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We are looking forward to visiting with you as we celebrate the life of Sophie Holloway tomorrow. Remember to wear something purple if you have it, it's mom's favorite color! If you'd like to share a memory or a story tomorrow you're more than welcome to do so!

See you at the Moose Lodge at 33877 Harper Avenue, Clinton Township, MI at noon. Lunch will be served at 1230pm.

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Sophie Holloway, 88, of Harrison Township, MI, passed away on August 22, 2022, from lung and breast cancer. 

Zofja Szczech was born on Dec. 21, 1933 in Bogate Poland. At 3 1/2, she & her mother came to America via Ellis Island to join her father. After graduating from St. Thomas High School in 1952, she briefly attended a journalism program at Michigan State University. A 1954 marriage to Eugene Wachowski produced three children, Donna, …

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Born

December 21st, 1933
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Left Poland for the USA

1937
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Graduated from high school

1952
St Thomas High School, Townsend Street, Detroit, MI

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Cause of death

Cancer

Method of disposition

Cremation

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