Elaine White

November 8, 1948 - December 31, 2016

Elaine White, 68, passed away on December 31, 2016, at the King Nursing Home in Houghton Lake following a lengthy illness. She was born on November 8, 1948, to the late Martin and Lydia (Mensinger) Hauch in New Troy, Michigan. She graduated from Houghton Lake High School. She married John Alvin White on June 1, 1968 in Houghton Lake. They moved to Tucson, AZ, where she spent over 30 years before moving back to Michigan in 2011. Elaine enjoyed traveling with her husband and spending time with her children Chad and Marsha and her granddaughter Athena (Nyia).Elaine was preceded in death by her husband John Alvin White in 2001, and her brother Dale Hauch in 1970.Elaine is survived by her children, Chad Alvin White of Tuscon and Marsha Elaine (Scott) Spikes and granddaughter Nyia also of Tuscon. Other survivors include two brothers, Donald (Debra) Hauch of Houghton Lake, Allen (Martha) Hauch of Houghton Lake, three sisters Virginia Gorsline of Prudenville, Linda Music of Live Oaks, FL and Loraine (Dennis) Smith of Fife Lake, and many nieces and nephews.A memorial service will be held at Garfield Country Church, 1474 W. Sharon Rd. SE, Fife Lake, Michigan, on January 21, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. with Pastor Kim Hough officiating.Arrangements were made by Wolfe-O'Neill Funeral Home, our family serving yours.