OBITUARY 
Michael DeLisle Lyons, a descendant of one of the first five French families that settled Detroit, died on the Fourth of July.  A Navy Veteran of World War II, he served in the Pacific theater.  Michael loved his wife and children.  He was a professional engineer and graduate of Rutgers University and the University of Michigan.  He loved sailing and was a celestial navigator.  Michael was always there for his family and was much respected by family and friends.

SERVICES
A Celebration of Life will be held at St. Joseph's Church, Trenton, Michigan, at a later date.

SURVIVORS
Survived by his beloved wife of 62 years, Vernice Cook Lyons and their children:
Daughters
     Jeanne Rago and husband, Lou of Morristown, New Jersey
     Ann Fisher of Royal Oak, Michigan
Sons
    Patrick Lyons and wife, Jennifer of Ann Arbor, Michigan
    Joseph Lyons and wife, Loriann of Marquette, Michigan
    James Lyons and Casey Salyer of Marquette, Michigan
Beloved by his Grandchildren:
   Susan Ilias and husband, Allan of Maplewood, New Jersey
   Tyler Rago of Morristown, New Jersey
   Jessica Sayre of Big Sur, California
   Melissa Stotts and husband, Andrew of Sea City, California
   Benjamin Fisher and wife, Megan of Berkeley, Michigan
   Julia Hall and husband, Travis of Radford, Virginia
   Daniel Fisher of Roanoke, Virginia
   Phillip Miller of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania
   Adelaide Lyons of Ann Arbor, Michigan
   Elizabeth Lyons, Michael DeLisle Lyons, Jason Lyons, Nathan Lyons and Samantha Lyons, all of Marquette, Michigan
Great-Grandchildren:
Peter, Kate and Jack Ilias; Chellyne, Chayla and Miranda Stotts; Luke Sayre and Jack Fisher
Sisters:
   Jane Burke of West Bloomfield, Michigan
   Kay Wellington of Oxford

Brother:
   Gerald Lyons of Grosse Isle, Michigan

Mr. Lyons was preceded in death by a daughter, Catherine Sitzlow, his parents, Francis Edmond Lyons and Edwardine Peabody Lyons, two brothers, Richard and Robert Lyons and a sister, Virginia Long

MEMORIALS/DONATIONS
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Hospice of Carteret County, P. O. Drawer 1619, Morehead City, NC  28557 or Broad Street Clinic Foundation, 534 N. 35th Street, Morehead City, NC 28557.

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Arrangements are by Brooks Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc., Morehead City, North Carolina.