Macomb Daily, Saturday November 10 2001 "Alphonse J. Sierens, 72, of Mount Clemens, died Friday, Nov. 9, 2001, in Mount Clemens General Hospital. He was born Feb. 3, 1929 in Mount Clemens. Mr. Sierens was employed as a store manager for National Business Supply in Mount Clemens, and later owned and operated his own business, P.S. Office Supply. He was employed most currently as a store manager with Dale Office Products. He also was a U.S. Army Korean War veteran, a trustee for the Mount Clemens Library, and a member of the Macomb County Historical Society, the Charbeneau Association, the French Canadian Heritage Society of Michigan and St. Peter Catholic Church in Mount Clemens. He also was a published genealogist who enjoyed genealogy. He is survived by his wife Janet of Mount Clemens; children Nanette (Mark) Keilman of Shelby Township, Kurt (Deborah) Sierens of Clinton Township; stepchildren, Sherry (David) Drouillard of St. Clair and Craig Mitchell of Clinton Township, sisters, Sister Geraldine Sierens IHM of Monroe and Mary Miles of North Carolina; brother Robert VanHollenbeck of Harrison Township; grandchildren, Monica, Joseph, Meagan, David-Paul, Daniel, Sarah and Emily. He was predeceased by his parents, Ernest and Katherine, brother, Ernest; and sisters Virginia and Erma. Funeral services will be held 11:30 a.m. Monday at St. Peter Catholic Church, 95 Market St., Mount Clemens, with the Rev. Robert Blondell, officiating. Burial will be in St. Peter Catholic Cemetery, Clinton Township. Visitation will be 2-9 p.m. Sunday, with a 7:30 p.m. Scripture service, in the Harold W. Vick Funeral Home, 140 S. Main St., Mount Clemens. Additional visitation will be 11-11:30 a.m. Monday in the church." Al will be sadly missed. He freely shared his research with hundreds of persons. When I started volunteering my time doing local research for the Mount Clemens Library, he became my teacher and my friend. His research on the ancestors and descendants of French-Canadian families that settled in the Detroit River Region, and the Mount Clemens area in particular, was massive. Pursuant to his wishes, his entire collection of published and unpublished materials, will be moved to the Mount Clemens Library. Also included in this collection is information on local families, who are not of French-Canadian descent. Research or other questions pertaining to this collection may be directed to my attention. Ann Faulkner

It was with great sadness that I read of Al's passing in today's Macomb Daily. The genealogical world has lost a good friend. Al's research has helped me find many "missing links". Laura Daniels Nixon

Ann, Please extend our deepest sympathy to the family of Alphonse Sierens, from the Macomb County, Michigan mailing list at Rootsweb. I'm sure I speak for everyone on the list when I say it is sad to hear that one of our own has passed on. I don't know if he was on the mailing list, but he worked in our area, our history, our past. He will be missed. ListManager for MiMacomb-L -- Mary D... _____________________________________________________________________ ICQ - 3081831 [email protected] http://www.idir.net/~medaily/ _____________________________________________________________________ Let us also pray for wisdom... for the grace of God that we do not become the evil that we abhor. -- Reverend Nathan Baxter, September 14, 2001 _____________________________________________________________________ Ann Faulkner wrote: > Macomb Daily, Saturday November 10 2001 > "Alphonse J. Sierens, 72, of Mount Clemens, died Friday, Nov. 9, 2001, in > Mount Clemens General Hospital. He was born Feb. 3, 1929 in Mount Clemens. > Mr. Sierens was employed as a store manager for National Business Supply > in Mount Clemens, and later owned and operated his own business, P.S. Office > Supply. He was employed most currently as a store manager with Dale Office > Products. He also was a U.S. Army Korean War veteran, a trustee for the > Mount Clemens Library, and a member of the Macomb County Historical Society, > the Charbeneau Association, the French Canadian Heritage Society of Michigan > and St. Peter Catholic Church in Mount Clemens. He also was a published > genealogist who enjoyed genealogy. > He is survived by his wife Janet of Mount Clemens; children Nanette > (Mark) Keilman of Shelby Township, Kurt (Deborah) Sierens of Clinton > Township; stepchildren, Sherry (David) Drouillard of St. Clair and Craig > Mitchell of Clinton Township, sisters, Sister Geraldine Sierens IHM of > Monroe and Mary Miles of North Carolina; brother Robert VanHollenbeck of > Harrison Township; grandchildren, Monica, Joseph, Meagan, David-Paul, > Daniel, Sarah and Emily. He was predeceased by his parents, Ernest and > Katherine, brother, Ernest; and sisters Virginia and Erma. > Funeral services will be held 11:30 a.m. Monday at St. Peter Catholic > Church, 95 Market St., Mount Clemens, with the Rev. Robert Blondell, > officiating. Burial will be in St. Peter Catholic Cemetery, Clinton > Township. Visitation will be 2-9 p.m. Sunday, with a 7:30 p.m. Scripture > service, in the Harold W. Vick Funeral Home, 140 S. Main St., Mount Clemens. > Additional visitation will be 11-11:30 a.m. Monday in the church." > > Al will be sadly missed. He freely shared his research with hundreds of > persons. When I started volunteering my time doing local research for the > Mount Clemens Library, he became my teacher and my friend. His research on > the ancestors and descendants of French-Canadian families that settled in > the Detroit River Region, and the Mount Clemens area in particular, was > massive. Pursuant to his wishes, his entire collection of published and > unpublished materials, will be moved to the Mount Clemens Library. Also > included in this collection is information on local families, who are not of > French-Canadian descent. Research or other questions pertaining to this > collection may be directed to my attention. > Ann Faulkner > > > ==== MIMACOMB Mailing List ==== > Visit the Macomb County, MI GenWeb site! ~~New Address~~ > http://www.online-isp.com/~maggie/macomb/ ~~Update Your Bookmarks~~ > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=702&sourceid=1237 > > > > --