Edward Joseph Coury

August 28, 1924 - April 3, 2022

LEXINGTON- Edward J. Coury, age 97, of Lexington passed away on Sunday, April 3, 2022 at his home on Lake Huron with his daughters by his side. He was born on August 28, 1924 in Detroit, a son of the late John W. Coury and Jennie Salloum. Ed married Anne K. Nolte at the Holy Redeemer Church in Detroit on May 15, 1954. She preceded him in death on March 30, 2007. Ed proudly served in the United States Army during WWII, under the Battery B 8th Division 28th Regiment. He retired from the Ford Motor Co., where he worked as an engineer. Ed was a dedicated and devoted member of the St. Denis Catholic Church in Lexington. He is survived by two daughters, Rosanne Coury (spouse Michael T. Begich, Sr.) of Chicago, IL., and Jennifer Marie Coury of Chatham, NJ.; four grandchildren, Lee Frances Donahue (Carrie Donahue) of San Diego, CA., Meghan Kathleen Donahue (David Mendez) of Elk Grove Village, IL., Michael Begich, Jr. (Natasha Kang Begich) of Bolingbrook, IL and Jennifer Marie Begich (Mike Zubik) of Elk Grove, IL.; three great granddaughters, Emily Donahue, Sophia Mendez and Nina Mendez; his half-brother, John Coury. Visitation will be from 2-8 P.M. on Thursday at the Pomeroy Funeral Home in Lexington. Rosary Devotions will be held at 6 P.M. on Thursday evening. Funeral Mass will be held at 11 A.M. on Friday at the Ave Maria Parish - St. Denis Catholic Church in Lexington, with visitation at the church from 10-11 A.M. Fr. Donald J. Eppenbrock will officiate. Military Honors will be provided by the Croswell American Legion and will be performed immediately following the mass. Inurnment will be in the St. Denis Catholic Cemetery in the spring. Memorials in memory of Ed may be made to the Grace Hospice.