Wilma Elaine Summey, age 80, of Kalamazoo, previously of Sturgis, passed away early Friday morning, December 20, 2024, at Sue’s Loving Care in Kalamazoo.
She was born August 19, 1944, in Garrett, Indiana, daughter of the late Charles Wansitler and late Grace (DePew) Schworm.
She spent her early years living in Indiana, attending Brighton, Indiana schools. She married Dale Summey on May 27, 1961, at the Howe Presbyterian Church in Howe, Indiana. Together, they had three daughters, Sherry, Terri and Lisa. In 1966, the family moved to Sturgis, and it is there that they raised their family. In 1997 she retired from the Kirsch Company in Sturgis following 22 years of dedicated employment. Prior to joining the Kirsch Company, she worked for several years at the Citizens State Bank in Sturgis…