Deborah Lee McLaughlin

1949 - 2024

Deborah Lee McLaughlin obituary, 1949-2024, Plymouth, MI

Deborah Lee McLaughlin

1949 - 2024

BORN

1949

DIED

2024

Deborah McLaughlin Obituary

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Deborah Lee McLaughlin passed away May 3, 2024 at the age of 74.  She was born September 7, 1949 in Salina, Kansas to Robert and Bonnie Arrington.  She is deeply loved and will be missed by her husband Jim and her dear friend and caregiver Rebecca Kesrwan.

Debbie received her Bachelors degree in Education from Western Michigan University.  After a short stint teaching she decided to go into nursing. Debbie then spent the next 30 years doing what she loved, practicing as an L.P.N.  She loved decorating her home, especially for the seasons.  Debbie was also a wonderful seamstress.  She was a Longtime member of St. Kenneth Catholic Church, Plymouth.

A funeral service will take place Friday May 17, 2024, 7PM, at the Schrader-Howell Funeral Home, 280 S. Main St, Plymouth, Michigan.  Friends may visit beginning at 2PM until time the of the service.  She will be laid to rest at Glen Eden Cemetery, Livonia.

In lieu of flowers, anyone that would like to make a donation in Debbie's Memory may consider a contribution to  St. Kenneth Catholic Church, 14951 North Haggerty Road, Plymouth, Michigan 48170 or Alzheimer's Association.  

Contribution envelopes will be available at the Funeral Home.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Schrader-Howell Funeral Home

280 S. Main St., Plymouth, MI 48170

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