Sally Ann Landreville of East Lansing was a former resident of Drummond Island and a writer who was interested in history. Her works include the non-fiction books, "Finding Families" and "The History of Drummond Island," as well as several unpublished novels. She also enjoyed writing poetry, and compiled many of her works in a book entitled, "Once You've Slept on an Island." Her interest in history prompted her to become a certified genealogist.

Mrs. Landreville was 79 when she died Sunday, May 21, 2006, in East Lansing.

She was born December 23, 1926, in Boston, Massachusetts. She grew up in Gross Ile, and as a young woman was employed as a model and a secretary.

She married Leonard Landreville May 2, 1952. They made Drummond Island their home.

Mrs. Landreville kept busy as a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Genealogical Society of Ingham County, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Ladies Auxiliary, and the DeTour Reef Light Preservation Society.

Mrs. Landreville is survived by her son and his family, Kip E. and Marilyn Sorlie of Belle Fourche,

South Dakota; her daughter and her family, Cynthia Landreville and Michael McElroy of Williamston; five grandchildren and their families, Charles "Chuck" Premer, Keith and Elisa Sorlie, Shay and Rick Carter, Michael Sorlie, and Tate Sorlie, and three great-grandchildren, Lander Sorlie and Hanna and A.J. Carter.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Edward C. Smith and Bessie Fern (nee Douglas) Smith Mayer, and her husband, Leonard Landreville.

Visitation will be Thursday, May 25, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., and Friday, May 26, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Reamer Galer Funeral Home in Pickford.

Services will be Friday, May 26, at 11 a.m. at Reamer Galer Funeral Home. The Reverend Alan Hamlet will officiate.

Burial will be in Drummond Island Cemetery on Drummond Island.

There will also be a service in Lansing Saturday, June 17, at 1 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church at 510 West Ottawa Street.

Donations in Mrs. Landreville's memory can be made to the Drummond Island Library, P.O. Box 202, Drummond Island Michigan 49726.