Harvey––Gordice L. Bigger, age 69, of 309 Little Lake Road, Harvey, entered eternal life Friday evening, January 11, 2008, at home, in the comforting care of her family and Lake Superior Hospice.
Gordice was born August 11, 1938, in Marquette, a daughter of Lee and Bernice (Jensen) Tolman, and was a lifelong Marquette resident. A graduate of the Graveraet High School, she was later employed as a cook at Marquette General Hospital, retiring in 2003 after over 25 years of service to the hospital and its patients. Gordice’s family was her life and she enjoyed preparing holiday dinners and summer backyard barbeques for family and friends. Her other interests included a love of blueberry picking, sharing time with hospital friends and family, and playing the slots at the casino. She was a member of St. Louis the King Catholic Church in Harvey.
Survivors include her husband, Edward Bigger; four daughters, Joanne Dionne of Marquette, Jayne (Steve Ball) Bigger, Peggy (Steve) Winters, and Julie (Melvin) Winters all of Skandia; a son, Paul Bigger of Marquette; her grandchildren, Nichole (Michael) Peterson, Sandra Sylvester, Jessica Bigger, Paula Winters, Amanda Strehlow, Kym Bigger, Maria Typhoon, Leander Madosh, Kenneth Winters, Joseph Winters, and Adam Winters; eight great-grandchildren, Taylor, Brittany, and Brianna Nault, Ashley Sylvester, Trinity Kerstetter, Lauryn and Steven Horne, and Brent Strehlow; three sisters, Cora (Fran) LeMieux of Gwinn, Rose Bowns of Rapid River, Evelyn Tolman of California; a brother, Gary (Karen) Tolman of Midland; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins. In addition to her parents, Gordice was preceded in death by a daughter, Ellen; two sisters, Shirley and Barbara; and two brothers, Gordon and Steven.
Friends may call at St. Louis the King Catholic Church in Harvey on Tuesday, January 15, from 11:00 am until 1:00 pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 1:00 pm Tuesday afternoon with Rev. Ben Paris, pastor, as celebrant. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to St. Louis the King Catholic Church, 264 Silver Creek Road, Marquette, MI 49855.