Birth date: Apr 10, 1957 Death date: Jul 27, 2024
With her sparkling blue eyes and warm heart, Michelle lived a life brimming with love and joy. Born on April 10, 1957, to Phyllis and Edward Smith, she grew up in Muskegon, Michigan with her siblings Ed (Sandy), Mitchell (Shelley) Read Obituary
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Michelle was an amazing person. Her life was filled with family, love, laughter, smiles, and fur babies. Her love and guidance will forever be a part of you, and her memory will live on in the hearts of those who knew her.
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Michelle was an incredible person and will be missed by all of us fortunate to have had her in our lives.
Despite the circumstances surrounding her passing she never lost herself or ability impact my life.
I know Michelle and Lee as friends of my parents and they did help raise me. Michelle was always tough and was one of the only people in my life to call me on my BS and never let disrespectful behavior stand even if it wasn’t related to her. I think she distilled that in all of us growing up. Michelle also had a soft side growing up and taught me forgiveness as she never turned her back on my father despite all of his shortcomings.
Michelle stayed in my life throughout high-school and college mostly via my mother. She shared all of my family milestones and cried with my mother when I failed and laughed with her when my dreams came true.
When my mother was sick and ultimately passed Michelle was there for us every step of the way. Michelle once again was relentless with her love and a support and never gave up on my mother. I am forever grateful for what she did for us, she restored my faith in humanity, when I had given up.
Since my mother’s death Michelle has been a living link serving as the outlet to my joy when I was blessed with my children. Again I can’t express how much it meant to me to have her come to baby showers, see the first pictures of my babies, and have her remind me how proud and full of love my mother is as she watches over us from heaven. I hope they reunite at the gates.
I am grateful to have had Michelle in my life and offer Lee and Jessica my deepest sympathies. I can only say that this isn’t the end, Michelle will always be with us. Her love and memory is something that changed us all. My only regret is that I didn’t take advantage of all the holiday dinner invites when I could. She could grill some mean venison.
Michelle and I were childhood friends and lived next door to each other. We called her Mike back then and spent hours together at each other's house. My thoughts and prayers are with Michelle's family at this time. Sally Davey Root
Michelle and I were friends in HS and she was a bridesmaid in my wedding. She was truly such a good person and I’m so sorry that we lost touch. My condolences to her family.
Margaret (Batchelder) Cleverley
