Nola Nan Kirk

Nola Kirk, 72, of Six Lakes, passed away Sunday, August 6, 2017, at her home. Cremation has taken place and no service is planned. Memorial contributions may be made to the wishes of the family. Envelopes are available at Charles R. Lux Family Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant. Nola was born May 7, 1945, in the family home in Shepherd, MI, daughter of the late Arlie and Trina (Mapes) Ingraham. Nola attended Riverdale elementary and graduated from Alma High School. On July 31, 1964 she married Kenneth G. Kirk and they settled in Six Lakes, Michigan where Nola resided until her passing. Nola was active in the community, volunteering on the Belvedere Township Planning Committee as the secretary. Some of her favorite pastimes were golfing, gardening, cooking, and baking. Nola played golf on a league for over 20 years. She loved being outdoors and spent many hours sharing that love with her children and grandchildren. The majority of her time was spent with her family and grandchildren providing day care for her grandchildren before they started school. She attended many soccer games, golf matches and hockey games supporting her grandchildrens sport events. Nolas last few years were spent at her home, doing things she enjoyed, mowing lawn and taking walks with her loyal companion, George, her Labrador Retriever. Nola is survived by two children, Kelly (Brendan Talty) Kirk of Mount Pleasant, Gary Kirk of McBride; four grandchildren, Bercan Talty, Torin Talty, and Samantha Kirk, Alexandria Kirk; and three sisters, Sandy Houck of Boyne Falls, Brenda Brink of New Hampshire, and Gayla (Bruce) Jones of Arizona. She was preceded in death by her parents; and husband, Kenneth Kirk in 2014.