Florence E. Ameloot

Florence E. Ameloot, age 90, a resident of Armada Township since 1973, and previously from Mt Clemens, passed away on Thursday, April 8, 2021 at Henry Ford Macomb Hospital in Clinton Township, MI.  Florence was born June 26, 1930 in Warren, Mi., the daughter of Alphonse & Octavia (Van Loo) Hellebuyck. She married Raymond Ameloot on July 16, 1949 at St Lawrence Catholic Church in Utica, MI.  Florence was a lifelong farmer, raising vegetables at their Hayes Road farm where they owned one of the first “Pick your own Vegetables” farms.  She also sold vegetables at the Eastern Market, the Farmer’s Market in Mt Clemens, the Armada Flea Market, and at her stand in front of his house on Hayes Road in Mt. Clemens.   Along with her family, they were long time members of St John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Allenton, where she taught catechism, trained the altar servers, and was a member of the Altar Society. Her hobbies include ceramics, gardening, and watching her birds. Florence is survived by her children: Barbara (Joseph) Drader of Grosse Pointe Woods, Linda (Wayne) Nemeth of Chesterfield Township, David (June) Ameloot of Ray Township, Lorraine (Stephen) Grix of Redford, Karen(Nathaniel DuPertuis) Ameloot of Salt Lake City, Utah and Michael (David Teeter) of Detroit.  Also survived by 11 grandchildren, 6 great grandchildren and sister Evelyn Hellebuyck. Preceded in death by her husband Ray on Feb 1, 2020, siblings George, Leo, Jerome Hellebuyck, and Esther Lambert.     Funeral services will take place on Monday, April 12 at 10 AM at St John Catholic Church in Allenton with burial to follow at West Berlin Cemetery .  Donations to St John the Evangelist Catholic Church would be appreciated.  Visitation will be on Sunday from 1-8 at the Henry M. Malburg Funeral Home, Romeo Michigan.