Elizabeth "Beth" Molly Bouverette

Beth Bouverette 73 years old of Bad Axe left the life she loved early in the morning on July 26, 2022. She was born in 1949 to the late Michael & Helen Cottick (Zolozezky) and stepdaughter of Anthony Banek. She was married to Jerome Bouverette, who she met at Bad Axe High School, for 41 years and is survived by her daughter Andrea, son-in-law Chris, granddaughter Cali and furry friend Milo. She had three siblings: Mike Cottick (Jean), MaryAnn Gajewski (Leonard) and Stanley Cottick and loved their children (Mike, Matt, Laura) and their children’s children (Sarah, Nicholas, Hannah, Trevor, Renn) to the moon and back.

She summed up her life in one sentence: She did a lot and she did it well. Besides being an amazing baker and cook. The thing she did to the best of her ability was love and care for hers. In 2016, she received the Paul Harris Fellowship Award for demonstrating a commitment to the humanitarian objectives of the Rotary. She never met a stranger. Year after year, there were new faces at the Thanksgiving table because she never wanted anyone to be alone. In the end, she wasn’t alone. She was circled by dear friends, who stayed with her around the clock. She called them her guardian angels.

The list of things she loved was long. First and foremost – lipstick. Lipstick made everything better. She loved to stay busy. She was an early riser and squeezed every ounce out of every day. She worked at McDonald’s Food and Family Center for 45 years and loved her coworkers and customers. She loved her town and couldn’t imagine living anywhere else. In fact, she was one of five women who started the Bad Axe Christmas parade almost 40 years ago. Beth and Jerome also owned a general contracting company early in their marriage. In a whirlwind, they built 12 homes in two years and enjoyed driving by them and watching families’ plant roots in those homes. She was a member of Sacred Heart Church where she taught catechism. Her nephew Matthew said that he watched the most amazing sunset earlier this week and prayed that God would welcome his beloved aunt into his arms. He said the only way he is a peace with losing her, is in knowing that she lived her life selflessly investing in others and I n his opinion; there is nothing more Godly than that.

She loved gardening, had an amazing green thumb and passed that hobby along to her daughter. She loved the holidays and could be counted on to leave little Christmas trees up all year. She loved her house, especially her kitchen where she whipped up amazing pies, rolls, cookies and other yummy treats that she shared with many! She loved country music and always had WLEW playing on full blast on her bathroom radio. She even loved a little trash TV, and passed along an affinity for 90-day Fiancé to her daughter J

It’s difficult to sum up an amazing lady and life in a few paragraphs. Her other nephew Michael kept this passage by Albert Camus in his phone because it reminded him of her: “In the midst of hate, I found there was within me, an invincible love. In the midst of tears, I found there was within me, an invincible smile. In the midst of chaos, I found there was within me, an invincible calm. For it says that no matter how hard the world pushes against me, within me, there’s something  stronger-something better, pushing right back”.

Mass of Christian burial will take place 11am Saturday, July 30, 2022 At Saint Hubert Parish Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Bad Axe, with Fr.TJ Fleming officiating. Burial will be at Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery Colfax Township.

Visitation will be 3pm to 7pm Friday July 29, 2022 at the MacAlpine Mac Chapel Funeral Home Bad Axe with a Scripture Service at 6pm. There will also be a visitation Saturday from 10am until time of service at 11am at Saint Hubert Parish Sacred Heart Catholic Church. .

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be offered to the family discretionary fund.