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• Pop Up Party in the Park

  • When
    Thursday, September 10, 2026
  •  
    6:00 PM
  • Location
    CSA Community Park

  

  
  

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• CSA September Board Meeting

  • When
    Saturday, September 12, 2026
  •  
    9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
  • Location
    Stony Lake Inn Large Dining Room

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  Cobmoosa Shores Board Meeting

  Saturday, September 12, 2026  · 9:00 – 11:30am

  Stony Lake Inn

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• Mary Dean Celebration of Life

  • When
    Saturday, September 12, 2026
  •  
    1:00 PM
  • Location
    Dean Cottage 4113 S. Ottawa Trail

  Pete has invited his Cobmoosa neighbors and friends to come together to celebrate Mary.

  Please join Pete at the Dean home on Saturday, September 12th at 1:00 PM. It will be a chance to gather as a community, share some good conversation, and celebrate Mary surrounded by friends and neighbors. If you’re able to attend, please send Pete an email at dean881@gmail.com so he knows you’ll be joining the celebration.

  We hope you’ll stop by and join us!
  Everyone in the Cobmoosa community is welcome.

  
  

  Mary Ruth Dean lived life on her own terms, with a camera in her hand, a song in her heart, and her signature waist-length hair flowing behind her. On her own terms, too, she made her peaceful transition, leaving behind a legacy of creativity, fierce resilience, and love.

  For 42 years, Mary shared a deeply rooted partnership with her husband, Peter. Together, they poured their hearts into restoring a family home overlooking Lake Michigan-a sanctuary where they spent her retirement years watching the water and sharing space with her beloved cat, Lumpy.

  Mary's professional life was split between grounding logic and soaring art. For 22 years, she was a pillar of the administration at Aquinas College. Outside the office, she was a gifted photographer with an eye for the soul of a moment, and a vocalist blessed with a powerful, operatic voice. She sang with the Grand Rapids Symphony Chorus, the Bach Chorale, and the Evangelical Chorale Society of Grand Rapids. Mary also recorded professionally, but her most memorable performances were the ones that came straight from the heart. Her favorite song to perform was "For Good" from the musical Wicked-a piece she famously and movingly sang at her mother-in-law's funeral, embodying the lyric: "Because I knew you, I have been changed for good."

  In her later years, Mary faced a formidable opponent in Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. Though the joint disorder increasingly compromised her daily living, Mary fought with everything she had to maintain her independence and live as normally as possible. She refused to let her diagnosis define her spirit. In a final, characteristic act of generosity and grace, Mary donated her beautiful, waist-length hair to Locks of Love upon her passing.

  Mary didn't want a somber mourning. To honor her vibrant life, a celebration for her family and friends will be held on September 12, 2026. In lieu of flowers, the family kindly requests that donations be made in Mary's name to Ehlers-Danlos syndrome research foundation. (https://www.ehlers-danlos.com/research)

  
  

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• CSA October Board Meeting

  • When
    Saturday, October 10, 2026
  •  
    9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
  • Location
    Stony Lake Inn Large Dining Room

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  Cobmoosa Shores Board Meeting

  Saturday,  October 10, 2026  · 9:00 – 11:30am

  Stony Lake Inn

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  Video call link: https://meet.google.com/isq-eeyq-qpa

  Or dial: ‪(US) +1 806-410-3999‬ PIN: ‪750 626 955‬#

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• CSA November Board Meeting

  • When
    Saturday, November 14, 2026
  •  
    9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
  • Location
    Stony Lake Inn Large Dining Room

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  Cobmoosa Shores Board Meeting

  Saturday,  November 14,  2026  · 9:00 – 11:30am

  Stony Lake Inn

  Google Meet joining info

  Video call link: https://meet.google.com/isq-eeyq-qpa

  Or dial: ‪(US) +1 806-410-3999‬ PIN: ‪750 626 955‬#

  More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/isq-eeyq-qpa?pin=3596355990547

  
  

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