Onalee Kervin

Funeral Information

Visitation will be Friday, July 21, 2017, from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at MacAlpine Funeral Home in Bad Axe. The service will be held at 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home with burial alongside her husband of fifty two years in the Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery at 10:00 am on Saturday, July 22, 2017. In accordance with her wishes, memorials may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital or The Thumb Animal Shelter. Condolences can be shared at www.macalpinefuneralhome.com

Family of the Deceased

Onalee is survived by her children Thomas (Deb) Kervin and Kathryn (Tyler) Geiger, grandchildren Natasha Maschke, Nathan Geiger, James Kervin, and Noah Kervin, sister Cozette (Jim) McCormick, brother Don (Linda) Sturm, sister-in-law Joanne Alter, and many nephews and nieces. She was preceded in death by her loving husband Jim Kervin, parents Don and Etta Sturm, in-laws Leo and Julia Kervin, and niece Kate Moore.

Biography

Onalee Marie (Sturm) Kervin passed away on July 15, 2017, surrounded by her children. She was born April 20, 1939, at the Bad Axe General Hospital to Don and Etta (Britt) Sturm of Pigeon. On September 3, 1960, she was united in marriage to James P. Kervin at St. Francis Borgia Church of Pigeon. Onalee was raised in Pigeon, graduating in 1957 from Pigeon High School where she was a cheerleader and drum majorette. Her favorite teacher was Mr. Robert Storey, her band director. During the summers, she enjoyed spending time with her friends and family at the family cottage in Caseville. Onalee enjoyed sewing, drawing, antique hunting, giving gifts, driving around the county visiting with family and friends, and most of all, she loved her four grandchildren.

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