Mary Pauline Carruthers

It is with great sadness that Heaven gained another Angel. Mary Pauline (Wyant, Vandervort) Carruthers passed away December 4, 2023. She was born August 17, 1936 in Pennsylvania and on February 14, 1953 she married and started her family with Jim Vandervort. Together they had four children: Ken (Linda) Vandervort, Stan (Mardella) Vandervort, Dorothy (Don Stoughton) Jorgensen, Randy Vandervort, and son-in-law Jerry Jorgensen and step-children John (Bobbye) Carruthers. Mary was preceded in death by her parents, all of her siblings, son: Randy Vandervort, and great grandsons: Aiden & Landen Jorgensen. Mary lived a long, full life and she was loved dearly by all her family and friends. On Aug. 28, 1998 she retired from Parker Hannifin and she married Dick Carruthers May 13, 2005. Her favorite things to do were traveling, bowling, golfing, going to church, eating out with family/friends, going to all her grandchildren and great-grandchildren's events and having family get-togethers. Through the years, she traveled all over the world! She got to see most of the United States and also traveled overseas to China and Europe. She was very active in the community and on the board for many bowling/golf leagues and Church Committees, which she truly enjoyed. Mary also volunteered with Hospice. There are so many amazing people that she became close with, and those friendships meant the world to her. Thank you for all the love and support during this time. The visitation will be this Saturday, December 9, 2023 from 10:00 am - 11:00 am at Winkel Funeral Home in Otsego, MI. The Memorial will be 11:00-12:00 pm and the luncheon will immediately follow next door at Liquid Note. In lieu of flowers please make donations to Compassus Hospice of Kalamazoo, Michigan, in memory of Mary Carruthers. Messages of condolence may be posted at WinkelFuneralHome.com.