Shirley Jean Huyck, age 68, of Pickford, Michigan, died on January 5, 2020, in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. She was born on November 19, 1951, in Sault Ste. Marie, to Denzil Mason and Josephine Doris (Menere) Huyck.
Shirley grew up in Pickford and graduated from Pickford High School with the Class of 1969. After high school, she worked on Marquette Island as a personal cook in the summers for a few years. She also helped her father on the farm before she was later diagnosed with schizophrenia and was a resident of several adult care homes around the Eastern Upper Peninsula. In 2003, when Sherman’s Group Home closed, Shirley came to live with her brother Ron and has resided with them for the last seventeen years.
Shirley attended the New Horizons Church of the Nazarene in Pickford.
Shirley loved to write poems, send cards, and letters. She enjoyed embroidery and coloring adult coloring books. She like to sing and listen to music. She also loved to spend time with her cat, Pumpkin.
Shirley is survived by her brother and sister-in-law, Ron and Adella Huyck; sister, Bonita Huyck of Pickford; niece, Charlotte (Gene) Burlew of Pickford; great-niece and nephew, Amanda (Dakota Swinton) Braneccum and Eugene Burlew.
Shirley was preceded in death by her parents; infant brothers, Elvin and Robert Hyuck; and niece, Betty Huyck.
Visitation will be held on Saturday, January 11, 2020, from 11:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. at R. Galer Funeral Home in Pickford. The Funeral Service will follow at 1:00 P.M.
Burial will be at Cottle Cemetery, in the spring 2020.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.rgalerfuneralhome.com.
Shirley grew up in Pickford and graduated from Pickford High School with the Class of 1969. After high school, she worked on Marquette Island as a personal cook in the summers for a few years. She also helped her father on the farm before she was later diagnosed with schizophrenia and was a resident of several adult care homes around the Eastern Upper Peninsula. In 2003, when Sherman’s Group Home closed, Shirley came to live with her brother Ron and has resided with them for the last seventeen years.
Shirley attended the New Horizons Church of the Nazarene in Pickford.
Shirley loved to write poems, send cards, and letters. She enjoyed embroidery and coloring adult coloring books. She like to sing and listen to music. She also loved to spend time with her cat, Pumpkin.
Shirley is survived by her brother and sister-in-law, Ron and Adella Huyck; sister, Bonita Huyck of Pickford; niece, Charlotte (Gene) Burlew of Pickford; great-niece and nephew, Amanda (Dakota Swinton) Braneccum and Eugene Burlew.
Shirley was preceded in death by her parents; infant brothers, Elvin and Robert Hyuck; and niece, Betty Huyck.
Visitation will be held on Saturday, January 11, 2020, from 11:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. at R. Galer Funeral Home in Pickford. The Funeral Service will follow at 1:00 P.M.
Burial will be at Cottle Cemetery, in the spring 2020.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.rgalerfuneralhome.com.
Shirley Jean Huyck, age 68, of Pickford, Michigan, died on January 5, 2020, in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. She was born on November 19, 1951, in Sault Ste. Marie, to Denzil Mason and Josephine Doris (Menere) Huyck.
Shirley grew up in Pickford and graduated from Pickford High School with the Class of 1969. After high school, she worked on Marquette Island as a personal cook in the summers for a few years. She also helped her father on the farm before she was later diagnosed with schizophrenia and was a resident of several adult care homes around the Eastern Upper Peninsula. In 2003, when Sherman’s Group Home closed, Shirley came to live with her brother Ron and has resided with them for the last seventeen years.
Shirley attended the New Horizons Church of the Nazarene in Pickford.
Shirley loved to write poems, send cards, and letters. She enjoyed embroidery and coloring adult coloring books. She like to sing and listen to music. She also loved to spend time with her cat, Pumpkin.
Shirley is survived by her brother and sister-in-law, Ron and Adella Huyck; sister, Bonita Huyck of Pickford; niece, Charlotte (Gene) Burlew of Pickford; great-niece and nephew, Amanda (Dakota Swinton) Braneccum and Eugene Burlew.
Shirley was preceded in death by her parents; infant brothers, Elvin and Robert Hyuck; and niece, Betty Huyck.
Visitation will be held on Saturday, January 11, 2020, from 11:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. at R. Galer Funeral Home in Pickford. The Funeral Service will follow at 1:00 P.M.
Burial will be at Cottle Cemetery, in the spring 2020.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.rgalerfuneralhome.com.
Shirley grew up in Pickford and graduated from Pickford High School with the Class of 1969. After high school, she worked on Marquette Island as a personal cook in the summers for a few years. She also helped her father on the farm before she was later diagnosed with schizophrenia and was a resident of several adult care homes around the Eastern Upper Peninsula. In 2003, when Sherman’s Group Home closed, Shirley came to live with her brother Ron and has resided with them for the last seventeen years.
Shirley attended the New Horizons Church of the Nazarene in Pickford.
Shirley loved to write poems, send cards, and letters. She enjoyed embroidery and coloring adult coloring books. She like to sing and listen to music. She also loved to spend time with her cat, Pumpkin.
Shirley is survived by her brother and sister-in-law, Ron and Adella Huyck; sister, Bonita Huyck of Pickford; niece, Charlotte (Gene) Burlew of Pickford; great-niece and nephew, Amanda (Dakota Swinton) Braneccum and Eugene Burlew.
Shirley was preceded in death by her parents; infant brothers, Elvin and Robert Hyuck; and niece, Betty Huyck.
Visitation will be held on Saturday, January 11, 2020, from 11:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. at R. Galer Funeral Home in Pickford. The Funeral Service will follow at 1:00 P.M.
Burial will be at Cottle Cemetery, in the spring 2020.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.rgalerfuneralhome.com.
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