Anne Marie Glovack Armstrong, age 92, of Lowell, Michigan, passed away Sunday, March 3, 2013. Anne was born in Harvey, Ill. July 4, 1920 to Jacob Glovack and Aneila Skavina. Anne graduated from Union High School in Grand Rapids in 1939. She enlisted in the Women’s Army Corps during World War II and served for three and a half years. She trained in Denver in the photographic school and was transferred to Spokane for the duration of the war. She married Lawrence C. Armstrong on September 20, 1945 in Lowell and together they raised three sons. Anne thoroughly enjoyed life. She liked laughing with friends, doing needlework, and taking long walks. Her three sons remember fondly her homemade bread and her grandchildren were especially fond of her applesauce and scrumptious desserts. She was a loving mother with high standards and a great sense of humor. She had knowledgeable opinions on many topics and was ready to speak the truth when necessary. She always tried to do the right thing and was a role model for many. Anne was a faithful Catholic who was actively involved in St. Mary’s Church in Lowell for over sixty years. Anne is survived by three sons, David (Sally) of Barre, VT, Blair (Georgy) of Lowell, MI, Mark of Holland, MI; seven grandchildren, Jeremy, Jennifer, Yvette, Maria, Peter, Christopher, Kaileigh; five great-grandchildren, Fiona, Aven, Jackson, twins, Harper and Haiden; and sisters, Helen Morrison of Grand Rapids, MI and Joan Nyden of Sunnyvale, CA. Anne is preceded in death by her parents, sisters, brother, and the love of her life, husband, Lawrence, in 1983. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 11:00 a.m. Thursday at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 402 Amity St., Lowell. Interment St Mary’s Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. with a rosary recited at 6 p.m. at Roth-Gerst Chapel, 305 N. Hudson, Lowell. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to Faith Hospice, Trillium Woods, 2100 Raybrook St. S.E., Suite 30, Grand Rapids, MI 49546.
