OBITUARY Valerie Van Note October 5, 1939 – July 12, 2018 Valerie Arlene (Lewis) Van Note peacefully passed away from lung cancer, on July 12, 2018, in Stow, Ohio. Valerie was born in East Lansing, Michigan, on October 5, 1939, to Earl and Arlene Lewis. She was the second of their three daughters.
Valerie was preceded in death by her parents, her youngest child Victoria (Van Note) Marver in 2007, and more recently her dear husband of 57 years, David P. Van Note in May 2017. She graduated from ton High School in Lansing, Michigan, and regaled us with stories from her high school days. She received her Associates in Accounting from Wayne County Community College.
She worked in Patients Accounts in a local hospital, before passing the Series 7 Exam and becoming a stockbroker. Valerie will be deeply missed by her sisters; Sandra Fenner, and Kandy Byington (Monty). She will also be dearly missed by her children and grandchildren; son, Matthew P. Van Note (Kate), their children David P. Van Note II, Madeline A. Van Note; son, Christopher L. Van Note; daughter Elizabeth Labick and her daughters Kathleen T. Labick and Kimberly E. Labick; and Victoria’s family, husband Rodney A. Marver, and their children, Camryn A. Marver and Maxwell A. Marver.
There are also dozens of nieces, nephews, extended family and friends who will also remember her well. Val was a lifelong artist and supporter of the arts. She sewed, knitted, crazy quilted, embroidered traditional style & silk ribbon style, sculpted, dabbled in multi-media pieces, painted, and quilted.
She enjoyed travel; visiting Africa, Alaska, China, England, France, Greece, and Morocco, and of course “Up North” Michigan, and more. She generously chaired and participated in fundraisers; knitting mittens for children, making IV angel dolls, sewing quilts for troubled children, and decorating bras to raise funds for cancer research. Val was a great friend, a gifted hostess, and creative party planner.
She joyfully sang offkey, loved musicals, and was an avid reader. She challenged herself and those around her to always experience and learn more. She loved being a mother to all four children, including involvement in their scouting, classroom parties, field trips, recitals, sports games, and prom events.
Her six grandchildren all know how to play Yahtzee, and have heard of Doris Day, because of her. Val’s energy and drive were unbounded. Her smile dazzling and infectious.
Thank you for honoring Val by donating to a local art center in her name, or sending flowers to someone you love, instead of flowers to her service. Service will be on Saturday, July 21, at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, 2520 West Willow Street, Lansing, MI at 11:00 am. Her children will be hosting a celebration of Val’s life immediately following the service.
Directions will be provided at the Chapel service. The family is being served by Gorsline Runciman Funeral Homes, East Lansing. On-line condolences and memories may be shared with the family at www.
greastlansing.com.
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