Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Lackey, Janice Louise (Norton) March 21, 2025 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Patricia Currigan currigan1932@concast.net September 24, 2025, 12:01 pm Hasting's Reminder - Saturday June 21, 2025 Janice Louise Lackey, age 82, formerly of Lake Odessa,MI passed away on March 21,2025 in Lake Placid,FL. Janice was born in Lowell,MI along with her twin sister,Janet, on Sept.15,1942; the daughters of Ralph and Helen (Brail) Norton. Janice was married to Douglas Lackey on Sept 2, 1961. Janice and Doug loved going places and doing things with family and friends. In earlier years weekends were spent traveling to Silver Lake with their two daughters and a dune Buggy in tow. In later years the two of them would travel to a number of tractor shows where they would camp for the weekend checking out the tractors and mingling with old and new friends. When their travels to tractor shows ended Summer weekends at Snow Lake Campgrounds with relatives enjoying music, cookouts and many evening campfires. Janice worked a number of jobs in her life but the ones that stood out whe most were working at EBI Break thru in Lake Odessa with special needs people and then later joining the Lakewood Ambulance as a paramedic for over 18 years. She enjoyed her work and loved playing an active part in her community. Janice was preceded in death by her parents; husband,Doug; sister, Janet Zachowksi; brother, Lee Norton, and son-in-law, Mike Walton. She is survived by brothers, Larry and John Norton; and sister, Judy; daughters, Annette Walton and Kyle (Paige) Walton; great grandsons, Declan, Keagan, and Brennan Walton; and many nieces and nephews. A service will take place at Lakeside Cemetery in Lake Odessa,MI on Saturday, June 28, 2025 at 2 p.m.. Friends and family welcome. Pastor John Waite officiating. In case of rain service will be held at the Freight House behind the depot at 113-1215 Emerson St., Lake Odessa. Additional Comments: Lakeside Cem. Lake Odessa.MI File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/l/lackey49072nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.4 Kb