Violet Emma Whitmore, age 92 of Sterling Heights, died Wednesday, February 27, 2019 at the Oakmont Sterling Assisted Living facility in Sterling Heights, Michigan. She was born July 1, 1926 in Reese, Michigan, daughter of the late Gottfried and the late Mollie (nee: Diener) Bessinger. Violet was the beloved wife of the late Calvin James Whitmore. Dear mother of James (Beth) Whitmore, Ruth (Stephen) Kremer, Jeannine (the late Charles) Meade, Calvin (Robin) Whitmore, and Carolyn (Dale) Mothorpe. She was the loving grandmother of James Jr. (Shannon) Whitmore, Julie (Rob) Castillo, Randy (Kimmy) Whitmore, Melissa Meade, Charlie Seth Meade, Jonathan Meade, Justin Mothorpe, Christian Mothorpe, Alex Kremer, the late Karen Whitmore, the late Charlie Meade Jr., and cherished great-grandmother of Aaron Whitmore, Montana Whitmore, Jacob Whitmore, Logan Whitmore, Kaylee Whitmore, and Trinity Castillo. Sister of Roland Bessinger, and preceded in death by Arnold, Donald, Rose, and Lillian Bessinger. Visitation for Violet will be held Monday, March 4th from 5-9 pm at the D.S. Temrowski & Sons Funeral Home, 30009 Hoover Road at Common (12 ½ Mile Road) in Warren. Violet’s Funeral Service will be conducted at 10:00 am on Tuesday, March 5th at the funeral home. Officiating the service will be Pastor Walter Keller. Following the funeral services, burial will take place at Great Lakes National Cemetery, 4200 Belford Road in Holly, Michigan, with Committal Prayers to begin at 1:00 pm. Memorial donations are welcomed to the Disabled American Veterans (D.A.V.), 17779 E. 14 Mile Road, Fraser, MI 48026 (www.dav.org). Please share memories of Violet at her guest book above.
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Violet Emma Whitmore 2019.
Source: D.S. Temrowski & Sons Funeral Home
Death notice for the town of: Warren, state: Michigan