Denise Marie Pluta 67 of Paw Paw, died Saturday, April 16.
Born July 13, 1954, in Allegan, she was the daughter of the late George and Evelyn (Baweja) Schwartz, the sister of the late Bernard Schwartz; and the wife of the late George J. Pluta.
Denise was a resident of Paw Paw, served her community as a certified medical assistant for many years, and loved handcrafts, fishing, and spending time with family and friends.
Denise is survived by her two children, Shane (Jessica) Pluta, and Jessica (Kevin) Wesel; her brothers, George (Colleen) Schwartz, Mark (Laurie) Schwartz, and Mike (Sandy) Schwartz; sister-in-law, Kathy Schwartz; her grandchildren, Liberty (Josh), George, Kevin, E. Jarom, Basilio and Breck.
A funeral mass will be held at noon Monday, April 25, at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Dorr. The family will receive friends an hour before mass at St. Stanislaus.
In remembrance of Denise’s life, the family asks that any charitable donations be made to Zach Ford and his family as they battle Zach’s Stage 4 Ewing sarcoma diagnosis via https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-zach-ford-fight-ewing-sarcoma or through Venmo @Jennifer-Ford-10 (all donations to this Venmo account go directly to Zach’s medical bills).
