Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Croel, Myron Charles October 20, 2019
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Ionia Sentinel Standard- Sat. Oct. 26, 2019

MYRON CROEL, 81
Myron Charles Croel was born on March 21, 1938 in Ionia. He passed away 
October 20, 2019, at Loma Linda Hospital in California.

He is survived by his wife Debbie; daughters Brenda Rockafellow and Casey 
Porter and son Ben Croel; grandchildren Garrett (Magda) Rockafellow, Sam 
(Bre) Rockafellow, Will and Jake Porter,Curtis Croel (Margarita) and Curtis's 
daughter Coraline; step-daughter Christine Cecil and Children Tinsley (Noah) 
and Tinsley's sons Maverick, DJ and Darren; step-daughter Roxie (Mike) McNabb 
and children Clayton, Matthew, and Ella. He is survived by his sister Carolyn 
(Gary) Graham and niece Cynthia (Jeff) Foura and their children Brennan, 
Nathan, and Carissa; niece Angela (Dan) Malinowski and their children 
Kristina and Tyler. He was preceded in death by his parents Charles and Lula 
Croel and younger brother Gary Croel.

Myron grew up in Michigan and graduated from ionia High School in 1955. He 
joined the Army and served in Korea as a M.P. After the military he attended 
Davenport University in Grand Rapids. Shortly thereafter, he started his 50-
plus year career with Culligan Water. Through his life, he owned three 
different Culligan franchises and earned many top performance awards.

Myron worked very hard to provide for his family and played just as hard. He 
flew as a private pilot and loved his plane. His passion for off-road racing 
earned him the Nissan Cup Championship in 1984. He is considered a 
"legend"and will be greatly missed in the racing community. He had a 
checkered past under the checkered flag-red cup in hand with a big smile on 
his face.

He loved everything including but not limited to cars, motorcycles, 
airplanes, boats, jet skis, hunting, golfing, shuffleboard, RVs and partying. 
He was a devout Republican and attended both the Trump Inauguration and the 
Women's March on Washington.

Many many people loved Myron. He had countless friends He was renowned for 
his kindness and generosity, and for playing Santa every year for less 
fortunate children. He loved life and lived it to the fullest.

A celebration of life will be held at Silver Lakes clubhouse on 27801 
Mountain Springs Road in Helendale, Calif. at 1 p.m on Sunday Oct.27. Another 
celebration is planned for November at Croel Deer Camp in Michigan. Please 
join us for a toast to Myron.

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