Margaret E. Pavlovics, 87, of Royal Oak, died March 14, 2008, at Shelby Nursing Center in Shelby Township. She was born Aug. 25, 1920, in Keasbey, NJ. Mrs. Pavlovics was a Royal Oak resident for more than 50 years. She was also a longtime member of the National Shrine of the Little Flower. Mrs. Pavlovics was predeceased by her husband, Emil Pavlovics, in 1975. She is survived by her children, Sandra Raymond Smith of Troy, MI, Emil W. Lydia of North Stonington, CT and Richard Christi Pavlovics of Brown City, MI; and grandchildren, Nikolette, Kallie, Nicolette and Leyden.