Grace Pridgeon, 82

Grace Eloise Pridgeon, age 82, of Sturgis, passed away Wednesday evening, March 6, 2019, at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis.
She was born Sept. 19, 1936, in Fawn River Township, a daughter of the late Ora and Mary Ann (Miller) Schrock.
Grace was a lifelong Sturgis area resident and a graduate of Centreville High School with the class of 1955.
Grace retired from Kirsch Company in Sturgis following 43 years of dedicated employment.
She was a member of First Baptist Church in Sturgis. She enjoyed gardening and loved time spent with family especially her grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Grace is survived by a daughter, Molly (Brent) Harker of Sturgis; two sons, Mark (Deborah) Pridgeon of Osceola, Ind.,and Matthew (Michelle) Pridgeon of Coldwater; seven grandchildren, Andrew (Gena) Lytle, Carolyn (Geoffrey) DeWitt, Michael Pridgeon, Alyssa (Ryan) Tannehill, Aubrey (Brandan) McSorley, Ashlee (Randy) Hambright and Abigail Lytle; 13 great-grandchildren, Brinleigh, Bryce, Ian, Declan, Emily, Mercedes, Aiden, Landen, Ira, Makenna, Jacob, Peyton (expected in May) and Madison; two sisters, Betty (Robert) Kime of Burr Oak and Mary Jane Lung of Bronson; her dog Dolly; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by two sisters, Dortha Feller and Beulah Chupp; and two brothers, Harley Schrock and Ernest Schrock.
In accordance with her wishes, cremation has taken place. A memorial service will be held at a later date.
Hackman Chapel of Hackman Family Funeral Homes, 114 S. Nottawa St., Sturgis, is entrusted with arrangements.
The family suggests those wishing to make a memorial donation in Grace’s memory consider Radiant Life Church, Come Alive Initiative, 907 N. Nottawa St., Sturgis, MI 49091.
The obituary is also at www.hackmanfamilyfuneralhomes.com where personal messages of support may be left for the family.