Shirley Livingston
October 14, 1926 - December 31, 2010
Pine Lake Resident since 1957
Shirley Livingston passed away Friday, December 31, 2010, in Kalamazoo.
Mrs. Livingston was born October 14, 1926 in Otsego to Burrell and Ruby (Day) Bushee
and was a lifelong resident of the area. On February 6, 1945 she married Stephen “Steve” Livingston.
They were married 3 weeks short of 65 years. Steve passed away Jan. 19, 2010.
She and her husband Steve had lived at Pine Lake since building their house there in 1957.
Shirley and Steve enjoyed traveling, Sunday family potlucks and rides on their pontoon on the lake.
They spent 24 years wintering in Florida. Shirley loved being around family and friends and watching
Emma and Hannah play and grow. She enjoyed playing cards, eating out and an occasional casino trip.
In younger years she was an active member of the Pine Lake Hospital Guild. Surviving Shirley are her
daughter Deb (Steven) Taggett of Alamo; two grandsons, Keith (Tori) Taggett and their daughters Emma
and Hannah of Kalamazoo; Kevin Taggett and his fiancée Neta Saldivar of Plainwell; a brother Leon (Myrtle)
Bushee of Annandale, VA; many nieces and nephews. Preceding her in death were her parents; husband; sister,
Marian Abasse and brother, Carl (Bob) Bushee.
