Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Humbracht, Roberta Ann (Lippert) 2015
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Ionia Sentinel Standard, 28 Apr 2015

Bobbi Humbracht, born Roberta Ann Lippert, passed away after a short illness in
Fort Myers, Florida, on April 18, 2015.  She was 68.  Bobbi was born on Nov. 5,
1946, in Hillsdale, Michigan, third and youngest child of Glen and Ruth (Evans)
Lippert, both now deceased.  She leaves behind a son, Ryan (Michaela Jirackova)
Hauer, of Chelsea, Michigan, a sister, Marilyn (Phillip) Mershon of Marshall,
Michigan, a brother, Charles (Janet Cadwell) Lippert of Grand Rapids, five
nieces and nephews, and a precious 4-year-old granddaughter, Klara.  She also
leaves her devoted companion, Richard Mullen of Fort Myers, FL.

Bobbi graduated with the class of ’64 from Hillsdale High School.  She went on
to obtain a BA in elementary education at Western Michigan University,
graduating in Dec. of 1967.  Over the next 30 years, she taught in five
different districts, starting with Battle Creek Springfield, Galesburg-Augusta,
Marshall, Quincy, retiring from Carson-City Crystal Schools in 1998 after 19
years of service there.  She spent four years at Eerdmans Publishing Co. in
Grand Rapids as editorial assistant, and did a variety of TV commercials and
print work in retirement.

Bobbi was an avid tennis player, as well as a musician.  She worked on stage and
off with several community theatre groups, notably Ionia Community Theatre where
she played leading roles in many musicals including Oklahoma, King and I, Secret
Garden, Into The Woods, and Kiss Me Kate.  From age 5, she sang in church choirs
and continued in high school with training in choral singing, and in the band
playing flute.  In her adult life she also joined the Sweet Adeline’s
championship regional chorus of Coldwater (1971) and competed with her quartet.
 In 1983, she joined First United Methodist Church, Ionia, and sang in the choir
until 2001 when she moved to Grand Rapids.  There Bobbi joined the church, the
choir, and the Westminster Winds at Westminster Presbyterian Church.  She
remained active there until leaving for FL in Nov. last year.  She has been
blessed with many loving friends, supportive family, and a rich faith connection.

A Celebration of Life service will be held at Westminster on Saturday, May 16. 
A visitation for friends and family will be held at 12 noon, prior to a 1 p.m.
service.  In lieu of flowers, the family would welcome donations to the
Westminster Music Program, or to your favorite charity.


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