Mr. Mickey Allen Portrum

***A FUNERAL SERVICE IN LOVING MEMORY FOR MR. MICKEY ALLEN PORTRUM WILL BE HELD TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2023, AT OUR FUNERAL HOME. ****NOTE: PLEASE SEE FUNERAL SERVICE TIMES LISTED BELOW**** ****PLEASE NOTE THE FAMILY IS REQUESTING THAT MASKS ARE WORN AND WE WILL PROVIDE HAND SANITIZER WHEN ENTERING OUR BUILDING. If you have any questions, please contact us at: (269) 342-1000 _________________________________ THE OBITUARY Mickey Allen Portrum was born in Allegan, Michigan on October 2nd, 1961 to the union of Melvin J Portrum and Donita Smith. Along the journey growing up with Mickey, were his brother and three sisters. Mickey was an avid writer in college, detailing his experiences throughout his life. Mickey spent his early adulthood working as a nursing assistant at Bronson Hospital and Metron of Kalamazoo. He prided himself on taking care of his patients, and he earned numerous achievements outlining just how passionate he was for patient care. Later in life, Mickey graduated from Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Institute with honors, where he learned a wide variety of techniques and even had the pleasure of cooking for widely known celebrities such as Janet Jackson. Mickey also had a serious passion for life, he loved spending time at the county fairs, fishing, hunting, cooking for his friends and family, and making people laugh. One passion that was constant throughout his life was the passion and love for his family. Mickey had three children, all of which included one son and two daughters. Mickey loved his children with all of his heart, and you would always catch him showing off his kids and telling everyone just how much he loved them. Mickey, though he had his faults, loved his family and friends, and he loved them with all of his heart. Mickey Allen Portrum, aged 62, unexpectedly left his earthly body on October 26th, 2023. Preceding Mickey in death are his mother and father, Donita and Melvin Portrum; his brother, Curtis, his niece, Tristan, his great nephew, Aiden, and his aunt, Minnie; and many other aunts, uncles, and cousins. Surviving Mickey in death include his three children, Chance Portrum, Samara Cardona (Portrum), and Tia Portrum; his grandson Kai Cardona; son-in-laws, Isaiah Cardona and Marvin Harrell; his sisters, Deborah, Candace, and Fayna; nephews, Ladon, Trey, Ryan, Devaughn, Dante, and Jason; neices to include Radeisha and Shannell; his ex wife, Ruth Portrum, his best friends Kenni Dent, Curtis Landwer, and Everett Halley, and a wealth of cousins, nieces, nephews, family, and friends who loved him dearly.

Mr. Mickey Allen Portrum

October 2, 1961 - October 26, 2023