Phyllis J. Kequom
1/17/2017 3:03:00 PM - Final Journey

 Phyllis Jean Kequom, age 87, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away on Saturday, January 14, 2017 at Stone Lodge in Shepherd.  Phyllis was born on July 20, 1929 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the daughter of James and Lenora Pelcher Pego, Sr. 

     Phillis married Frank Kequom on June 24, 1950 in Rosebush.  She was an LPN in Kalamazoo, Grand Rapids, Detroit, and for 26 years at Mercy Hospital in Grayling.  Phyllis was a member of the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe.  She was a member of the Hobby Club in Frederic, the PTA, enjoyed ceramics and was a trader at pow wows.  She and Frank enjoyed traveling to Texas, Arizona, and Mexico during the winter months.  They also visited Alaska, Hawaii, Central America and cruised the Panama Canal.  Phyllis was a Board Member for the Ziibiwing Center for over 20 years.

     Funeral services for Phyllis will be held at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17 at the Faith Indian Church of the Nazarene with Pastor Doyle Perry officiating.  Interment will be in the Woodland Cemetery in Rosebush, next to her husband.  The family will greet friends on Monday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Rowley Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant and at the church and hour prior to services.  Memorial contributions are suggested to the Ziibiwing Center.  Envelopes are available at the funeral home or church.

     Phyllis is survived by her children, Audrey and Ronald Falcon of Mt. Pleasant, Bonnie and Ronald Ekdahl of Midland, Patricia Kequom of Mt. Pleasant, Joseph and Marjorie Kequom of Shepherd, Susan Mongene of Mt. Pleasant, and Thomas Kequom of Mt. Pleasant; 14 grandchildren; 5 great grandchildren; and three great great grandchildren.  She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Frank; a grandson, Mark Benjamin Heron; a great grandson, Jayce Heron-Hinmon; two sisters, Rosalie Romer and Geneva Machety; and a brother, James Buddy Pego.