Ava Michelle Saade

Ava Michelle Saade died in the very early morning hours of Wednesday, August 1, 2018 at the tender age of 10. She was born, a miracle, on May 4, 2008, in Ann Arbor, MI, the daugher of Edward (Eddie) and Nicole (Secor) Saade.

Ava was our wild child, our best girl, a lover of hugs, affection, smiles, and people. She was a pistol and worked with great passion to keep everyone on their toes, but she also loved serving her family in their home (things like helping cook, getting up to do a task, or making coffee), and getting in all the snuggles she could.

Ava enjoyed being in the water, taking swimming lessons, laughing, cooking, movie nights, camping, fishing, painting and crafts, making FaceTime calls to her grandparents at all hours, listening to music and dates with mom and dad.

Ava was not and never was suffering. She was a little princess and a warrior all in one. She had to work twice as hard as the rest of us at everything she did and she did so (if and when she felt she actually wanted to) with 100% effort.

Surviving her are her heartbroken parents, Eddie and Nicole Saade; her brothers, Nicholas (12) and William (6) Saade. She is also survived by grandparents, Bill (Jackie) Secor, Nick (Vera) Saade and grandmother Chris David; aunts and uncles, Stephen (Katie) Secor, Rob (Michelle) Stanley; cousins, Caralee Secor and Kailee Borroum, and every single one of the boys she claimed were her boyfriends, of which there were many. She is preceeded in death by her great-grandparents, Bill (Rita) Secor, Chuck David, Kay Sederquist, Edward (Eleanor) Estep and Tabet (Bahia) Saade; and her Aunt, Sarah Secor.

A funeral service will be held at 12 p.m. on Saturday, August 4, 2018 at South Church, Creative Service Room, 5250 Cornerstone Dr., Lansing, MI 48917. Interment will follow at Maple Ridge Cemetery in Holt. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church.

The family is being served by the Gorsline Runciman Funeral Homes Ball-Dunn Chapel in Mason. Memories and online condolences may be shared with the family at www.grbdmason.com.