Erma Lucretia Shaw Obituary

The passing of Erma Lucretia Shaw (Grand Rapids, Michigan) occurred on June 19, 2026. Erma, born on September 21, 1965, shared life with family, friends, and community. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family. You may also light a candle in honor of Erma Lucretia Shaw or send a beautiful flower arrangement to the funeral service.

She was loved and cherished by many people including: her mother Johnnie Clifton Berry; her great grandchildren, Yasir, Sumiya, Kendal, Gavin, Demille, Demier, Demiya, La'Milyah and Ty'monn; her pet Teddy; her grandmother Lillie C. Medley Mathis; her great-grandparent Andrew Mathis; her husband Rashard "Ricky" Shaw; her siblings, Billy Mathis, Odessa Mathis, Richard Major and William Freeman; her mother Mary Freeman; her grandmother Clara Belle Mays Grover; her siblings-in-law, Victor D. Otterbridge and Mary Figures Mathis; her children, Kenyetti Major (Mary), Michael A. Foster II and Demi Major; her grandchildren, Yasir, Sumiya Foster, Kendal, Gavin, Demille, Demier and Demiya Jayde Lucretia Major; her siblings, Kimberly Major Otterbridge of Grand Rapids, MI, Timothy Allen (Beth) of Charlotte, NC, John of Grand Rapids, MI., Kevin Freeman of Grand Rapids, MI., Terri Battles of Grand Rapids, MI., Helen Johnson (Asamu) of Grand Rapids, MI. and Toni Foster of Grand Rapids, MI.; her uncle Oscar Winston of Grand Rapids, MI; her aunts, Nora Sandefer (Clarence) of Mansfield, OH and Joan Mathis of Wyoming, MI; her close friends, Jody Holman Rose of Charlotte, NC, Verdia Winfield and Carmela Martin; and her cousin Shirley Thomas of Baltimore, MD.