Alina Faith (Manchester) Obituary

Alina Faith Manchester, infant daughter of Jerry and 
Natalie (Martin) Manchester of Tecumseh, Michigan, died 
peacefully in the arms of her loving parents at C.S. 
Mott Children’s Hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Alina 
was born on October 20th, 2014 and passed into the arms 
of Jesus on December 30th, 2014. In her two months here 
on Earth, Alina touched countless lives across the 
country. She was deeply loved by family, friends and 
strangers alike who were touched by her story of courage 
and faith. This beautiful angel will always be 
remembered and loved by many. In addition to her 
parents, Alina is survived by her two older brothers, 
Gabe and Broden Manchester; her maternal grandparents 
Dana and Gayla (Yarbrough) Martin of Clinton, Michigan; 
her paternal grandparents Gerald and Joyce (King) 
Manchester of Brooklyn, Michigan; her Great Grandmother 
Peggy (Livengood) Yarbrough of Dickinson, Texas; her 
Uncle Brad and Aunt Megan (Taliaferro) Martin of Grand 
Rapids, Michigan; and cousins Cole and Quinn Martin of 
Grand Rapids, Michigan.

The family would also like to acknowledge and thank the 
wonderful medical staff at Herrick Hospital for their 
quick response and C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital for 
their compassion and support while in the Pediatric 
Intensive Care Unit.

Celebration of Life Service will be held Saturday, 
January 3rd at Grace Point Evangelical Free Church, 4612 
N. Adrian, Hwy, Adrian, Michigan at 11:30 am. Luncheon 
to follow.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Ronald 
McDonald House of Ann Arbor or Grace Point Evangelical 
Free Church. Friends and Family have also set up a 
private fund to help support Jerry, Natalie, Gabe and 
Broden. Donations can be made through the Give Forward 
Website: http://gfwd.at/1ArQ3xJ