Dolores “Maxine” Cicotte

Dolores “Maxine” Cicotte, age 91, of Tecumseh passed away Saturday, Aug. 10, 2019 at Hospice of Lenawee surrounded by her family. She was born May 15, 1928 in Butler, Penn., a daughter of the late Arnold J. and Mary (Stover) McCoy. On April 7, 1945 she married James R. Cicotte and they shared 61 years together until his death in 2007. Maxine was a member of the Tecumseh VFW ladies auxiliary and loved reading and word puzzles.

She is survived by her children, Vicki (James) Graff of Tecumseh, Donna (Glenn) Lapham of Cedar Lake, Ind., formerly of Tecumseh, and Martin Cicotte of Marine City, Mich; five grandchildren, Sheryl (Tim) Myers of Monroe, Shelly (Kevin) Gravlin of Canton, Mandy (Aaron) Kellogg formerly of Tecumseh, SSgt Kelly Cicotte formerly of Marine City and Megan Cicotte of Marine City; five great-grandchildren, Justin Myers, Tyler Myers and Spencer Myers all of Monroe, Sydnee Gravlin of Canton and Logan Kellogg formerly of Tecumseh. Along with her parents and husband, James, she was also preceded in death by 11 siblings.

Funeral services for Maxine were held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 13, at the Tecumseh Chapel of Handler Funeral Home with Pastor Tom Hawkins officiating. Visitation was held on Monday, Aug. 12, at the funeral home and also prior to the service on Tuesday. Burial followed at Michigan Memorial Park. Memorial contributions may be to Hospice of Lenawee. Online condolences may be offered to the family at handlerfuneralhomes.com.