howard A. and Barbara J. (Craw) Grant.
- Lisa Michelle Grant
She was graduated from Niles High School, with the class of 1980, and has lived in Niles all of her life. She was employed at the Niles Pizza Hut for 15 years, and the management celebrated that remarkable longevity on the Pizza Hut crew.
Lisa attended the Wesley United Methodist Church, in Niles, with her family as a child, but later completed the steps to join the Episcopal church and became a member of Trinity Episcopal Church, in Niles. She enjoyed traveling with her family to Germany, South America and Key West, Florida. She was always an independent woman and often traveled alone, whether taking the South Shore Line to Chicago or driving to local destinations. She had a remarkable memory for details in areas that fascinated her, including friends and acquaintances who were pleased when Lisa would remember special concerns from previous visits. She also enjoyed aviation history, sharing accurate details of specific events in an expert manner. But her greatest interest was animals, including horses and dogs, especially border collies like her pet, Hollie.
Lisa was sadly preceded in death just two months ago on April 16, 2019, by her mother, Barbara J. Grant, with whom she had lived most of her life. She was also preceded in death by her father, Howard A. Grant, on April 20, 1994; and by a brother-in-law, William R. Holmes Jr., on May 3, 2000.
Surviving family includes her sister, Christine J. Holmes, of Niles; nieces Michelle Holmes and her son Ethan, Emily (Shawn) Williams, Jessica Holmes and her daughter, Hannah, and Katherine (Andrew Ream) Holmes and their children, Drew and Parker; and Lisa’s uncle, Harlan “Mike” (Kay) Craw, of Berrien Springs, Michigan; and a great circle of wonderful friends.
The Episcopal Funeral Rite for Lisa Grant will be at 11 a.m. Friday, July 5, 2019, at Trinity Episcopal Church, 9 S. Fourth St. Niles, by The Reverend James Slack, retired. The Committal Rite will be private, later, at the Silverbrook Cemetery in Niles.
The family will receive relatives and friends at the church beginning at 10 a.m. on Friday.
Contributions in memory of Lisa may be made to Trinity Episcopal Church, 9 S. Fourth St., Niles, MI 49120. trinityepiscopalniles.org/. Arrangements were made at the Halbritter-Wickens Funeral Home, 615 E. Main St. in Niles. Online condolences may be left at: halbritterwickens.com.