Michael Thomas Jackson, 68, of Putnam, Okla., passed away unexpectedly Monday, Nov. 12, 2018, at the Hilo Medical Center in Hilo, Hawaii. On July 21, 1950, he was born to the late Thomas Samuel Jackson and Helen (Rosenogle) Chokey in Kendallville. On July 3, 2002, he married, Carrie Jo Vandenberg in Hilo, Hawaii. Jackson was …read more.