Mabel Pearl Berry Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Westland, MI - Mabel Pearl Berry 89 passed away peacefully Saturday at Serine House adult foster care in Plymouth MI Mabel was born October 26, 1932, in Bismarck North Dakota, the Daughter of Everett and Juanita Akers. Mabel lived there for her first four years until a tragedy took her dad. Her mother packed up Mabel, Irene, and her baby brother Roy and moved back to Belleville MI. They lived in one bedroom at her mother's house. She always talked fondly about those times. She was very popular because of her sweet personality and became the Homecoming queen of Belleville High 1949. She worked her way into Michigan State Normal College later to be called (Eastern Michigan University) where she met the love of her life, Don Berry. They got married during Christmas break in 1953. They bought a house in Westland in 1955 where they raised 4 children and stayed until she had to move to adult foster care this January after a fall. Anyone that ever met Mom would say she is a sweet woman. She loved her family and would do anything for them without asking for anything in return. She had a way of making you feel like you were the best person in the world. Mom made holidays special! She would always be the first to sign up to be a room mother for school or den mother for cub scouts or girl scouts. Mom never missed one of our sporting events. Dad started liking the U of M football games and she went for 25 years but never went into the stadium. She loved to paint and read books. She loved her family and we loved her! Heaven got a new angel. She was preceded in death by her husband Don Berry, father Everett Akers mother Juanita Akers, sister Irene Warner, baby brother Roy Akers, daughter Kathrine Hammons, grandson Andrew Berry, and great-grandson Fredrick Hawkins. Mabel is survived by Michael (Julie) Berry, Ruby (Chris) Williams, Dylan, and Luka. Mark (Hauiqun li) Berry, Savanna, Douglass Wong, Caroline, Olivia Berry, He Yang, Ning Li, Breen Hammons, Nelson (Ashley Kasuba) Hammons officially August 21 part of the family Roxanne (Mark) Hawkins, Mark Jr.(Anna) Jullisa, Claire, Anthony (Skye), Lehiah, Arielle, Grace, Candice Hawkins, Christina, Monica (Timothy) Evans, Timothy Jr.(Mellisa) Paisley, Tyler (Alexis), Xavier (Chrystal), Xavier II, Isereal, Kreshendal, Angelina Hammons, Justin Pronyk, Paul (Mary) Berry, Natalie (Trevor), Berry-Stone, Felix (Alex Berry-Santoro) Courtney, Carmella, Sophia. A service will be held at Newburg United Methodist Church in Livonia at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, August 3, 2022. Her ashes will be spread immediately after in the memorial garden at the church. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the Salvation Army of Plymouth, 9451 South Main Street, Plymouth, Michigan 48170. To share a memory, please use the Share a Memory tab on this web page.

Mabel Pearl Berry

October 26, 1932 - July 23, 2022