Jody Lynn Budde, 76, died Jan. 17, 2026. She was born Jan. 25, 1949, in Grand Rapids, Mich., to Jack and June Blair. She was raised in Michigan along with her younger sisters, Robin Blair, Jackie Sayfie and Becky Miller. She loved to spend time with her grandparents at the cottage in Grand Haven, Lake Michigan. She graduated from Ottawa Hills High School, graduating in 1969, and went on to attend Central Michigan University where she earned her teaching