Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Dobie, Gerald D. "Jerry" August 16, 2013
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Lakewood News - sat. Aug. 17, 2013

Gerald (Jerry) D. Dobie- After a short battle with cancer, Jerry met his match 
in the game of life on Aug. 16, 2013.


He was born June 22, 1935 in St. Louis, MI of Harry (Pete) Dobie and Dorothy 
(Welch) Dobie VandeMark. Upon graduating from MSU with a civil engineering 
degree, Jerry went to work for Michigan Dept. of Transportation. Jerry held 
many positions with MDOT, starting with project engineer and finally with 
highway construction chief.

He oversaw all highway construction and improvements on Michigan's 9,500 mile 
highway system, retiring in 1995 after 37 years of dedication. His proudest 
accomplishment was being the chief supervising engineer for the completion of 
the Zilwaukee Bridge in 1987. His passion was to play golf with his sons, 
especially the Tuesday night Dobie golf league.

Jerry was preceded in death by his brother, Marvin (Leroy) Dobie and brother-in-
law, Donald Rhodes.


He is survived by his wife, Marcy (Lathrop) Senters Dobie and their seven sons, 
Scott (Karen) Dobie, Greg (Kathy) Dobie, Doug (Deb) Dobie, Tom (Sheri) Dobie, 
Marc (Tonya) Senters, Bret (Stephanie) Senters, and Drew (Susan Grice) Senters. 
Also surviving is his sister, Janet Rhodes and sister-in-law, Shelia Dobie. 

Jerry always claimed he will continue to live on through his seven sons, 18 
grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at Koops Funeral Chapel, 935 Fourth Ave., Lake 
Odessa, 2 p.m. Wednesday, August 21, 2013. Visitation will be Tuesday, August 
20, from 1-3 and 6-8 p.m. Interment will follow immediately at Woodland 
Cemetery.

Contributions may be made to the Barry County Commission on Aging and/or Barry 
Community Hospice. 

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