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Gracye Notestine Obituary
She was born Jan. 22, 1931, in Sturgis, Mich., daughter of the late Russell and Mildred Griffis. Due to the death of her parents at very young ages she was raised by her grandparents: Lawrence and Rosa Shook.
Gracye was a lifelong Sturgis resident and a member of the Sturgis High School class of 1949.
On May 29, 1948, she married Cleon E. Notestine in LaGrange, Ind. He preceded her in death on Oct. 2, 1998.
Gracye retired from Sturgis Molded Products in Sturgis following over 20 years of dedicated employment. She also had worked at the Transogram Company, the Kirsch Company and Montgomery Wards all in Sturgis.
She was an active and longtime member of the First United Methodist Church in Sturgis where she was a member of the United Methodist Women. She enjoyed playing bridge, reading, gardening, collecting Longaberger Baskets and feeding the birds, especially hummingbirds. She always had time for children and loved time spent with her grandchildren and great grandchildren.
She is survived by two daughters: Diana (James Liston) Waldron of Sturgis and Kim (Greg Wilson) Evans of Elkhart, Ind. ; two sons: Raymond (Mary) Notestine of Sturgis and Jeffrey Notestine of Quincy; 10 grandchildren: Andy (Stephanie) Waldron, Aaron (Tracie) Waldron, Kathleen (Jason) Kasdorf, John (Sarah) Notestine, Maureen Michaels, Nicki Notestine, Kali Notestine, Amy (Wayne) Gard, Kayla (Jared) Schooley and Michelle Evans; eight great grandchildren: Brandon Waldron, Lillie Waldron, Luke Waldron, Nathan Waldron, Timothy Waldron, Patrick Michaels, Eloise Michaels and Wyatt Notestine and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; grandparents; two infant grandchildren: James Michael Notestine and Kristine Anne Notestine and two brothers: Richard Griffis and Carl Griffis.
In accordance with her wishes cremation has taken place. A memorial service celebrating Gracye's life will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at the First United Methodist Church in Sturgis. Private burial of the ashes will take place at Oak Lawn Cemetery in Sturgis at a later date.
The family suggests those wishing to make a memorial donation in Mrs. Notestine's memory consider Thurston Woods Village, 307 N. Franks Ave., Sturgis, MI 49091.
The obituary is also at www.hackmanfamilyfuneralhomes.com where personal messages may be left for the family.
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Janis Gibson & Keith J. Tirrell
June 2, 2016
So very sorry to hear of Gracye's passing. We would have come to the memorial had we known about it! Gracye was a very sweet and loving person and she will be greatly missed. Cheri and I along with our daughter Chelsea and her children were all in Sturgis on the Friday Gracye passed, scrubbing our folks headstone as well as Aunt Ethel and Uncle Roy's and Grandma and Grandpa's headstones, as we have done for many years and placing new silk flowers on our folk's headstone. We had talked about stopping to visit with Gracye while we were in town but the kids were getting tired and cranky so we decided to just head out. We would love to get together sometime this summer. Any thoughts? Again, our deepest sympathy to you all!
Love,
Jan and Keith
Dyitha Neydon
May 30, 2016
Ray, Mary and family. So very sorry to read of Gracye's passing...She was always a Sweet, "Little" Lady. She is now with Cleon, and in The Lords hands.
Hackman Family Funeral Homes
May 30, 2016
The Hackman Family and the entire staff extend to you our most heartfelt sympathy.
Barbara Schuster-Carreras
May 30, 2016
Sorry to hear about your loss. My mom and I worked with her at Sturgis molded. Very wonderful lady.
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