Janet L. Grove age 78 of Sturgis, Michigan passed away Monday, December 24, 2018 at the Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo, Michigan. She was born December 30, 1939 in Jackson, Michigan daughter of the late Kenneth and Pauline (Brooks) Walling. Janet resided in the Sturgis area since 1987 coming from Coldwater.
She was first married to William Leon Spade. On August 22, 1987 she married DeWitt L. Grove at the Pretty Prairie Church in Howe, Indiana. Janet retired… Read More » in 1986 from the Coldwater Regional Center following 21 years of dedicated employment as a supervisor and a dental assistant.
Janet was a member of a Bible study group and she enjoyed basket weaving, reading and pencil coloring. When she was younger she worked with her father in building the family home. She loved the years working side by side with Dewitt on the farm and time spent with her family especially her grandchildren.
She is survived by her husband: Dewitt; one daughter: Diane (Ron Daglow) Beckman of Quincy; two sons: Mark W. Spade of Goshen, Indiana and Tim Spade Kalamazoo; three grandchildren: Kelley Green, Brittany Hartman and Zachary Spade; two great grandchildren: Eric Green and Brook Hartman; three step-daughters: Brenda Bennett of Bronson, Lori (David) Winchell of Sturgis and Amy (Duane) Butcher of Sturgis; nine step-grandchildren: Laura Hoover, David Sessions, Katie (Gary) Edgington, David Butcher, Grace Winchell, Brandylynn Bennett, Ben Winchell, Coty Bennett and LeeAnn Winchell; four step-great grandchildren: Halle Edgington, Reese Edgington, Zayden Butcher and Zayleigh Butcher; two sisters: Barbara Runduist of North Carolina and Kay Hoffman of Nebraska and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; Sons-in-law: Keith Beckman, Rob Sessions and Warren Bennett and grandson: Paul Sessions. The family will receive friends from 4:00-8:00 P.M. Friday at the Rosenberg Chapel of Hackman Family Funeral Homes, 807 E. Chicago Rd.
, Sturgis, MI 49091, 269-651-3284. Funeral services celebrating the life of Janet L. Grove will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday at the funeral home. Mr. Larry Wallman will officiate.
A graveside committal will follow the service at the Burr Oak Cemetery in Burr Oak. The family suggests those wishing to make a memorial donation in Mrs. Grove’s memory consider the H & C Burnside Center, 65 Grahl Dr., Coldwater, MI 49036. The obituary is also at www.
hackmanfamilygfuneralhomes.com where personal messages of support may be left for the family.
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