Steve Livingston
October 31, 1925 - January 19, 2010
Pine Lake Resident since 1957
Stephen 'Steve' Livingston of
Plainwell, Michigan, passed away
Tuesday, January 19, 2010, in
Kalamazoo. Mr. Livingston was
born October 31, 1925 in Martin
to Clarence and Eva (Burt)
Livingston and was a lifelong
resident of the area. During
WWII he served his country in
the United States Navy and was a
life member of the Disabled
American Veterans. For several
years he was employed with
Allied Paper mill and then for
28 years he was employed with
Consumers Energy, retiring in
1981. Steve was an avid softball
player all of his life and had
played as recently as last
summer. He was a member of the
Battle Creek Senior Team and had
played on many men’s softball
teams in the area. He had also
been a Little League coach. He
and his wife Shirley had lived
at Pine Lake since building
their house there in 1957. For
24 years they wintered in
Florida. Steve enjoyed playing
cards and bowling and was a
member of the Senior Bowling
League. He loved Sunday pot
lucks, hunting and fishing. In
1945 Steve married the former
Shirley Bushee, who survives.
Also surviving are his daughter
Deb (Steven) Taggett of Alamo;
two grandsons, Keith (Tori)
Taggett and their daughter Emma,
Kevin Taggett and his girlfriend
Neta Saldivar; two sisters,
Wilma Slesdet of Plainwell and
Beverly Wood of Colorado; many
nieces and nephews. Preceding
him in death were his parents;
brothers, George, Arthur,
Clarence, Harold, Lawrence and
Howard; and sisters, June Rose
Wason and Leah Jones. The family
will receive friends from 4 to 8
P.M. Thursday at the Winkel
Funeral Home, Otsego, where
services will be held Friday at
11:00 A.M., Funeral Celebrant
Bill Rose officiating. Military
Honors at Hillside Cemetery,
Plainwell, will be conducted by
V.F.W. Post #3030. Contributions
in memory of Steve may be made
to the American Cancer Society
or the American Diabetes
Association.
