Shirley May Marie Timmer

With sad tidings we announce the untimely death of our mother, Shirley May Marie Timmer, age 85 of Paradise, Michigan. She was born on December 1st, 1926 in Saginaw to Kenneth and Mildred Grigware. She died on October 16th, 2012 at McLaren Northern Michigan Hospital in Petoskey. Shirley was still in high school at the beginning of World War II. She wanted to help with the war effort so she decided to quit school in 11th grade to work at the Pier Marquette Railroad Yard in Detroit. She went back to obtain her high school diploma and graduated with the class of 1971 at Wayne Memorial High School in Wayne, Michigan. Shirley firmly believed in giving back to the community and was a strong advocate for volunteer work. It started early on in her life as she always found time to volunteer while raising her five children and continued on well after retiring to the community she loved, Paradise. Not only was she a great wife, a wonderful mother and a loving grandmother, she loved this country and was a true patriot. Shirley is survived by her five children, Ben(Laura) Timmer of Kincheloe, Denise(Dan) Mitchell of Kincheloe, Debbie Timmer of Warsaw, Missouri, Larry(Lisa) Timmer of Lutz, Florida, Timothy Timmer of Wayne, Michigan, sixteen grandchildren and twenty-two great-grandchildren. She is also survived by sisters Joan Hainey of St. Petersburg, Florida and Bonnie(Bob) Klotz of Glenville, West Virginia. She will be missed by the many friends whose lives she touched. She was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Benjamin Timmer, her parents Kenneth and Mildred Grigware, her brother-in-law King Hainey and two great-grandchildren Brooklyn and Bristol. Funeral services will be held at 3pm on Saturday, October 20th, at the Paradise United Methodist Church in Paradise, Michigan. Preceding the service, visitation will be between 1 to 3pm. Immediately following the funeral service, we will gather to celebrate Shirley's life, and a meal will be provided by her friends, the Paradise Seniors Citizens Club, at the Whitefish Township Community Center. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be sent to the Whitefish Township Community School System, Paradise, Michigan. P.O. Box 58, 7221 N. M-123, Paradise, Michigan 49768, in her name.

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Shirley May Marie Timmer

December 1, 1926 - October 16, 2012