Cindy Choquette
Cindy Choquette, 74, of Plant City, died Dec. 9, 2016, due to complications of throat cancer.
She was born Jan. 14, 1942, in Detroit, Michigan, the only child of Walter and Irene Johnson. She grew up in Detroit and graduated from Pershing High School in 1960. She went on to Detroit’s Deaconess School of Nursing and graduated as a registered nurse. Her career began at Ypsilanti State Hospital and she eventually moved to Ford Motor Company, where she spent 23 years. She retired as a corporate occupational nurse in 1997. After her retirement, she moved to Plant City and spent time traveling with her husband, Don. She loved the Caribbean and loved visiting islands. Her favorite was Aruba. She inherited a love of fine china from her mother and accumulated a collection of tea cups from around the world. She never met a cat or dog she didn’t love, and opened her heart and home to many strays over the years.
She is survived by her husband of 39 years, Don Choquette; son, Jeffrey Whitehead (Samantha); son, Gregory Whitehead; stepdaughters, Tressa Ferris (Don) and Robin Slatick (Jim); stepsons, Tim Choquette (Judy) and Torrey Choquette; 14 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Walter and Irene Johnson; and stepson, Todd Choquette.
A memorial service will be held in the spring in Clinton, Michigan.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Deaconess Nursing Scholarships, at Deaconess-Healthcare.com. Memorial contributions also may be made to the American Cancer Society at Cancer.org, or to the Humane Society at HumaneSociety.org.
Online condolences may be made at HopewellFuneral.com.
