Dawn Annett Hamelink

Dawn Annett Hamelink, age 76, of DeTour Village, Michigan, died on November 30, 2019, following open heart surgery in Petoskey, Michigan. She was born on August 15, 1943, in Allegan, Michigan, to Dewey Admiral Nelson Jr. and Dorris May (Jarvis) Nelson. Dawn grew up in the Battle Creek, Michigan, area and graduated from Lakeview High School. She attended Business College in Battle Creek and met Arthur Kline. They married and started their family raising two sons. Dawn worked for an insurance company as an office manager. A few years after Arthur’s death, Dawn met Jon D. Hamelink in 1992 and they married on November 26, 1994, at the First Union Presbyterian Church in DeTour Village. They built their home in DeTour in 2005. They promised each other twenty-five years, and they made it. Dawn was a member of the DeTour Seniors Club, Red Hat Society, and was the EUP Fine Arts Council Theater Director for several years and directed numerous plays. Dawn enjoyed photography, sewing, cross-stitch, watching movies, listening to music, and reading. She liked to play bingo along with other card and board games. She loved to travel. Some of her favorite places she went were Italy and Alaska. Dawn is survived by her husband, Jon Hamelink; sons, Todd Kline of Phoenix, Arizona, Mark (Patty) Kline of Ocean Shores, Washington, and Jeffrey Hamelink of Augusta, Michigan; former daughter-in-law, Susan Peterson of Lowell, Michigan; grandchildren, Nick, Katy, and Nathanial Kline, Lucas (Alexis) Hamelink, and Kira Hamelink; sister Deeanna (Gary) Hakes of Battle Creek; brothers-in-law, Ron Hamelink of Williamston, Michigan, and Jerry (Nancy) Hamelink of Fulton, Michigan. Dawn is preceded in death by her first husband, Arthur Kline; brother, David Nelson; brother-in-law, Jack (Jeanie) Hamelink; and sister-in-law, Myra Hamelink. A Memorial Party will be announced for April 2020 in DeTour and services will be held in Battle Creek on Saturday, December 7, 2019, at 12:00 Noon at Cornerstone Community Church on Beckly Road. Memorial contributions may be made to the Salvation Army, 132 E. Spruce St., Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783. R. Galer Funeral Home in Pickford, Michigan is serving the family. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.rgalerfuneralhome.com.

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Dawn Annett Hamelink

August 15, 1943 - November 30, 2019