Carrie Leigh Quintano (Ottinger) age 49 of Battle Creek, MI passed away Wednesday October 14, 2026 at Beacon Hospital in Kalamazoo, MI after succumbing to her injuries from an accident on May 8, 2026. She was born April 20, 1977, in Jackson Michigan to Gerald Leigh Ottinger and Charlene Marie Stegner. She was the youngest of three children.

Carrie graduated from the alternative school in Battle Creek MI. Carrie would later follow her love of cooking and further her education at culinary school in San Francisco, California, where she would meet the love of her life, Santiago Quintano Diaz, who she is survived by.

On October 21, 1999, in San Francisco CA, downtown at City Hall Carrie married Santiago Quintano. They would move back to Battle Creek MI where they would have their children and buy their forever home where they would raise their family.

Carrie loved with all her heart and moved through the world with kindness. She was a fierce woman who loved her family dearly. She was the life of the party when she walked in a room and would make it her sole mission to brighten someone’s day. She never wanted someone to feel alone and welcomed everyone into her home. The greatest way she showed everyone she cared was by her cooking and she would make sure you were full and left with extra.

In addition to her husband, Carrie is survived by her children, Jacqueline E. Quintano, Bryan Quintano, Mainor Quintano; grandchildren, Mateo Quintano, Damien Quintano; her sister, Sheila (Ken) Agny, nieces and nephews; thirteen great nieces and nephews; and countless friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Gerald L. Ottinger, Jr.