Therese Mary Fix

She was born in Detroit on May 12, 1931 to Aime and Germaine (Vachon) Guay. She grew up in Ferndale, where she attended St. James School and in 1949 married her late husband Thomas J. Fix. They started their family and lived many happy years in Oak Park, Mich. where she was an active member of Our Lady of Fatima Parish and several civic organizations.

In 1966, the family bought The Vagabond Resort, on Little Bay de Noc, which they successfully operated for 30 years. Besides managing a busy resort, in her forties, Therese attended Bay College earning an associates degree. She was employed at the Bay College Reading Lab assisting students with reading proficiency and study skills. In retirement, she became an active member of Bay Sages Organization and participated in the annual Monarch Butterfly Research Project, banding hundreds of butterflies at Stonington Point.

Therese was a lifelong supporter of libraries and an avid reader. She was a Rapid River Library volunteer and a Great Books Foundation leader. In her free time, she enjoyed doing handicrafts including knitting, crocheting, and cross stitch. She was also a consummate cook, baker and cake decorator, making beautiful cakes for many special family occasions.

She will be greatly missed by a lifetime of friends and especially her family. She has seven surviving children, Catherine Fix Ferguson of Haslett, Timothy (Donna) and Gerald Fix of Rapid River, Mary (Jorge) San Clemente of Gainesville, Monica (Morley) Rushford and Paul (Jodi) Fix of Rapid River and Thomas Jr. (Becky) Fix of Rhinelander.

Her son David Fix preceded her in death. Of her siblings, she is survived by her loving sister, Angela (Bob) Grove, 13 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.

Therese’s ashes will be interred at the Rapid River Cemetery next to her husband and son. Contributions in Therese’s name may be directed to Bay de Noc Community College Scholarship Fund.

The Skradski Family Funeral Homes of Delta County are assisting with arrangements. Tributes to her memory can be made at ­­www.­skradskifuneralhomes.com.