April L. Pray's Obituary
April L. Pray age 66 of Algonac, MI. passed away January 24, 2021 in her home, surrounded by loved ones and friends. She was born March 22, 1954 in Mt Clemens, MI. She married Stephen H. Pray on January 17, 1981 in Algonac.
April and her husband Steve were co-founders of the "Benefit4Kids" presently out of Macomb Twp., MI., who's primary mission is to grant the outdoor wishes of children with life threatening and life limiting illnesses.
April is survived by her husband Steve, children Jackie Pray, Sheila (Phil) Landensack, Stacy Pray, Stephen (Mary) Pray Jr., Shari (Jim) Dierkes,and Rebecca Pray-Harkness, her mother Loretta Schmidtke, siblings Irene From, Claudette Bakeman, Jacqueline Schmidtke, Clyde Schmidtke, Florence (Jim Dubay) Schmidtke, and Ruth Schmidtke, 27 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her father Erwin Schmidtke, a daughter Amy Sue Pray, and siblings Nick Schmidtke, and Ivan Schmidtke.
A celebration of life will be held at a later date when the COVID restrictions have been lifted. Arrangements by the Gilbert Funeral Home, Algonac.
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