Birth date: Feb 14, 1921 Death date: Jan 21, 2009
BERGREN-CAMP, MRS. LORRAINE M. Muskegon Mrs. Lorraine Marie Bergren-Camp passed away in Muskegon, Wednesday morning, January 21, 2009 in a local care facility following a long illness. Lorraine was born in Muskegon on February Read Obituary
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Sherri Beranis,
Sorry to read about the death of your Mom. I remember visiting with you at the cottage on Blue Lake and meeting the other "Lorraine Bergren" while we talked geneology. Still never found out any more about Berggren/Bergren family in Sweden. My daughter Mary, brought me to your Mom's funeral. I spoke with Bill and another cousin. Sorry I missed you.
Loraine Berggren Balogh##imported-begin##Mary K. Johnson##imported-end##
to Berg and Family sorry we didn;t make it to the funeral but our thoughts were with you. We will miss " Aunt Meanie" we sure have alot of good memories from alot of shared times together. Shes in a better place. Dee##imported-begin##Ruth and Larry Wehrle##imported-end##
You will be missed by all. What fond memories we all have. Many laughs and good times at the cottages at Big Blue. God Bless.##imported-begin##Liz Carpenter Bidvia Zeckzer##imported-end##
My name is Robin Hubbell. I am the daughter of Dian(Kesteloot) and Thomas Hubbell. Ainy was my mother's aunt and my great aunt. I cared for Ainy deeply and loved her very much. Ainy was my link to my great grandfather, Bernard Kesteloot. I never had a chance to meet my grandfather because he died when my mother was a young girl. My mother's memories of him are few. Ainy was always willing to share her memories of him with me. It was hard for me to watch Ainy's health decline these past few years. It was also hard to watch all the bad drama that was playing out in her life. You could see the saddness in her eyes over it all. One day in about October of this year my mother was visiting Ainy at the hospital. Ainy told my mother that she was crying herself to sleep at night and wished she had a teddy bear to hug. A couple of days later my mother and I brought her a small toy bear. The bear is in a kneeling postion with hands folded in prayer. The bear is named Peace. My dear Aunt I pray you have now found the peace you've been looking for. I hope you are now free from your physical pain and emotional suffering. I hope you have been reunited with love ones. I pray you feel safe, happy and loved. You will be greatly missed. Forever in my heart, Robin Hubbell.##imported-begin##Robin Hubbell##imported-end##
Ainy was one of my favorite aunts. I was near the middle of all her nieces and nephews. I am sure everyone of us has many "Ainy" stories to tell. As we all grew up, got married, became parents, grandparents, and even great grandparents, she remembered all our birthdays and wedding anniversaries.
Whenever I talked to her or she wrote to me, Ainy was the only one who continued to call me by the nickname my little sister gave me so many years ago. I will cherish the wonderful times and the love you had for us.
You will be missed and loved always.
Mayo##imported-begin##Mary Ann Peal##imported-end##
Aunt Ainy,I will miss my swimming partner, from childhood to adulthood we seem to be by the water you and I. You are the best to put up with me at the Cottage and all the get-togethers. The dish pan to dunk feet in, and the same by the. You always made sure no dirt got into the house. The painted board on the dock so we wouldn't go to deep. The I-Hop Breakfasts all winter long while you were here. I enjoyed sharing Hexie with you as you sure did seem to enjoy her. I know she misses you as much as we do.
Love Always##imported-begin##shelly##imported-end##
Auntie, Your the one. Winters I come home from work and there you are waiting to see what the next project was. (a little leery but always there willing to pitch in)Mixing cement in a wheel barrow to put in a new sidewalk or Power washing the bottom of the pool. You experianced life to the fullest. And for that I am so proud of you. Including body the Body wraps. I will miss the dancing anytime, anyplace we were (Snook Inn, Lighting of the Lights) You knew that I dealt with life in a joking way and went along for the fun. For that and everything else I will always Love and Miss you so very much.##imported-begin##Cheryl##imported-end##
Ainy, My Aunt, My Friend, You came to me along time ago. We have been friends and family ever since and always will be. We were like two peas in a pod, neither of us could make decisions but we always had fun. No matter what we did there was always alot of good times and laughing between us. Your winters here in Florida will be with me in my memory forever. The dangling of feet in the pool, all the boat parades. You were always willing to help in the crazy ideas that came up. Christmas was the best, it took us hours (Days) to put up the Village and decorations, but we finished it together. There will be so many things that I will do that I know you are there helping me with.
You will always be in my heart and memories.
Love Forever##imported-begin##Marilyn (Snookie)##imported-end##
Lorraine Camp has been an institution, inspiration, and family historian in our minds ever since our paths first cross in the 1950s. That occasion was my first introduction to my wife’s family in the Muskegon area. In attendance were last names like Bergren, Nummerdor, Kesteloot, Hobby, Beauchamp and Wherle which were easy on the memory. However, when introduce to the individuals: life became complicated. There was of course Ainey, two Ruths then DeeDee, Snookie, Willy, Bergy, Wherle, Aunt Mike, DC and a whole host of others. That Thanksgiving dinner I met for the first time: Aunt Ainey the hostess; the keeper of family history and photographs, a friend.
As time went by the many careers paths of that family group took us in all directions in the United States. But regardless of where they might be the family always seemed to gather every summer at the Cottage on Blue Lake: where past adventures and friendships were always exchanged. And as always: there was Aunt Ainey leading the family conversations, card games and photo book reviews. With passing time the family group would change with age however there was always one constant unchangeable star that we could connect with; our Aunt Ainey. Many of the family moved to or began vacationing in Florida. It was during these winter months in Florida that the family would gather together and reminisce around the photo albums about times gone by. And at the center of the conversations always was our historian: Aunt Ainey.
Aunt Ainey could not make it to Florida this winter as her health began to fail her. But as we would visit with her at her nursing home she still share with us her memories of time gone by and the many friends she had come to know.
The time has come now to say good bye to our Aunt Ainey and remember what a wonderful person she was to all. So we say: Thanks Aunt Ainey for the memories.##imported-begin##Tom and Dian Kesteloot Hubbell##imported-end##
Some glad morning, when this life is over, I'll fly away.
To a home on God's celestial shore, I'll fly away.
I'll fly away, oh Glory, I'll fly away.
When I die, Hallelujah, by and by,
I'll fly away.
You're in God's hands now. For Jesus said, Behold, I make all things new.
Be at peace.##imported-begin##Mike, Tanya, Cullen and Delaney##imported-end##
