Mr. Herman Lusane, Sr.

LUSANE, Mr. Herman Sr. - Age 85, passed away Saturday, September 12, 2015 at McLaren - Flint. Family hour 11 a.m. Tuesday, September 22, 2015 at Canaan Baptist Church, 910 E. Gillespie Street, with funeral service commencing at 12 p.m. Pastor Charles E. Roots officiating. Interment Flint Memorial Park Cemetery, G-9506 N. Dort Hwy. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 11 a.m. Tuesday. Mr. Lusane will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., and may be viewed from 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., with the family present from 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. Monday. Mr. Herman Lusane, Sr. was born May 19, 1930 in Evergreen, Alabama. The son of Mr. & Mrs. Joe Willie and Ollie (McIntyre) Lusane. Much to everyone’s surprise, minutes after Herman’s birth, Therman was born. As it turned out those two were inseparable. On September 12, 2015 Herman was granted his wings, his final moments were surrounded by his loving family. He was a devoted husband and a loving father, brother, uncle and cousin. Herman and his brother confessed Christ at an early age. He received his formal education in Conecuh County, AL where he also received his High School Diploma. Herman and Therman enlisted in the United States Army together, but were separated. That was the longest and roughest time of his life being without his brother. After a long separation they were finally reunited. In 1951 one told the other “Man! I am getting married!” The other one paused for a moment and said, “I am too!” So both were married March 10, 1951, and the rest is history. He began work at GM February 1955, retired in 1993 after 38 years of service and was a member of UAW Local #659. He and his wife traveled to Black Lake on UAW trips. Herman could accomplish anything he put his mind too. He and his brother would work on their cars together when they were younger. Herman was a Boy Scout Troop Leader and he was the toughest, roughest, baddest Security Guard around, when he was not sleeping! He was an avid bowler hitting the 300 Club; that was one of his accomplishments that made him proud of being a bowler at his age. He loved all types of sports, from baseball to tennis, but his favorites were football and basketball. Now in between sports, Herman and Therman taught themselves how to play the Guitar. They started out playing the acoustic guitar, then graduating to the electric guitar, man could these guys play! Those two sons were the best for 3 years, but they were brothers that were inseparable who loved what they were doing, and they were going to do their very best, at what they set out to do! Herman rededicated his life to the Lord; he was baptized again as an adult at Canaan Missionary Baptist Church. He also joined the Usher Board and loved reading the Bible; he knew the scriptures very well. That was what got him through the days as well as the nights. Herman and Voncile became foster parents in the very early 1990’s which changed Herman’s life. He wanted to help children to grow mentally and physically; to help put them on the right track and lead them in the right direction. This led him and his wife to adopt a child; he was a great dad and extraordinary father. Herman loved Blues and Jazz. Mr. Herman Lusane leaves to cherish his memory: wife, Voncile Lusane of Flint; 2 daughters, Deborah (Arthur) Dent and Tammie (Ronnie) Moss; 4 sons, Willie (Lois) Roach of Omaha, NE, Ralph (Elaine) Lusane of Flint Twp., MI, Herman (JoAnn) Lusane, Jr. and adopted son, Terrell (Ashley) Moncrief; grandchildren, Delano Stanley, Sherron (Sandra) Lusane, all of Flint, Yukima Lusane of Loganville, GA, Rocky (Donald) Hamlin of Flint, Najah Moss of Lilburn, GA, Aseelah Dent of Flint, Shamika Evans of Raleigh, NC, Tywon Lusane, Tyshea Lusane, both of Flint, Anthony (Wendy) Toliver Bernetta Roach, Davonna, Allegra of Omaha, NE and Stephine Payton of Flint; 31 great-grandchildren; 5 great-great-grandchildren; brother, Therman (Mable) Lusane, Sr. of Evergreen, AL; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Mr. Lusane was preceded in death by his granddaughter, Baby Deborah Lusane-Dent; parents, Joe Willie and Ollie Lusane; grandmother, Elizabeth McIntyre Cross: aunts and uncles; mother-in-law, Pearlie Knight; and brothers-in-law. The family would like to express special thanks to the Canaan Usher and Mission Boards of Canaan Missionary Baptist Church family, Wanda Gail McIntyre for her early morning and late night company, special niece, Joye Lusane, special nephew, Therman Lusane, Jr., Gwen Edwards, Stanley Gill, special cousin, Eugene McIntyre, nieces and nephews, Shirley Lusane, Margret Lusane Smith, Therman (Manetta) Lusane, Jr., Gloria and Charles Bias, Dolores Knight, Michael Knight, Robin and Shawn Polaceck, Dewey Knight, Jr., god-son, Robert Lewis and many relatives and friends who were there for us.

Mr. Herman Lusane, Sr.

May 19, 1930 - September 12, 2015