Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Oesch, Kenneth "Ken" J. July 26, 2022 ************************************************ 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: Patricia Currigan currigan1932@comcast.net July 16, 2023, 11:27 am Hasting's Reminder - Saturday August 6, 2022 KENNETH J. OESCH Kenneth "Ken" J. Oesch of Hot Springs, AR and previously, Sunfield, MI passed away July 26, 2022. Ken was born n Grand Rapids,MI on November 27, 1947 and raised on a dairy farm in Alto, MI with his parents, Ernest and Ellen Oesch and sisters, Kathy and Sherry. Ken graduated from Lakewood High School in 1966. Following graduation he worked to earn his Journeyman card in Electronic. Later earning his fourth class engineer license. He married his High School sweetheart,Karen Gilbert, October 26, 1968. Ken used his education working for 30 years as an electrician at General Motors. Ken was very creative and could fix nearly anything. He loved tinkering for hours in his shop, especially creating things out of leather. He loved spending summer week-ends with his family at Bass Lake iN Pentwater, MI. Ken was an avid hunter and he learned his hunting skill from the Nelsons athletic family farm in Paris,MI. Ken's greatest joy was his children,Mark Oesch (Andrew George). Nicole Charriere, James Oesch (Jami); his grandchildren, Tyler Oesch, Daniele Charriere, Alexander Charriere, Garrett Oesch, and Ashlyn Oesch, great-grandson Walker Oesch. He had a special relationship with his birth father, James Titcombe and sister, Patti Titcombe and Brenda Neely. Ken was preceded in death by his first grandson,Joshua Harold. At his request no memorial service will be held. Because ken had a deep concern for the perils of the homeless, please consider making a donation to the Jackson house of Hot Springs. He also volunteered at Hospice Care for Many years.For those wanting to honor Ken, donations in hiss name ca be made to a Hospice of your choice. Arrangements were made by Caruth-Hale Funeral Home. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/o/oesch45937nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.4 Kb