Michelle Lou-Ann Burgess

May 20, 1982 - September 30, 2021

Michelle Lou-Ann Burgess, 39, of Watervliet died Thursday, September 30, 2021 at the Spectrum Lakeland Medical Center in St.Joseph due to Covid complications. Services celebrating her life will be held at 3 PM on Thursday, Oct 7, at the Fairplain Chapel of Florin Funeral Service in Benton Township. The visitation will begin at 2 PM on Thursday at the Fairplain Chapel. Cremation will follow the service. Memorial may be made to the family. Please share messages or memories at www.florin.net. Michelle was born on May 20, 1982 in Kalamazoo to Freeman and Donna Burgess. She graduated from Watervliet High School in 2001. Michelle was employed at the Stratosphere Company where she was an inspector for more than 15 years. She was a member of the Word of Life Fellowship in Watervliet. Her favorite hobby was roller skating. Michelle also enjoyed going to the beach and taking pictures of the world around her. She liked being with her family and friends and was always doing things for others. Michelle was a beautiful soul and was a very giving and loving individual. Her family includes her son, Dylan, of Watervliet; her mother, Donna Burgess, of Watervliet; her sister, Erin Anderson, of South Bend; her several Uncles; her Aunt; and her many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father, Freeman, in 2008 and her brother, Christopher.