Jean Vivian Champe

Jean V. Champe, age 93, passed away at Waltonwood of Canton, on Wednesday, August 10, 2011. She was born in Plymouth, on October 29, 1917, the daughter of Evered and Grace ( Wise ) Jolliffe. She graduated from Plymouth High School in 1935, and then from Michigan State Normal College, now Eastern Michigan University. Together with her husband Robert, they resided in the Rosedale Garden section of Livonia for 52 years. Jean lost her husband in 1999. She loved to read, was an avid artist, and music surrounded her. She is survived by her sons, John (Sandi), David (Rose) and Chuck (Kim) Champe. Eight grandchildren, ten great grandchildren, one sister and one brother also survive.

A Memorial Gathering will be held Friday from 11 am until the time of the Memorial Service at 1 pm at the Schrader-Howell Funeral Home, 280 South Main Street, Plymouth. She will be laid to rest beside her husband at Riverside Cemetery in Plymouth. Contributions are suggested to the Muscular Dystrophy Association.