Brenda Kay Ocobock

Brenda Kay Ocobock (Tubergen), 52, of Traverse City, MI went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, May 8th, 2018. She was preceded in death by her brother, Bernard Tubergen Jr, grandparents, Clarence and Rena Wolters and Hank and Dorothy Tubergen, mother and father in-law Marcella and H. Jack Ocobock, and brother-in-law, Douglas A. Ocobock.

She will lovingly be remembered by her husband of 31 years, Jack; children, Jason, Amanda (Brian), and Jack; her grandsons; Nick, Tyler, Jayden, Riley, Tucker, and Cole; parents, Ben and Gloria Tubergen; sister, Barb (Tom) Lammers; sisters and brother in-laws, Jean and Marve Dirkse, Karen and Frank Bartoszek, Nancy and Ron Zeerip, Larry and Barb Ocobock, and Beth and Jim Nickels, along with many nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Brenda’s passion was caring for people, working as a nurse with her loving second family at Northwest Michigan Dermatology. Her life was cut short due to her 21 year battle with melanoma. She would wish for any memorial contributions to be made to The Melanoma Research Foundation.

A mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Saturday, May 12th at 11AM at St. Mary’s of Hannah Catholic Church, 2912 M-113, Kingsley, MI. Relatives and friends may meet with the family Friday, May 11th from 6-8PM at Covell Funeral Home, 200 N. Brownson Ave., Kingsley, MI, as well as at 10AM Saturday at the church before the funeral mass.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Covell Funeral Home of Kingsley.