Ernestine Rose Spinazze

Ernestine Rose Spinazze, 95, of Dowagiac (Sister Lakes), passed away on Tuesday, June 16, 2015 in Barrington, Illinois. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 12:30 P.M. on Monday, June 22, 2015 at Sacred Heart of Mary Catholic Church, 51841 Leach Road, Dowagiac, MI 49047 with Father Kevin Covert officiating.  She will be laid to rest in Sacred Heart of Mary Cemetery. Her family will receive friends on Monday, June 22 from 10:00 A.M. to 12 P.M. at Clark Chapel & Cremation Services, 405 Center Street, Dowagiac, MI. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to JourneyCare Foundation, 405 Lake Zurich Road, Barrington, IL 60010 or Sister Lakes Lions Club, 66991 95th Ave, Dowagiac, MI 49047. Please take the opportunity to sign Ernestine’s guestbook and share a memory or offer a condolence at www.clarkch.com. Ernestine was born November 25, 1919 in Fiume Veneto, Italy to Angelo and Tersilia (Camelot) Manzon.  Ernestine moved to Windsor, Canada where she met her spouse of 63 years, Angelo.  They then moved to the United States, eventually settling in Sister Lakes in southwestern lower Michigan. She was an administrative assistant to the superintendent of Berrien County Schools for over 20 years.  Ernestine was an accomplished seamstress, a member of the Lady Lions, longtime member of Sacred Heart of Mary Catholic Church, an avid bridge player and gardener. Ernestine was the beloved wife of the late Angelo Spinazze, loving mother of Dr. Gerald (Bonnie) Spinazze, Dr. Dennis (Nancy) Spinazze and the late Lynne (Tom) Sims. She was grandmother of Angela Spinazze, Dr. Russell (Cheryl) Spinazze, Julie (Greg) Root, Lisa (Kevin) Ascher, Dr. Mark (Liza) Spinazze, Jaime (Kyle) Bennett, Annie (fiancé Peter Heigl) Spinazze, Todd and Tara Sims.  She was also the proud great grandmother of 13.  Preceding her in death were her husband Angelo, her daughter Lynne, her brother Oscar and her sister Mary Manzon.