Elizabeth Jane Barron Showerman

Northville

Jane was born July 13, 1927 in Howell, MI; died May 2, 2011, at the age of 83. She graduated Howell High School before moving to Washington D.C. where she worked at the Pentagon. She was married to Donald Joseph Showerman for 49 years. They owned and operated Showerman’s Party Store, in Livonia, for over 30 years and then moved to Glen Lake. Friends remember her as a sharp businesswoman, loving mother and grandmother, with a kind heart. Jane enjoyed reading, crosswords, and puzzles and was a fan of all the Detroit sports teams. She was active in her church and had a very strong family orientation. Jane was preceded in death by her husband, Donald, in 1998; son, Mark, in 2009; and her siblings. Surviving are her daughters, Kay (Leonard) Zuckerman and Pam (Brian) Fazzio; sons, David (Bonnie) Showerman and Paul (Cheryl) Showerman; 12 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; sisters-in-law, Jane King, Ruth (Jack) Borden and Irene Showerman. The Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Friday, May 6, 2011, at 11 a.m. at St. Philip Neri Catholic Church, Leelanau Highway/M-22, Empire, MI. The Rite of Committal will follow in St. Philip Neri Catholic Cemetery, Empire. The family will receive friends at the church 1-hour prior to the service. Those desiring may make contributions to the American Heart Association, Memorials and Tributes Lockbox, 3816 Paysphere Circle, Chicago, IL, 60674, in memory of Elizabeth “Jane” Showerman. The family is being served by the Gorsline Runciman Funeral Homes, East Lansing. Online condolences may be sent to www.gorslineruncimaneastlansing.com