Beulah Irene Parraghi

FORT GRATIOT- Beulah Irene Parraghi, 94 of Fort Gratiot died Tuesday, October 31, 2023. Beulah was born to the late Ervin and Nellie (Sanders) Brown on February 13, 1929 in Sandusky, Michigan. She married Edward George Parraghi on April 17, 1948 in Sandusky. Beulah was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, in 2003 and 6 sisters and 2 brothers, as well as her son Dale Edward Parraghi in 2022. Beulah is survived by her two sons Bruce (Delaine) Parraghi of Croswell and Lyle Parraghi of Croswell and daughter-in-law Bonnie Parraghi of Floral City, Florida. She was also the loving and caring grandmother to 11 grandchildren, Anna (Dan) Zeller of Croswell, Benjamin (Kim) Parraghi of Croswell, Ryan (Margot) Parraghi of Croswell, Christina Parraghi of Lexington, Chad (Amy) Parraghi of Lake Orion, Holly (Matt) Bouhanna of Washington Township, Joel (Jessica) Parraghi of Croswell, Stacy (Pat) Egan of Lexington, and Evan (Natalie) Parraghi of Auburn. Also, Mike (Chanda) Wall and Jennifer Potero of Florida. Beulah also kept close to her former daughter-in-laws Kathy (Dureka) Galbraith and Kathy (Decoster) Parraghi as well as many nieces and nephews. Beulah also loved to brag and share about her 26 great-grandchildren and 4 great-great grandchildren. Beulah attended Sandusky High School and graduated in 1947. After her marriage in 1948, she and Edward moved to Delray, Detroit for a few years where he worked and decided to move back to Sanilac County after the birth of their first son Dale. She and Edward owned and operated a dairy farm on Wildcat Road in Croswell, where they had one of the top herds in Sanilac County until 1990. She was also an active member of the Jeddo United Methodist Church during those years, playing the organ every Sunday. Both her and her husband were avid bowlers and belonged to several bowling leagues. When her husband lost his lengthy battle with Alzheimers Disease, Beulah remained strong, determined and independent, living alone in Fort Gratiot and worshiping the Lord at the First United Methodist Church in Port Huron. During these years she volunteered at the Port Huron Hospital (McLaren) for over 20 years, where she was a seamstress, mending gowns and knitting newborn baby caps. Besides numerous interests, Beulah was an expert seamstress, artist, knitter, voracious reader, carpenter and homemaker. Her long and active life leaves behind a lifetime of accomplishments and all the beautiful things she made and the legacy she and Edward left their family. Her strong Christian faith never faltered even through numerous hardships and losses. Beulah was outgoing and faithful, always preaching the word of god to anyone and everyone. There is no doubt that she had a whole group of family and friends waiting to meet her up in heaven. While we all grieve the loss of such an important part of the family, we are also embracing and finding joy in knowing that she is exactly where she always dreamed she would be in the end—with God. She kept her astute whit, her comical side, her stubbornness, and her independent ways all the way until the end which is such a godsend as many people don’t get to live 94 years with all of that. She will be missed and loved always. Memorial services will be held at 11 A.M. Thursday, November 9th in the Port Huron First United Methodist Church, with visiting at the church from 10-11. The Pastor Drew Hart will officiate. Inurnment will be in the Croswell Cemetery. Memorials in memory of Beulah may be made to the church.

Beulah Irene Parraghi

February 13, 1929 - October 31, 2023