Laurene Tomczak

Laurene Therese Tomczak, 50, of East Jordan, died Friday, October 7, 2011 at Hiland Cottages in Petoskey. She was born September 30, 1961 in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of Joseph and Dolores (Hartman) Tomczak. Laurene was a waitress at Mountain Jacks in Farmington Hills and was employed for Cherry Lanes in Dearborn Heights for many years. She attended Holy Spirit Church in Highland. She loved spending her time doing crossword and jigsaw puzzles, gardening and reading. Laurene is survived by her mother Dolores Tomczak Karlskin of East Jordan, three daughters, twins Ashley Hochstein of Kalamazoo, Amanda (Steve) Hambleton of California, and Breanne Hochstein of East Jordan, her two brothers Joseph (Karen) Tomczak of Farmington Hills, James Tomczak of Central Lake, along with her sister, Carolyn (Ron) Williams of Livonia and her black lab Lucky. She was preceded in death by her father and a sister Catherine Kwiatkowski Visitation will take place Wednesday, October 12 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Central Lake Chapel of Mortensen Funeral Homes. A Mass will take place at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, October 20, 2011, at Holy Spirit Catholic church in Highland, Michigan. Memorial donations may be directed to her daughters. Arrangements have been handled by the Central Lake Chapel of Mortensen Funeral Homes. Please sign her online guestbook at www.mortensenfuneralhomes.com