SHIRLEY MERLINGTON

Friends and family are invited to an open house to wish Shirley Merlington a happy 80^th birthday on Sunday, July 23^rd from 11 am to 2 pm at the American Legion hall in Cedar Springs. You don’t need to bring gifts, just your smiling faces!

When you are lucky enough to reach 80 years old you find you are especially lucky to have 90 plus family and friends throw you a surprise 80^th birthday party, complete with your brothers, five children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren from Florida, North Carolina, Texas, Cedar Springs, Kent City, Howard City and points near and far. Lots of tears of happiness, laughter of joy. Many good memories were made. Thank you all for those memories.

A birthday is just the first day of another 365 day journey around the sun. Enjoy the trip.

Betty Morris

ELIZABETH EMPIE

Card Shower

If you would like to send Elizabeth a card, send to:

9475 – 21 Mile Rd.

Sand Lake, MI 49343

Happy 80th Birthday

VIRGINIA CHRISTENSEN

Celebrate Virginia’s 80^th Birthday with a Card Shower.  She was born on May 18, 1936. If you wish, send a card to Virginia Christensen, PO Box 121, Trufant, MI 49347.

October 10, 1992

We last saw you and remember you at the age of 57, sporting that Youth and Beauty, with that gorgeous red hair and your vibrant smile. That memory for us will never fade!

Happy 80th Birthday Mom.

We love you

We miss you

Dad, Kids, Grand Kids & Miss Lila

Happy Birthday Shirley Pitsch… Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother, Friend, Businesswoman, Mejier Store Greeter…. On June 12, Shirley (Brooks) Pitsch will be celebrating her 80th Birthday. This wonderful milestone is celebrated the same year as her 60th wedding anniversary to her husband Albert. Shirley and Al raised 11 children on their fruit farm in Rockford. With grandchildren and great grandchildren, the family now numbers over 50! The couple has served the community with various complimentary businesses from a cyder mill and shop in Squires Street, to retail and wholesale fruit packing and sales in Rockford and Sparta. Today Miss Shirley or “the penny lady”, as she’s known to the children of Cedar Springs, has worked as a greeter at the Cedar Springs Meijer for five years. Since the store opened, she has offered pennies to the children for rides on Sandy, the pony at Meijer. To all who walk through the store doors, she offers a sincere welcome and even kind words and a hug to those who need it. Shirley is endeared by all who have had the pleasure to have been hugged by her throughout her life of caring for those around her. Her family is her foundation. In addition to her partnership with her husband in running the family’s fruit businesses,Shirley has been a successful business woman. This includes being the first woman ever to be appointed by the governor to serve as a member of the Michigan Apple Committee. Anyone who would like to offer their best wishes to Shirley are invited to leave her a message at HappyBirthdayShirleyP@gmail.com (The Post printed a column by Pastor, Tom Holloway, in 2011 where he expressed his admiration for Shirley.)

Happy Birthday
Chuck Christensen

Come help us celebrate Chuck’s 80th Birthday on Sunday August 28th from 1 to 4 pm at the Trufant Community Center. No gifts please.

Betty Kilts

The family of Betty Kilts would like you to help us celebrate Betty’s 80th Birthday on May 14th at Cedar Springs United Methodist Church at 140 South Main St., for cake and ice cream from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm. No gifts please.

Her family

I would like to thank all my relatives and friends who attended my 80th birthday party and made it such a memorable day for me. A special thanks to my children for all their work making it a “day to remember.”

Kay F. Merlington

Kay F. Merlington

Please join us in celebrating at Tri-County Eagles #4467, 32 E. Lake St., Sand Lake from 2-5pm on April 2nd. Lunch will be served & no gifts please.