| Deborah Bunn Alley | |
| March 31, 1948 - May 10, 2010 | |
| of Northport, MI | |
| Memorial Service: 10:00 a.m. July 17, 2010 at Atwill Memorial Chapel 932 N Birchwood Dr. Northport, MI 49670 | |
| Deborah Bunn Alley, 62, of Northport, MI died Monday, May 10, 2010 at Midwest Palliative and Hospice Care Center in Skokie, Illinois.
She was born on March 31, 1948 in Springfield, Illinois the daughter of the late George Regan Bunn, Sr. and the late Nancy Heidrich Bunn. She most recently resided in Northport, Michigan.
Deborah graduated from The Masters School in Dobbs Ferry, New York and the University of Colorado at Boulder. She received graduate degrees from the University of Illinois at Springfield and the New York School of Design. She supported many charitable organizations including the Atwill Memorial Chapel of Northport Point, Michigan, the Leelanau Children’s Center, and the Leelanau Conservancy.
“Walayla” embodied the mystical and captured the imagination of children and adults alike in Northport Point at her Faerie School. Under the mantra “BELIEVE”, she lifted and inspired those around her with courage, positive energy and enthusiasm during her 15 year battle with ovarian cancer. She was a dedicated mother, grandmother, wife, sister, friend and faerie godmother to many.
Deborah was preceded in death by her husband, William J. Alley, and is survived by her son, Brayton Bunn Alley (wife, Pim) of Lake Forest, Illinois, grandsons George Pittman Bunn Alley and Grant Davidson Doerr Alley, and siblings George Regan Bunn, Jr. of New York, New York; Pamela Bunn Brown of Springfield, Illinois; Arthur Heidrich Bunn of Springfield, Illinois; and many nieces and nephews. She was touched by the outpouring of love and support from friends and family and wanted everyone to know that she was at peace.
A memorial service and interment will be held at Atwill Memorial Chapel on Saturday, July 17, 2010 at 10:00 A.M. In lieu of flowers the family requests that a donation be made to one of the following organizations: The Deborah Bunn Alley Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation, Care of The Northern Trust Company, 265 E. Deerpath Road,
Lake Forest, IL 60045. Atwill Memorial Chapel, 105 N, Northcott Drive, Northport, MI 49670. The Leelanau Children's Center (Northport Center), P. O. Box 317, Leland, MI 49654. Info: Wenban Funeral Home, Lake Forest (847) 234-0022 or www.wenbanfh.com.
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