- Date Of Birth: July 2, 1921
- Date Of Death: April 16, 2015
- State: Michigan
Lorena M. Kuhtz
Lorena M. Kuhtz (née Smith) of Ionia died on April 16, 2015, after a wonderful 93 years of a life well lived. She was born on July 2, 1921, to Mary (née Gross) and Martin Smith in Westphalia, Michigan, where she went to St. Mary’s Catholic School. She learned to speak German as a young child and, even in her last years, she loved to sing the German songs she had learned from her mother. On October 2, 1942, Lorena married Leon Kuhtz at SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Ionia. She worked at Chrysler Corporation’s Lyons Trim Plant until it closed in 1979.
As a young woman, Lorena took great pride in how she looked. She had an elegant sense of style and looked so lovely that she often stood out like her favorite bird, the red cardinal. She was a gracious hostess – – she loved to cook and bake for her family – – and took pleasure in setting a beautiful table.
