Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Brock, Harold Wesley January 24, 2023
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Hasting's Reminder-Saturday January 28, 2023

                           Harold Wesley Brock

Harold Wesley Brock, age 86 of Lake Odessa, MI passed away on Tuesday, Jan.24, 
2023 at Clearstream of Hastings.

Harold was born on April 8, 1936 in Portland, MI to Gilbert and Gladah (Leak) 
Brock. Harold graduated from Woodland High School in 1954 and went on to served 
his country in the United States Air Force from 1956-1959 and in the reserves 
until 1962.

He worked as machinist, welder, crane operator, and mechanic at Planet 
Corporation and Anderson Mobile Crane before spending the bulk of his working 
career at the eventually retiring form Clark Foundation in Lansing where he 
headed up the shop crew responsible for maintaining the heavy equipment to keep 
things running.

He married Pamela (Long) in 1965 and together spent almost 50 years raising 
their two daughters Jeri and Linda and hopelessly spoiling several fur kids. In 
years past, Harold enjoyed ATA trapshooting making it to the 26 yard line after 
jumping three yards at an offsite handicap shoot at the Grand American.

When not working, Harold enjoyed woodworking, fishing, traveling the U.S. by RV, 
restoring antique Old Town wood canoes, and restoring and rebuilding antique 
outboard motors. After retiring, he spent a summer making new kitchen cupboards 
in his workshop and then took Pam on an epic RV trip to Alaska. After losing Pam 
in 2014, he returned to clark Foundation part-time to fill his days and worked 
another five years until he started feeling the effects of Parkinson's.

Harold will be forever missed by daughters, Jeri and Linda; grandkids, Olivia, 
Cammy and Jellybean, and numerous nieces and nephews in the Brock and Long 
clans.

He joins in death his wife Pam, parents, Gilbert & Gladah (Leak) Brock, and 
sister, Anita Marie (Roy) Bauer.

A memorial visitation will be held at Koops Funeral Chapel in Lake Odessa on 
Saturday, Jan.28, 2023 from 2 until 4 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to these organizations:
 *Michael J.Fox Foundation (https:/give.michaeljfox.org)
 *American Outboard Motor Club Inc.Wolverine Chapter 
  (donation box available at memorial visitation)

Additional Comments:
U.S. Air Force 
Vietnam War

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