Francis Desales Michaels Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Francis Desales Michaels of Cresaptown, Maryland, who passed away on June 19, 2021 at the age of 91. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Francis Desales Michaels to pay them a last tribute.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Francis J. Michaels and Mary A. Michaels (Donahue); his son Mark Michaels; his siblings, Bernice Growden and Leo Michaels; and his brothers-in-law, W. Growden, Thomas Sweitzer and John Crowe.
He is survived by: his friends, Bill Ware, Jake and Amvets Post; his siblings, Victor Michaels (Dottie), Wanda Sweitzer, Leona Crowe and Faye Sheldon (Rich); his nieces and nephews, Timothy S. Funkhouser (Pam), Dawnetta S. Adams (Craig) and Terry L. Demeuse (Chris); his sister Lori Funkhouser; his grandchildren, Matt Sweitzer (Tosha), Adam Funkhouser, Candace Watson (Andy), Lindsay Abramson (Matt), Christopher Demeuse, Patricia Jones (Kevin), Gunnar Funkhouser, Hunter, Maddox and Hailey Funkhouser; and his great grandchildren, Devon Sweitzer, Abagail, Scarlett, Garrett Jones, Olivia, Reese Watson and Murphy Abramson.
The family has requested that, in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions be made to: Bishop Walsh School, 700 Bishop Walsh Rd, Cumberland, MD 21502; the Lymphoma Research Foundation, Wall Street Plaza, 88 Pine Street Ste. 2400, New York, NY 10005; the Alzheimer's Association, P.O. Box 96011, Washington, DC 20090-6011; or to the charity of the donor's choice.
