Ida Houk

Ida (Houk), age 79 of Livonia passed away on July 22, 2020.

Ida was born on October 23, 1940 in Detroit to her parents John and Daisy (Vaccaro) Bommarito. She is the mother of two children – Dawn (Roger) Runyan and John (Jill) Colling; proud grandmother of Erika (Justin) Fiebiger, Michael Runyan, Holly Runyan, Amber Colling, Julie Colling and Jamie Colling and great-grandmother of Fallon Fiebiger. She is deeply loved and will be greatly missed by her sisters, Marie (Dana) King and Arlene (Ron) Torakis. She is pre-deceased by her sister, Dora VonBuskirk.

Ida was known to love Las Vegas. Everyone has their thing, Vegas was Ida’s. If she wasn’t in Vegas she had a trip planned. To hold her over, she would go to the casinos in Detroit or Windsor, with Ron and Arlene and her dad. A typical day for Ida was to get up every morning and go have breakfast at Leos Coney Island in Canton and chat with the locals and the waitresses. She would then stop at the store to take home some chocolate for “later” where you might likely find her watching the “Godfather” or “Big Brother”. She would finish most days by taking a long bike ride or taking our family dog, Zak, for a walk.

Friends may visit the Schrader-Howell Funeral Home, 280 South Main Street, Plymouth on Friday, July 24, 2020 from 2:00 P.M. until the time of the Funeral Service at 5:00 P.M. and will be officiated by The Reverend Fr. Thomas Belczak of St. Kenneth Catholic Church of Plymouth.

Those who wish to honor Ida’s memory are invited to consider a contribution to Alzheimer’s Association, Michigan Chapter, 25200 Telegraph Road, Suite 100, Southfield, Michigan 48033 or donations may be made online at www.alz.org

Please be advised that in observance of the governmental order from the State of Michigan because of the current COVID-19 situation, when in attendance at the Funeral Mass, we kindly ask for the safety and well-being of the families we serve and for your health, that everyone practice social distancing and consideration for other guests in attendance. Please refrain from handshaking and embracing family members and one another. All those who attend the visitation or funeral service are required by Michigan Law to wear a mask.