Carol Ann Mayra

Carol Ann Mayra, 77, of Caseville died Monday, December 16, 2019 at Huron County Medical Care Facility in Bad Axe.

Carol was born March 7, 1942 in Detroit to the late Karl and Theresa Swanson and moved to Redford Twp at the age of eight. She graduated from Redford Union High School in 1959 at the age of seventeen. On April 8, 1961 she was united in marriage to Raymond J. Mayra at Our Lady of Loretto Catholic Church in Redford Twp. She accompanied Ray in the US Air Force for the remainder of his tour of duty. Returning to Nankin Twp (Westland) after Ray’s military service was completed, she became a homemakers and mother of three children.

Later she moved to Hamburg, Michigan (Gallagher Lake) to raise the family. She returned to work as a school bus driver for 3 years, a secretary at DAPCO Corp for 3 years and 13 years at the University of Michigan as a graduate secretary in computer science and electrical engineering. Upon retirement she moved to Caseville and joined Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish. Carol loved her children and grandchildren, and especially loved having her grandchildren stay with her during summers, swimming, pontoon boating, bike riding and playing games.

She is survived by her husband Ray; children MaryAnn, David (Teresa) and Jim; grandchildren Kevin, Sean, Aaron, Megan and Joshua; sister Susan (Louis) Nigro; brothers Bill (Bonnie) and Robert Swanson; and niece Lisa and nephews Louis, Brad and Brent.

A funeral mass will be at 10:00am Saturday, December 21st at St. Roch Catholic Church with Fr. Robert Pare presiding. Burial will be in St. Francis Borgia Cemetery, Pigeon. Visitation will be 2-7pm Friday at the Champagne Funeral Chapel with a 4:00pm KofC Auxiliary service.

Memorials may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital or the Alzheimer’s Association.