Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Gorby, Eugene "Gene" January 12, 2019 ************************************************ 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: Pat Currigan currigan1932@comcast.net August 16, 2020, 4:40 pm Ionia Sentinel Standard-Sat. Jan. 18, 2019 EUGENE GORBY, 76 Eugene "Gene" Gorby age 76 passed away peacefully on Saturday January 12, 2019. Gene was born on September 14, 1942 to Pearl and Laurel (Barnes) Gorby in Sparta, MI. On October 23, 1987, he married the love of his life, the former Charlene Bennett. He worked early on as a farmer, then drove truck for many years, eventually being the plant manager at Specialty Block/Consumers Concrete Ready-Mix. Gene loved woodworking traveling and going to the casino. He was a big jokester, and everyone loved that about him. He is preceded in death by his parents, and his daughter-in-law Keli Gorby. Gene is survived by hi loving wife, Charlene Corby of Ionia; sons, Scott Gorby (Sheri Pearce) of Ionia, Kevin (Lynette) Gorby of Ionia, Darryl Gorby of Mount Pleasant and Brian (Audra) Gorby of Caledonia; step-children, Bryan (Sherry) Lott of Ionia, Rhonda (Gary) Roe of Holt and Jody Trumble of Texas; brothers Kenneth Gorby of Tennessee, Keith (Lori) Gorby of Ionia and David (Glenda) Gorby of Belding; sisters, Beverly Dean of Florida and Marcia Gaetano (Jim Betts) of Comstock park; he is survived by numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. A visitation will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, January 19, at Lake Funeral Home in Ionia. Committal service following visitation at the Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Mid-Michigan Hospice House of Lansing, Online condolences may be made at www.lakefuneralhomes.com File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/g/gorby38259nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb