Keweenaw Report Your Source for Local News and Sports
As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home:
Angelina Therrian, 98, a resident of Calumet, passed away on Friday, December 10, 2021 after a short illness and is now in Heaven with Jesus, healthy and whole again.
She was born April 10, 1923 in Malden, Massachusetts to the late Antonio and Maria (Crescenzina Izzo) Venditti. She helped her widowed Dad raise her family due to her mom’s passing when she was 8 in Detroit where her Dad had moved to, as there was better pay to raise a family with Ford.
Angelina and Albert met when they were both working for Ford Motor Company in Detroit until 1948. They fell in love and were united in marriage and then moved to Calumet and opened Al and Angie’s Bar and Restaurant on 7th Street in Calumet. They ran the bar and restaurant from 1949-1976. Her husband Al’s hamburgers, made from “steak meat” were sought after & known as the best hamburgers in town.
The Lord blessed them with three children, Marlain, Shirley, and Jim.
Angie enjoyed waiting on people, listening and talking to them, and was liked and loved by many. She enjoyed cooking and was known for her tasty, original spaghetti sauce. She loved reading her Bible and singing praises to the Lord. She was a strong Christian and attended Pastor Ken Toth’s Northern Christian Assembly. She prayed and dedicated her first daughter and oldest child Marlain to Jesus at birth for His service which was fulfilled as Marlain became a fulltime missionary preaching the Gospel at 21 and at 71, has almost 50 yrs. of service in India, Nepal, Romania, etc. and the US, along with her husband, son and daughter who were doing the same. God answered her prayer.
She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband Albert, brothers Julio and John Venditti and three sisters Amelia Koskodan, Bridget (Al) Gyzynski, and Mary Ellen (Louis) Gianuzzi.
She is survived by:
Her daughter, Marlain (Jonathan) Birdi of Calumet, Michigan, Grandson Feliz Birdi of Calumet, Michigan and Granddaughter Isabelle Birdi of St. Petersburg, Florida
Her daughter, Shirley (Roger) Helms of Monterey, Tennessee, Granddaughter Angelique (Murray) and 2 Great Granddaughters, Maya and Maci of Monterey, Tennessee
Grandsons: Jason Helms and Justin Helms of Monterey, Tennessee
Her son, Jim (Johnna) Therrian of Canton, Michigan
Grandson Christopher (Stacey) Foster and Great Granddaughter Alyvia and Great Grandson Aidan of Clarkston, Michigan
Granddaughter Kristen (Sam) Perram of Canton, Michigan and Great Granddaughter, Reagan
Plus, various nieces and nephews.
A graveside service will be held on Wednesday June 1, 2022, at 11:00 am, in section 72 of the Lake View Cemetery in Calumet, MI. A Celebration of Life will be held following the graveside service from 3:00 pm- 5:00 pm at the Harvest Church of the Keweenaw.
The Erickson Crowley Petersen Funeral Home of Calumet is assisting with the arrangements. To leave online condolences, please go to ericksoncrowleypeterson.com. For condolences for the family please send any cards to: Marlain Birdi 316 9th Street, Calumet, Michigan 49913.
