Kathleen Jane Forrest Jeffreys, Age 70 of Manistee died Saturday, April 20, 2019 at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City.
She was born on March 18, 1949 in Mineola, New York the daughter of Edwin Forrest & the late Jane (Smith) Forrest. She was a graduate of Garden City High School on Long Island, NY, and Vernon Court Junior College with a Liberal Arts Associate's Degree. She married Frank R. Jeffreys, Jr. on April 14, 1973 in Garden City, NY.
Kathleen was a choir member at East Congregational Church in Grand Rapids, ran the Spirit Shop at East Grand Rapids High School and was active in East Grand Rapids PTA. She also had raised 11 puppies for Paws With A Cause, was manager of the Manistee Hospital Gift Shop, was a leadership team member for the Manistee Hospital Auxiliary and the annual Sleigh Bell Craft Show, and a member of the 100 Women Who Care. She enjoyed ancestry, needle point, gardening, reading ….but most of all her family.
Survivors include her husband; Frank R. Jeffreys, Jr. of Manistee, two sons; Scott Jeffreys of Wayland, MI and Todd (Erin) Jeffreys of Longmont, CO, four grandchildren; Madison & Bradley and Carson & Allison, and her father Edwin Forrest of Hendersonville, NC.
A Celebration of Life Gathering will be held Friday, May 3, 2019 from 2-5 PM at the Oak Grove Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 309 Parkdale Avenue in Manistee, Michigan. A time of sharing will begin at 4:00 PM.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Paws With A Cause.
Please visit Kathleen's personal page of memories at www.oakgrovefh.com to share a story or photo. Arrangements by Oak Grove Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Manistee.