Christine Marie Reghi-LePoudre

Christine Marie Reghi-LePoudre 12/24/1949 - 09/28/2025 Christine Marie Reghi LePoudre passed away at her home of 40 years in Sterling Heights on September 28, 2025. She is survived by her dedicated husband of 43 years Joseph; her cherished brothers Walter Jr. (Janis), David (Sharon) and William (Gayle); her beloved sisters Lorraine (Robert) Harris and Linda (the late Doyle) Stokes; her two sons Eric (Rachel) and Matthew (Betty); her 3 treasured grandchildren Winston, Sophie, and Milo; and many adored in-laws, nieces, nephews, and great nieces and nephews. She is pre-deceased by her mother Elizabeth, father Walter, step-father Patrick, and brother Daniel (Gloria). She was born in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan on Christmas Eve in 1949. Along with her 4 brothers and 2 sisters, she attended St. Philip Neri School in Detroit, Michigan and pursued her bachelor's degree at the University of Wisconsin. She and her husband met in the late 1970s after her dog ate a hole in her kitchen floor and he happened to own a floor repair operation. After deciding the repair didn't look quite right, she hired him to do a full replacement. They hit it off and after dating for 5 years, they married and travelled to the Bahamas for their honeymoon. After having children, she moved from her first home on Farmbrook St. in Detroit to her forever home on Birkhill Dr. In addition to working full-time, making dinners, lunches, doing endless laundry and house cleaning, driving to countless hockey practices and tournaments, she was somehow able to find time to be an avid reader. In the summers, she could be found on her cottage beach or porch in Caseville tanning and reading or once even accidentally drifting out several hundred yards into Saginaw Bay on a raft. As a mom, she was one of a kind. Her children never wanted for anything, especially never her time. She never slept it seemed - working most of her near 45-year career at Comerica on midnights and spending time with her husband and sons during the evenings and weekends. During many family days, she had this very specific type of uncontrollable laughter that only seemed to come out when she was happy - it was incredibly contagious and unavoidably fun. After suffering a stroke in 2013, she worked hard to recover her speech and mobility. While she never fully recovered her mobility, she was dedicated to regaining enough strength to dance with her sons at their weddings and eventually to wheel around with her grandkids. She took immense pride in being a mom and even more in being a grandma to her 3 grandchildren. Her signature “Happy Birthday” singing was always a highlight - either in-person or over voicemail. She loved hearing about Winston's soccer games and Sophie's gymnastics. She was never shy to make sure they knew how proud she was of them win or lose, blues or reds. It's an understatement to say Christine was an animal lover. Her sidekick Siberian Husky - Jakardo - was her best buddy. She loved taking him for walks in the park and on the beach. She also somehow found time to make him homemade dog food. Later, she did double duty as a dog and cat mom. Whether it was telling her second husky Zoey to “put those ears up,” sharing blueberry muffins with her adopted cat Ophelia, laughing at Olivia’s temper tantrums, talking to Grace, or trying to get Lily to cuddle, a puppy or kitty was never far away. She could pick out a bird by its call and loved to keep track of the varieties that would visit one of her several backyard feeders and houses. Her generosity was second to none. The list of organizations to which she donated was endless. Her favorites were the ASPCA (424 E. 92nd Street, New York, NY 10128-6804) and World Wildlife Fund (1250 24th Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20037). Please consider a donation to one of these in lieu of flowers. Christine's family will receive friends for visitation on Thursday, October 2, 2025 from 2:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. with a rosary service at 6:00 p.m. at the Wm. Sullivan & Son Funeral Home, 8459 Hall Road (3 blocks East of Van Dyke), Utica. Funeral mass on Friday, October 3, instate from 9:30 a.m. until the time of her mass at 10:00 a.m. at St. Matthias Catholic Church, 12311 19 Mile Road, Sterling Heights. Entombment at Resurrection Cemetery, Clinton Township. Please share a story or leave a tribute at www.SullivanFuneralDirectors.com

Christine Marie Reghi-LePoudre

December 24, 1949 - September 28, 2025