Rosabelle "Rose" Gagnon's Obituary
Beloved mother and grandmother, Mrs. Rosabelle “Rose” F. Gagnon, age 80, of Spring Lake, passed away Tuesday, April 13, 2010. She was born April 3, 1930 in Zeeland, MI to Richard and Florence (Wabeke) Machiele.
On May 17, 1949 she married Francis Gagnon in Grand Haven and he preceded her in death on January 15, 2003. She attended Spring Lake Wesleyan Church, enjoyed cooking, spending time in her garden, and feeding her birds. She especially enjoyed spending time with her family.
Rose is survived by 5 children, Jan (Gary) Slager, Carol Josey, Paulette (Patrick) Wescott, Bryan Gagnon and Rosemary (John) Grimes; 9 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. She is also survived by 1 sister, Nancy (Terry) Lanninga and 1 sister-in-law Genny Machiele. She was preceded in death by 2 infant daughters, son-in-law Glenn Josey, and brother, Paul Machiele.
Funeral Services for Rose will be held 1:00 PM, Friday, April 16, 2010 at Spring Lake Wesleyan Church with Pastor Peter Yoshonis officiating. Visitation with the family will be held 1 hour prior to the service at church. Interment with take place in Spring Lake Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be given to Hospice of North Ottawa Community. Share memories with the family at their online guestbook at www.vbkfuneralhome.com
The family is being served by VanZantwick Bartels Kammeraad Funeral Home of Spring Lake.
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