Bonnie Kay (Hoffman) Rocco

Bonnie K. (Hoffman) Rocco,75, of Marshall died on Tuesday January 19, 2021 at Promedica Coldwater Regional Hospital following a short illness.

Bonnie was born on March 21, 1945 in Marshall to Dale and Marie (Clark) Hoffman. She graduated from Marshall High School in 1963. On April 17, 1964 she married Jack O. Rocco in Marshall at the Brooks Memorial United Methodist Church.

Bonnie worked with children in both Woodford County Schools in Kentucky and Marshall Public Schools, which is where she spent several years prior to retiring. Bonnie always considered her work, really not work, because she wanted to spend time helping the children each day. The day after Bonnie retired, she put her time back into the schools by volunteering to read to children because of her passion to impact their lives. She was also a mainstay at the Marshall Schools' sporting events watching and cheering on her kids, grandkids and any other kids who played. You could always find her after the games talking to the players commending them for a good game and giving them a pat on the back. She spent 56 years with the love of her life, Jack Rocco, making so many wonderful memories. They traveled to many exotic places for adventures, watched their grandchildren at many sporting events, plays, dance recitals and just loved being together. She was a member of the East Eckford Community Church. This gave her a chance to extend her friendships with the other members. She also took time to talk with the grandchildren of the congregation. Bonnie was a familiar smiling face at several different community organizations such as; 4-H, Fredonia Grange, BE Henry Building, Calhoun County Fairgrounds, Ellis Corners School Board, Tekonsha Schools, Young Farmers, Wilder Creek Conservation Club, Houston School, and Relay for Life. It was so important for her to share love, so she spent her time with the 4-H going into underrepresented communities to provide guidance and counseling to young children. Due to all her activities with the 4-H, guidance provided to 4-H members and leadership with the Houston School, the Calhoun County Fairground Board gave her a lifetime membership. One of her favorite volunteer projects was with the Grange where she and Jack were able to deliver some of the dictionaries for the third-grade students in the area schools. She led the efforts for Tekonsha Schools to build a track for their high school athletes. Bonnie's beautiful smile, kind heart and love will be missed dearly by her family and friends. She will be checking on all of us to make sure we are sharing love with others.

She is survived by her husband of 56 years Jack; her children Rod (Jennifer) Rocco, Tod (Mia) Rocco and Deanne (Rick) Meadows. She was the best role model her children could ask for and she provided them with the groundwork for sharing their love with others. She loved and was so proud of her six grandchildren: Jarod, Isaiah, Sarah, Isaac, TJ and Rachel Rocco. They are the smartest and best looking as she would say. She is also survived by her brother Vaughn (Rose) Hoffman and Larry (Norma) Hoffman. She was preceded in death by her parents.

Visitation will take place on Thursday February 4, 2021 from 4-7pm at the Kempf Family Funeral and Cremation Services 723 US Hwy 27 N Marshall MI 49068, and visitation will take place from 9am-7pm Friday, February 5, 2021 with family present from 4-7pm. Due to Covid19 there will be marked entrances and exits to be used along with following the state and local mask and social distancing guidelines. Funeral services celebrating her life will take place at 11am on Saturday February 6, 2021 at the Kempf Family Funeral and Cremation Services 723 US Hwy 27 N Marshall MI 49068 with Pastor Ralph McCarty officiating. Memorial contributions are requested for the Fredonia Grange for the Words for 3rds program. Memorials may be mailed to the Kempf Funeral Home Po Box 519 Marshall MI for delivery to the charity. Leave a personal message and sign online guestbook at https://www.kempffuneralhome.com . Bonnie's funeral service will be streamed on her obituary page of the Kempf Family Funeral and Cremations Services https://www.kempffuneralhome.com