Vicki J. Smith

Vicki was born in the city of Wayne Michigan on Christmas Day in 1960. Her parents were Melvin and Martha Knope. She had several interest and passions. She loved to decorate, especially around all the holidays and create baskets, plant and grow flowers, travel to Traverse City, Petoskey, and anywhere in Florida by the ocean, and hang out with her mom and sisters. She loved the color purple and green was a distant second. Her passion was for animals. Especially her chocolate lab Mocha, rabbit Fluffy and her cat Mowser. Dogs, cats, rabbits, and birds. Specifically hummingbirds, which she would watch for at every opportunity from her swing on the deck outside where she placed multiple feeders She will be deeply missed by her husband Mike, her mother Martha, sisters Sandy (Bill) Karin, and Michelle, brothers Jeff (Lisa) and Michael (Shawna), also her sister in law Sue and brother in laws Tim (Rona), Richard, and Brian (Melissa) and many nieces and nephews. Memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer Society Click on the multimedia tab to view Vicki's video tribute.