Janice (Kuilema) M. Lumbert Obituary
A graveside service will be held with the date and time to be announced shortly. In lieu of flowers, Jan would have appreciated your donation to an animal rescue group of your choice.
Janice Marie was the daughter of the late Ame and Magdalena (VanEyk) Kuilema. Janice passed peacefully Saturday morning August 10, 2024. Jan was born on May 18, 1955. The family lived in Portage through the early years of Jan's life. After initialing moving to the town of Plainwell in 1966, Jan and her family moved to rural Pine Lake in 1968. Jan graduated from Delton Kellogg High School in 1973.
Jan loved to sing, and had been a member of the Select Choir in High School. Jan especially loved country music, which was her mother's favorite as well. Jan had an incredible ability to remember the lyrics and tunes of popular and country songs almost instantly, even as her health declined.
Jan lived the majority of her adult life in Delton and Hastings, Michigan Jan's heart and homes were always open to friends and family. Some of her happiest years were spent with her second husband, Charles (Chuck) Lumbert, who preceded her in death in 2009. Jan and Chuck had shared many fun-filled nights singing Karaoke at the Richland Lanes.
Jan loved animals especially dogs and horses. The fur-babies she and Chuck shared were a great comfort to her after his passing. She also had a life-long love of horses and in her last home set in rural Hastings, she loved seeing the Amish neighbor drive by in horse and buggy.
Janice is survived by her children, Tonya Leigh Cottingham Noe (Kalamazoo) and Dolen Cottingham (Delton); her grandchildren Faith Hunsberger (Kalamazoo) and Seth Hunsberger (Kalamazoo); numerous great grandchildren; her siblings Evelyn Rose (California), Marge White (Portage), David A. Nap (Connecticut), and Amy D. Kuilema (Massachusetts); and two nephews (Portage and Massachusetts).
