Eugene LeRoy Ferris
Born July 17, 1937, died July 1, 2023. He was preceded in death by his wife, Julia Ferris; daughters, Rockie Lee Veazy and Patricia Ann Ferris, brother, Kevin Ferris; sisters, Jan Curtis and Jolene Krauss; sister-in-law, Joyce Ferris.
He is survived by son, LeRoy Allen Ferris; grandchildren, Joel Kilgore, Jr., Jamie L. Kilgore, Jenniffer (Backus) Reaser, Nicole, Larry and Robert Ferris; many great-grandchildren, along with all of their children’s friends who called him, “Dad.” He is also survived by brother, Tim Ferris and their family, sister, Roma Smith and her family; and brothers-in-law, Mark Curtis and Carl Krauss.
Eugene retired from MSU after 23 years of employment. After MSU, he worked for 14 years as an upholstery technician.
The Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, July 6, 2023, at St. Mary Cathedral, 219 Seymour Ave., Lansing, with visitation one hour prior at church. Interment will follow in Deepdale Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Capital Area Humane Society.
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Clair Dorr
July 3, 2023 at 12:19 pmGene and Tim and I grew up together on old Marywood Avenue and went to school through 8th grade at the old North School. Our neighborhood was just the end of the still dead-end Marywood. For friends we had just us Dorr’s, Ralson’s, Bailey’s’ and Oxendale’s. We had to adjust our ball games to fit the wide range of our ages.
There was that one great winter sleet storm that covered our long sledding hill with ice before the snow. Such fine sledding we had that winter until spring. Tim, I still remember the year you had a cast over both legs and we could only visit you through your open bedroom window.
Timothy Ferris
July 3, 2023 at 7:46 pmThank you very much for posting this memory.
Timothy Ferris
July 3, 2023 at 7:51 pmIf you are going to be there for the service Thursday, it would be wonderful to see you.