Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Chickering, Thomas September 16, 2024
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Ionia Shopper's Guide-Sat. September 21, 2024

       CHICKERING

Thomas Chickering, 81, of rural Rockford, passed away at Corewell Health 
Butterworth Hospital on September 16,2024. Thomas was born in Belding on June 3, 
1943, the son of Herbert and Helen (McGeough)Chickering.

After high school, he went on to work as a machine repairman at General Motors 
for over 30 years, "retired" for two weeks, and then went to work for Penske for 
another 5 years. He was a car man at heart and loved anything that went fast, he 
loved his GTO judge, and even built at Shelby Cobra Kit Car. An avid snowmobile 
fan, he enjoyed many trips to the U.P. to ride the trails, he especially enjoyed 
the trips he took to Yellowstone to ride. He was a tinkerer, you could always 
find him out in his shop working on something, when he wasn't tinkering, he 
liked to tell jokes and was an all-around social guy. He enjoyed his time with 
his breakfast buddies at the Bridge Street Cafe and never missed any of his 
grandkid's events. From sports to concerts and everything in between, he was a 
good grandpa and attended every event he could. Sometimes when there wasn't much 
else going on, he'd hop in his car and drive, sometimes up to Traverse City, 
just to have lunch and come back home.

Thomas is survived by his children; Tammi (Greg) Kneale of Lake Odessa, Chris 
(Shanon)Chickering of Saranac, his grandchildren:Megan Wittenbach, Amelia 
(Tyler) McGinnis, Mackenzie(Kevin)Treman, Mary O'Hara, Kylie (Joe) Hendes, 
Hunter Chickering, eight great-grandkids, his sibblings; Richard(Mary Lou) 
Chickering of Belding, Ceclia (Gene) Trebian of Shiloh, along with many other 
extended family members and friends. He is preceded in death by his parents, his 
wife Marilyn, a daughter; Darcey O'Hara, a son: Aaron Chickering, and a brother; 
Chick Chickering.

Memorial services will be held on Friday September 27th at 11 a.m. at Johnson 
Feuerstein Funeral Home, Belding. A visitation will be held on Thursday 
September 26th from 5pm-8pm, also at the funeral home. Memorial contributions in 
memory of Thomas may be directed to Corewell Health Hospice, envelopes will be 
available at the funeral home.

To send a message of condolence to the family, order flowers, or sign his online 
guestbook, please visit www.jffh.com

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