Denise Kitsch

Denise Annamarie Kitsch, age 29, of Kentwood, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, June 22, 2016. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Clyde M. Makolin, Arthur and Agnes Schmidt; great grandfather, John Govednik; cousin, Joshua Heinonen. She is survived by her sons, Joshua Clyde Kitsch and Matthew Christopher Kitsch; parents, Dennis and Debra Schmidt; sister, Deanna (Jonathan) Damm; niece and nephew, Jaxson William Damm, Dannaca Aspen Damm; grandmother, Marcia J. Makolin; many aunts, uncles, and cousins. Denise graduated from East Kentwood High School in 2004. Growing up, she was an accomplished figure skater and coached in the UP for a period of time. She loved the time she spent up north.  She worked as a cosmetologist and expressed her artistic and creative talent.  Funeral services will be held Monday at 6pm at Matthysse Kuiper DeGraaf Funeral Home, 4646 Kalamazoo Ave. SE, Kentwood.  Relatives and friends may meet the family on Monday for one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Interment Lakeview Cemetery in Calumet, MI.