Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Veale, Gary Arthur June 21, 2024
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Hasting's Reminder - Saturday June 29, 2024

Gary Arthur Veale, age 74, of Freeport,MI passed away on June 21,2024.

Gary was born in Owosso, MI on Nov. 8, 1949 to Otto and Dorothy Veale.

He grew up in Owosso and graduated in 1967 from Owosso High School.. He 
graduated in 1971 from Asbury College in Kentucky with a Bachelor of Arts degree 
in history.

After college, Gay worked in then newspaper business, including in Grand Ledge 
and Three Rivers. He worked at J-Ad Graphics in Battle Creek, and then in 
Hastings, as a darkroom technician from 1977 to 1984. There he met and married 
Candy McLeod on Oct.16, 1981. 

He became interested in beekeeping around 1980. In 1984 it became his vocation 
and lifelong passion.

Gary enjoyed many hobbies.He was an avid genealogist.He enjoyed history, and 
especially liked Civil War history.He was a member of the former 
Clarksville/Campbell Historical Society. He loved gardening and watching movies 
with Candy and petting his cats.

Gary was such a kind person and was always willing to give of his time.

He os survived by his wife, Candy; nieces and nephews; great-nieces and  
nephews, cousins; and many friends.

He was preceded in death by his father and mother, Otto Veale, Sr. and Dorothy 
Veale; three half-brothers, Otto Veale Jr., Harley, and Kennehy Veale.

Gary's life will be celebrated privately at a future date. Cremation 
arrangements by Koops Funeral Chapel in Lake Odessa.

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