Bernard P. Sackett

Bernard P. Sackett, 82, of Stevensville, passed away Monday, January 2, 2012 at his home. A Celebration of life service will be held 11:00 Thursday, January 5, 2012 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 2673 W. John Beers, Stevensville. Burial will follow at Lincoln Township Cemetery in Stevensville. Friends may visit from 5:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M. Wednesday, January 4, 2012 at Starks & Menchinger Chapel, 2650 Niles Rd., St. Joseph. Memorials may be made to St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, St. Paul’s Lutheran Schools, or the Lighthouse Chorus. Those wishing to share a memory of Bernard may do so online at www.starks-menchinger.com. Bernard was born May 10, 1929 in Kalamazoo, MI to Frederick & Bessie (Olmstead) Sackett. He graduated from Paw Paw High School in 1947. On July 20, 1963 he married Donna Demorrow in Stevensville. Bernard was the owner of Lakeshore Brick and Stone/Sackett Enterprise. He was a member of the Barber Shop Choir for almost 50 years and the Cessna Flying Club in Benton Harbor. In his spare time he enjoyed fishing and hunting. Bernard is survived by his wife Donna Sackett of Stevensville; children Steven (Yvonne) Sackett of Bridgman, Sandra (Jerry) Bolhuis of Mattawan, Jeffery (Susan) Sackett of Portage; step-daughter Karen (Frank) Oles of Lodi, OH; step-son James Rhodes of Baton Rouge, LA; 12 grandchildren; 7 great grandchildren; brother Richard Sackett of FL; Bernard was preceded in by his parents, five brothers and four sisters.