Obituary: Walter H. Soumis

Chassell

Spring graveside services for Walter and Virginia Soumis, residents of Chassell, MI who passed away this past winter will be held 10 am Saturday May 26, 2018, at the Chassell Cemetery with Fr. Ben Hasse to officiate and military honors for Walter will also be conducted.

The Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes of Chassell are assisting the family with the arrangements.

Chassell

     Walter H. Soumis, 88, a longtime resident of Chassell passed away Saturday morning January 27, 2018, at Bayside Village in L’Anse, where he had been a resident patient for the past six months.

     He was born on April 19, 1929, in Chassell, a son of the late Eugene and Ida (Gibeault) Soumis.  Walter was a graduate of the Chassell Schools.

     Mr. Soumis was a veteran having served with the United States Army Air Corp.

     On August 25, 1951, he was united in marriage to the former Virginia Hamina.  The couple had resided in the Chassell area where they raised their seven children.  This past October 27, Virginia preceded Walter in death.

     Mr. Soumis had worked for Facilities Management for Michigan Technological University and had owned and operated Soumis Greenhouse in Chassell with his wife from 1959 to 1995.

     Walter was a member of St. Anne’s Catholic Church of Chassell.  He loved to hunt and fish, working around his pond and in the woods.  He had a great sense of humor and was a great story teller and always had a smile for everyone.

     Preceding him in death were his wife Virginia, his parents and his grandson Gino Zielinski, his brothers & sisters: Elizabeth (Allen) Londo, Eugene (Ella) Soumis, Francis (Hazel) Soumis, Tony Soumis, Helen Jane (Ray) Theory, Marie (Earl) Bowden and Jerome (Irma) Soumis.

     Surviving are:

            His children:

                        Pierre (Nancy) Soumis of Gwinn, MI

                        Andre (Gayle) Soumis of Chassell

                        Ann Elliot of Cedar Hill, TX

                        Sandra (Tim) Zielinski of Bella Vista, AR

                        Jane (Brian) Waters of Chassell

                        Gina (Chris) Sayen of Chassell

                        Beth (Tim) Theut of Memphis, TN

            His grandchildren:

            Roland, Amanda, Marty, Tony, Chad, Kelli, Ashley, Ginger, McCall, Heather, Olivia, and Dustin

            21 Great grandchildren

            Numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.

     A Mass of Christian burial for Walter and Virginia will be held 11 am Friday February 2, 2018, at St. Anne’s Catholic Church of Chassell with Fr. Ben Hasse to officiate.  Spring burial will be in the Chassell Cemetery.

     Friends may call on Thursday February 1, 2018, from 4:00 to 7:00 pm at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home of Chassell.

     To view Walter’s obituary or to send condolences to the family please visit www.memorialchapel.net.

     The Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes of Chassell is assisting the family with the arrangements.