Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson, 56, of Eau Claire, MI passed away Sunday, November 17, 2019 in the woods in Dowagiac. A Celebration of Life Service will be held 11:00 A.M., Thursday, November 21, 2019 at Clark Chapel, 405 Center St., Dowagiac. Burial will follow at Keeler Township Cemetery. Friends may visit from 10:00 A.M. until 11:00 A.M., Thursday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Domestic Violence Shelter YWCA in South Bend or Camp Mill House in South Bend. Those wishing to share a memory of Michael online may do so at www.clarkch.com Michael was born March 28, 1963 in St. Joseph, MI to Francis & Sandra (Priebe) Jackson. Michael graduated from Dowagiac High School in 1981. On May 18, 1985 he married Andy Mollett in Hartford. Michael worked as a supervisor at the Berrien County Fair Grounds, at Gast Manufacturing and for the Pokagon Band. Michael was a master of many trades and very helpful to all. He was an avid outdoorsman. Hunting, fishing, trapping, cooking and tree tapping were some of the many activities he enjoyed. His grandchildren were the light of his life. Michael is survived by his wife Andy Jackson; mother Sandra Jackson; children Alicia Jackson, Abbie (Kasey) Kusch and Kyle (Serrina) Malott; grandchildren Jacob Jackson, Jaden Kusch, Finly Kusch and Nanaquiba Malott; siblings Kim (Jeff) Nyquist and Tim Jackson; sister-in-law Tina Jackson; brother-in-law Mark Doucette; and nieces and nephews Autumn Mollett, Olivia Bachteal, Amanda Turner, Darren Turner, Megan Doucette, Jillian Nyquist and Wyatt Irwin. Michael was preceded in death by his father, Francis Jackson and sister, Kristi Doucette.