Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....McKinch, Norma Jean (Miller) March 9, 2023
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Ionia Shopper's Guide-Saturday March 11, 2023

                        McKINCH

             Norma Jean McKinch 4/18/1938-3/9/2023

Norma, age 85 passed at home to join her husband,Donald.Together they raised 3 
children,Vicki Kennedy (Mike), Tim McKinch (Angela), Sherrie McKinch (Freddie 
Kroft).Grandchildren Stacy Moore (Gabel)Jolene Hopkins, Josh McKinch 
(Stacy),Jessica Supplee (Ryan),Jennifer McKinch, James Kennedy (Carli), and 
Sarah Kennedy.She was a proud great grandmother of Kali McKinch, Brynn McKinch, 
Deagan Moore, Ferran Moore, Trenton Hopkins, Rebecca Hopkins, Sydney Supplee, 
Brooke Supplee, Cooper Kennedy and Rhett Kennedy.She also is survived by 
brothers Richard and John Miller. 

She was preceded in death by husband Donald, parents Martha and Fred Miller and 
sister-in-law Patricia Miller.Her loyal cat Spotsey was by her side.

Norma was born in Holt, Michigan. The family moved to Traverse City where she 
graduated from High School before meeting husband Don. She worked at General 
Motors and left when they purchased the farm in Saranac. While often thought of 
as a "silent"partner for many of their ventures, she was a clear voice and very 
involved behind the scenes. She loved to play the ukulele and sing. She traveled 
a great deal with her husband and was always up for a trip with her kids and 
grandkids.She taught them important things in life like drinking from a hose or 
faucet, timeless colorful songs and how to polka. She may have been described as 
"spunky" with a great sense of humor. She was fiercely independent for most of 
her life and passed that on to her daughters and granddaughters. Even as she was 
burdened with dementia, she still loved to laugh and play pranks.Nothing was 
sweeter than to hear her laugh after she would jump out from behind the 
refrigerator to startle guests.

Visitation will be Tuesday March 14th from 4:00 PM until 7:00 PM at Lake Funeral 
Home Ionia with a memorial service Wed.March 15th at 1:00PM Lake Funeral Home 
Ionia. Online condolences may be made at www.lakefuneralhomes.com, Ionia.

Because of her love of her companion cat Spots, memorial contributions will be 
made to the Ionia County Animal Shelter.

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