Denise Marie VanAssche, born May 16, 1930 in Roeselare, Belgium to the late Gerard and Martha (Kerrinckx) Calmeyn, passed away on March 24, 2018 in East Lansing, Michigan. She married Noël VanAssche on May 9, 1951, and together they immigrated to the US. Denise became an American citizen in 1956. A 50 year resident of Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan, Denise was a bookkeeper at the Grosse Pointe Public Library for 22 years.
She is survived by her husband of 67 years, Noël; sisters, Eliane Calmeyn and Simonne Roseeuw and their families; daughters, Rita VanAssche Bueter, Colette VanAssche (John) Davlantes, and Nicole VanAssche; grandchildren, Elise (Ryan) Hamilton, Claire Bueter, Stephen (Athena) Davlantes, and Ryan Davlantes.
The family wishes to thank Kaylene Dalman and Carol Fabiano for their years of devoted caretaking, and Michael Liberato for his support, assistance, and Eucharistic Ministry.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Michael J. Fox Foundation, American Parkinson Disease Association, or a charity of your choice.
Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Wednesday, March 28, 2018 at 11:30 am at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, 955 Alton Rd., East Lansing. A Rosary will be prayed at 10:30am at the church, and the family will receive friends following the Rosary prior to the Mass. Entombment will follow in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery.
Online condolences may be expressed at www.greastlansing.com.
