Carl A. “Bud” Burch
Carl A. “Bud” Burch, of Okemos, passed away Wednesday, February 23, 2011, at the age of 75. He graduated from Okemos High School in 1955, and attended LBU. Bud worked in refrigeration, and for the State of Michigan in the Department of Social Services. After retirement, he and his wife, Judy worked with Kris Bergland in the manufacturing of Also Salt. He was a Trustee for Meridian Township.
Surviving are his daughter, Lisa Burch; grandchildren, Zaydn and Rayna-Faith Burch; sisters, Norma (Mel) Robbins, Carol (Ron) Foorman, Alice (Nick) Scamuffo, Marion (Jody) LaClear, all of Lansing, and Marlene (Jerry) Hunt, of Georgia; and sister-in-law, Elaine Burch. He was preceded in death by his wife, Judy, in 2009, and brothers, Harry and Harold Burch.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 26, 2011, at the Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi Chapel with Pastor Joe Rabideau officiating. Interment will follow in East Lawn Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. on Friday. Bud was such an inspiration to everyone – family, fellow workers, former classmates, and anyone he met. He will be dearly missed.
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Karen Hovey Hodges
February 24, 2011 at 11:15 amI loved “Uncle” Bud dearly – a really cool dude! He was a great inspiration!
JoAnne Hovey Travis
February 24, 2011 at 2:09 pmEveryone knows how much the Hovey family thought of Bud
My grown children always called him “Uncle Bud”, he wasn’t really
but we didn’t care, our whole family loved him like a brother.
Our thoughts and prayes are with the whole Burch family.
Norm Scott
February 25, 2011 at 2:49 pm“Uncle” Bud was a great man. I have a lot of respect for a good guy who always had a friendly or wise comment to make. He will be missed greatly.