Lynne Ann Chandonnet's Obituary
Lynne Chandonnet lost her battle with cancer Friday evening, August 26, 2005. She was married to Bob Chandonnet and together shared 40 years of marriage and family. They have two daughters and sons-in-law, Deanna and Michael McCloskey, Suzette and Anton Colon. Also, Lynne was blessed with two precious grandchildren, Bobby and Elena McCloskey and several animals she referred to as her children. She was sister to Terri and Charley Roesch and Fred and Penelope Holland, Aunt Lynne to many nieces and nephews, and daughter-in-law to Phyllis Chandonnet and sister-in-law to Craig and Loretta Chandonnet. Preceding her in death were her parents LaNore Camp and Kenneth Martin, grandparents Albert and Isabelle Anderson and father-in-law Larry Chandonnet. Lynne was the center of her family and many friends. This is where her energetic spirit lives.
Lynne was multi-faceted and expressed her creative talents and vision in many arenas. Sculpture, painting, knitting, remodeling were only a few of her favorites. Her love for animals was like no other. She devoted 25 years to her hairdressing career- volunteering for Miss Michigan and Hospice. Lynne graduated Cum Laude from Aquinas College with a Bachelor Degree in Elementary Education and a Minor in Art. She displayed her passion for children through her substitute teaching for several local schools. She was also the Design Director for Dune Harbor Development. Lynne’s energy was abundant for her love of life and through her volunteer work. Her most recent project was the creative vision for the beautiful and successful Baby Pantry for Catholic Social Services. Other volunteer works consisted of Red Cross-Director of Catholic blood drives for Muskegon County, Board member of Catholic Social Services and St. Francis de Sales Parish Council, Eucharistic Minister St. Francis de Sales Parish.
THE FUNERAL LITURGY will be celebrated 11:00 AM Tuesday, August 30, 2005, at St. Francis deSales Catholic Church with the Rev. Fr. Thomas G. Simons presiding, and the Revs. Fr. Michael P. Olson and Fr. R. Louis Stasker as concelebrants. Entombment will follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery. VISITATION with Lynne’s family will be 2-4 & 6-8 PM Monday at The Walburn Chapel, Sytsema Funeral Homes, Inc., 1547 W. Sherman Blvd., 231-759-8565 where a SCRIPTURE SERVICE will be held at 7 PM Monday evening. Visitation will also be held one hour prior to Mass, 10-11 AM Tuesday, in Marian Chapel at St. Francis deSales Catholic Church.
In lieu of flowers, Lynne would prefer to keep the arts in school by making a donation to Muskegon County Catholic Education Foundation- for the Arts. Donations to Hospice of Muskegon-Oceana, The Red Cross, the new Lemmen-Holton Cancer Pavilion or Catholic Social Services are also greatly appreciated and were very dear to her heart. In Lynne’s passing, we receive her gifts. May her spirit remain in all of us through our giving back to the community and to our loved ones. You are also invited to sign the family’s On-line Guest Book @ www.sytsemafh.com
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