Edith Mae Grashuis

Edith was born on February 21, 1940, in Hastings, MI and is the eldest daughter of Reinhart and Polly Zemke. Edith grew up on the family farm in Vermontville, MI and was a 1958 graduate of Vermontville High School. Edith attended Grand Rapids Junior College and then went to Butterworth Nursing School, graduating in 1961. She moved to Long Beach, CA with three classmates who became lifelong friends. While in CA she continued her education earning a bachelor’s degree in nursing. Edith was a floor nurse and manager at Long Beach Memorial Hospital.

She moved back to Michigan in 1973 to help care for her ill nephew. She went on to work at Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo, MI. She married Carl Grashuis on July 30, 1976, and lived in Coats Grove, MI.

Edith and Carl were active members of the Woodgrove Brethren Christian Parish.

Each summer she tended a large garden and generously provided friends and family with a supply of vegetables. She also enjoyed sewing, quilting and cross stitching. Carl and Edith traveled to Florida for many winters and north to Cadillac in the summer, spending hours fishing in both locations. After Carl’s passing Edith enjoyed bus trips and vacations with friends.

Edith was predeceased by her parents, husband Carl, sister and brother-in-law Jeanne and Durwood Booher. Carl’s son-in-laws Gerald Davis and Fred Hamann.

She is survived by her sisters Margaret Cook and Mary Zemke, Carl’s daughters Ann Davis and Nancy Hamann, nieces: Polly (Randall) Hager, Dee Dee (Mike) Michaux, nephews: Doug (Michelle) Booher, Robert Cook, and Steven Cook. She is also survived by Carl’s grandchildren: Carol (Jim) Grafford, Laura (Dan) Kingma, Julia (Jonathan) Davis-Coombs and Michael (Tonya) Hamann and great nephews: Paul (Grace) Hager, Charlie (Katherine) Booher, Kirkland Michaux and great nieces: Victoria Hager and Gracie Michaux: and Carl’s great and great-great grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers please consider donating to the Zemke Scholarship at Maple Valley Schools or the Woodgrove Brethren Christian Parish.

Services will be at Koops Funeral Chapel, 935 4th Avenue, Lake Odessa, MI on September 5, 2024. Visitation at 10:00am, services at 11:00am.