Michelle Baldwin Van Pelt Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Michelle Baldwin Van Pelt, 61, passed away on Friday June 3, 2022 in Orange Beach, AL. She was born in Mobile, AL on January 7, 1961 after navigating Senior Bowl traffic. She is proceeded in death by parents Michael & Carmeleita Baldwin She is survived by her husband George T. (Tommy) Van Pelt Jr., children Caroline Gardner (Levi), Michael Van Pelt (girlfriend Elizabeth Hartzog), two precious granddaughters Merritt Carmelita Gardner and Hazel Santure Gardner, two sisters Deborah Baldwin Kalifeh (Paul) of Daphne, Carmelita Baldwin Sipple (John) of Point Clear, and many nieces and nephews Paul Kalifeh II of San Francisco, Amanda Francis of Montrose, Monica Kurth of Daphne, and Michael Starr of Aurora, CO. Michelle graduated in 1979 from Robertsdale High School. She was involved in many activities such as cheerleading & Homecoming Queen. Michelle continued her first-year education at Springhill College and graduated from Auburn University in 1983 with a degree in International Trade and Foreign Languages with her emphasis in German. While at Auburn she was a member of Chi Omega social Sorority and a Sigma Phi Epsilon little sister. Michelle married Tommy Van Pelt in 1984 and moved to the Van Pelt family farm in Walnut Hill, FL and eventually Orange Beach, AL. She and her family enjoyed the United Methodist Church, boating, great friends and neighbors, and cruising to Pirate’s Cove. Visitation will be held at Mack Funeral Home in Robertsdale on Wednesday, June 8, 2022 from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM with a graveside service to follow at 2:45 PM at Belforest Catholic Cemetery (located on Co Rd 64 6-1/2miles west of Loxley, AL) In lieu of Flowers, gifts can be made to Embrace Alabama Kids (formerly United Methodist Children's Home), the American Cancer Society, and the Legacy Fund at the Orange Beach United Methodist Church https://www.orangebeachumc.org/legacy

Michelle Baldwin Van Pelt

January 7, 1961 - June 3, 2022