Carl May

Age 71, passed away on Friday, February 25, 2005. He was born on April 12, 1933 in Portland Township the son of William and Anna (Bohr) May. Carl was a member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church and retired from General Motors in 1991 after 39 years of service. He was a veteran of the United States Army serving in Anchorage, Alaska. He was preceded in death by his parents; 4 sisters, Mary Ann Spitzley, Elizabeth May, Ruth Spitzley, and Katherine May; 3 brothers, Harold, William, and Robert May. Surviving are his wife of 45 years, Germaine (Schafer); children, Janet (Chris) Pung of Flushing, Carolyn (Bardell) Adams of Portland, and Duane (Miho) May of Gregory; 8 grandchildren, Kaitlyn, Alaina, and Jacob Pung, Brycen, Brayden, Brooke, and Bryna Adams, and Kiana May; 3 sisters, Dorothy Barker of Lansing, Laurine (Robert) Spitzley of Mulliken, and Sister Joan May, SSJ of Grand Blanc; 2 brothers, Fred (Germaine) May and Leon (Geraldine) May, all of Portland; sister-in-law, Marie May of LaVerne, CA; brother-in-law, Donald Spitzley of Pewamo; several nieces and nephews. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 2, 2005 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church with the Rev. Larry King presiding. Rite of Committal will take place at Portland Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the Schrauben-Lehman Funeral Home, Portland from 3-5 and 7-9 p.m. Monday and Tuesday. The rosaries will be prayed at 4 and 8 p.m. Monday and 4 p.m. Tuesday. A Scriptural Wake Service will be held at 8 p.m. Tuesday. For those desiring, memorial contributions may be made to the Father Flohe Foundation, or to the Autism Society in memory of Carl J. May.