Name: Shirley Houttekier Date: December 25th, 1919 - January 20th, 2010 Obituary: ADRIAN – Shirley B. Houttekier, age 90, of Jasper, passed away Wednesday, January 20, 2010, at Bixby Medical Center, surrounded by her loved ones. Shirley was born December 25, 1919, in Adrian, the daughter of Merle and Gertrude (Hagen) Bailey. She graduated from Adrian High School with the Class of 1937. On January 14, 1939, Shirley married George Houttekier in Angola, Indiana. George and Shirley celebrated 45 years of marriage prior to his death in 1983. Shirley worked as a nurse’s aide at Hawley’s Nursing Home and Dusseau’s Nursing Home in Morenci where she retired in 1978. She was a faithful member of the Adrian Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Shirley truly loved being a caregiver, a homemaker and a gardener. She was a great mother and a devoted grandmother who treasured time spent with her family. She was a favorite babysitter for her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Shirley is survived by her children, Hilda (Jerry) Cool of Jasper; Dwight (Patricia) Houttekier of Morenci, and Morris (Bonnie Pizio) Houttekier of Tecumseh; 17 grandchildren; 35 great grandchildren; and three great great grandchildren. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents, son, Paul Houttekier; brother, Stanley Bailey, sister, Frederika Bailey in infancy; grandson, Richard Paul Jones; daughter-in-law, Carol Urbancik; and grandson-in-law, Jeffrey Jones. The funeral service for Shirley will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 23, 2010 at Wagley Funeral Home with Floyd Johnson officiating. Burial will follow at Palmyra Cemetery. Friends may visit the family at the funeral home on Friday from 4 to 8 p.m. You may also send condolences to Shirley’s family at www.wagleyfuneralhome.com. Visitations: 4:00PM to 8:00PM on Friday, January 22nd, 2010 at Wagley Funeral Home (map/driving directions) Services: In-state at 10:00AM, Service at 11:00AM at Wagley Funeral Home on Saturday, January 23rd, 2010 (map/driving directions) Cemetery: Palmyra Cemetery E. US 223 Palmyra, MI 49268 (map/driving directions)