Amy Lynn Ignatowski

Amy Lynn Ignatowski, age 27, of Corpus Christi, Texas and Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, passed away Saturday, May 31, 2008. She was born on November 26, 1980 in Lansing, Michigan. Amy graduated from Sault Area High School with the class of 1998. She attended college at Grand Valley State University and Lexington University in Chicago. From 2005 until present, she served in the U.S. Coast Guard as a AMT Helicopter Mechanic. She first served on-board the ice cutter "Polar Sea" out of Seattle, WA, then was stationed at Air Station Humboldt in Northern California, and finally at Air Station Corpus Christi in Corpus Christi, TX. She enjoyed all forms of outdoor activity, especially snowboarding and hiking. She loved to read and enjoyed listening to music. Most of all she enjoyed helping people and making others happy. Amy is survived by her parents; Paul and Robin (Julius) Ignatowski of Sault Ste. Marie, MI, a brother; Stephen Ignatowski of Sault Ste. Marie, MI, two grandmothers; Mary Dykhouse of Brimley, MI and Patricia Julius of Sault Ste. Marie, MI, and a grandfather; Florian Ignatowski of Holt, MI. She is also survived by three uncles; John Ignatowski of Escanaba, MI and Jerry Ignatowski of Sault Ste. Marie, MI, Ward (Linda) Cox of Tampa, FL, three aunts; Marianne (Edward) Gay of Eaton Rapids, MI, Jenni (Wayne) Madden of Goulais River, Ont, and Gigi Nichols of Durham, NC, and ten cousins: Frank, Rachel, Sarah, John, Mary, and Sophia Madden all of Goulais River, Ont., Arthur Nichols of Tahoe City, CA, and Joshua, Jason, and Casey Gay all of Eaton Rapids, MI. She was preceded in death by her brother: John Paul "JP" Ignatowski, and two grandfathers: Eugene Dykhouse and Robert Julius. Visitation will be held from 3:00 until 9:00 PM on Monday, June 9, 2008 at C.S. Mulder Funeral Home with evening prayers at 8:00 PM. A Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 at St. Mary's ProCathedral. Friends may call at the church from 9:00 AM until the time of the Mass. Burial will be at Oaklawn Chapel Gardens. In lieu of flowers, Memorials may be left to a special United States Coast Guard memorial fund.

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Amy Lynn Ignatowski

November 26, 1980 - May 31, 2008