Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Hanchett, Richard Joseph 2006 ************************************************ 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: Sandy Heintzelman sheintz@iserv.net April 5, 2014, 2:17 pm Ionia Sentinel Standard, 27 Oct 2006 Richard ‘Dick’ Joseph Hanchett, 64, of Muir, loving husband, father, and grandfather passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on Wednesday, October 25, 2006. Born June 5, 1942 in Lansing, Michigan, and served in the United State Marines for four years. Richard retired from Ameritech in 1994 after 30 years and served many positions with Communications Workers of America Local # 4040. For over 30 years, Richard held many positions in Scouting, was Scoutmaster of Troop 225 of Lansing and Assistant Scoutmaster of Troop 85 in Ionia. He was a member of the Brotherhood of the Order of the Arrow, Nacha Tindey Lodge of Gerald R. Ford Council. Richard was an active youth leader, member of Lyons-Muir Church; enjoyed camping, fishing, hunting and the outdoors. Surviving are his wife of 40 years, Carol; son, Scott (Kim) Hanchett of Charlotte; daughter, Julie (Charles) Clayton of Muir; brother, James Hanchett of Cadillac; proud grandfather of 10 grandchildren; and a large loving family and many friends. Funeral services will be held Monday, October 30, 11 a.m. at the Lyons-Muir Church, Muir, Michigan with Pastor Bert Nelson, officiating. Interment will be held in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Lansing. The family will receive friends at the Gorsline-Runciman Funeral Homes, 205 E. Washington, DeWitt Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. and to 6 to 8 p.m. and Monday at the Church 1 hour prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Lyons-Muir Church Bell Tower Fund or Sparrow Hospice Services, P. O. Box 30480, Lansing, MI 48909 in memory of Richard Hanchett. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/h/hanchett24340nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb