Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Duits, Robert E. February 10, 2012 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Nan Wheaton wheaton1624@yahoo.com March 12, 2017, 1:11 pm Portland Review - Feb. 26, 2012 Robert E. Duits, Mesa, Arizona- Formerly of Portland and Lansing. Age 83, passed away on February 11, 2012, in Mesa, Arizona. He was born on January 19, 1929 in Sioux Center, Iowa the son of Jacob and Jenny (VanRoukel) Duits. Bob was a member of Velda Rose Methodist Church in Mesa and the Portland United Methodist Church. He enjoyed working woodworking, traveling, hunting and fishing. Bob retired after 40 years as a sheet metal model maker journeyman and supervisor at Oldsmobile Engineering Department in Lansing. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Barbara I. (Duits) Mileski. Surviving are his wife of 61 years, Mary Lou; daughters, Lori (Clifford) Vetter, Cindy (John) Visser both of Sunfield and Sharon (Terry) Miller of Perry; 8 grandchildren; 7 great grandchildren; brothers Wayne Duits and Kenneth Duits; sister Rose Gibbs. The Memorial Service will be conducted by Pastor Keith Treman at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, February 29, 2012 at Portland United Methodist Church. The family will receive friends from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the service. Memorial contributions may be made to Banner Hospice, 7231 E. Broadway Rd.; Mesa, AZ 85209 or the Portland United Methodist Church in memory of Mr. Duits. Online condolences may be made at www.lehmanfuneralhomes.com. Additional Comments: Services: 29 February 2012 Danby cemetery Sec. 4B #183 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/d/duits5900gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb