Avis Simless

Avis B. Simless peacefully departed this life on July 26, 2025, at the Trillium Woods Faith Hospice surrounded by her loving family.

Avis was born on March 24, 1929 in Vermontville, MI, the daughter of Elwood and LuLu (Garrison) Slocum.

Avis was the beloved wife of Leo. They were married on April 6, 1951, and spent a wonderful 53 years together until his death in 2005. Avis enjoyed traveling, spending her winters in Florida, loved making cookies, playing cards, and was an amazing seamstress.

She leaves behind a legacy of love through her daughters: Teresa LeBlanc, Donna (Martin) Bolinger, and Elizabeth (Robert) Misak, ten grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren, each of whom she adored.

Besides her husband, she is also preceded in death by her parents, and daughter Constance Culverhouse, son in law Bryce Culverhouse, and 8 brothers and 3 sisters.

A visitation will be held on Wednesday July 30, 2025, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Winkel Funeral Home in Otsego, Michigan, continuing on Thursday at 10:00 at the Otsego United Methodist Church, until the time of service at 11:00 a.m. A private burial will be held in North Shore Memorial Gardens in Coloma, MI.

She will forever be remembered in our hearts as a loving mother, an adoring grandmother, and a devoted friend whose legacy will continue through the lives she touched.

Memorial contributions in her memory may be directed to Otsego United Methodist Church, or Western Michigan Cancer Center.