Margaret Ann Ellis, age 93, passed away peacefully on June 13, 2015. Margaret “Peggy” Ellis is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Karen (Ellis) and David Klemm; granddaughters, Jennifer (Aric) Dougherty and Lindsay Anne (Josh) Pepper; great-grandchildren Emma and Colin Dougherty and Elliot and Claire Pepper; and brothers Edward Dunn, Kenneth (Pat) Dunn, and James Dunn. She was preceded in death by her husband of 67 years, Sherman Ellis, and her parents, James and Celestine Dunn. Peggy was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1921. She lived in Harper Woods, Michigan with her family until she and her husband settled in Hudsonville to be close to her daughter and granddaughters. Peggy was a loving, devoted wife, mother and grandmother. A private memorial service will be held at Holy Redeemer in Jenison on Thursday, June 18. “And there they’ll bloom again and spread their joy, Not just through summers – but eternally. And some day we again will walk among those lovely flowers whose death we mourned to see.” By ‘Paul E. Sherman’, 1946.

Honoring her wishes, cremation will take place. Arrangements are entrusted to Michigan Cremation & Funeral Care, Grand Rapids.