Gordon M. Trute's Obituary
Big Rapids - Gordon M. Trute, age 76, of Big Rapids passed away unexpectedly at home on Monday, January 18, 2016. He was born on June 27, 1939 in Muskegon, the son of William and Jacoba (Wolf) Trute. Gordon loved his country. He enlisted in the US Navy when he was 17 years old. Gordon was proud of his military service. He could talk about that and politics for hours. Gordon was first to raise his hand for his Republican party. He was an avid member of the Big Rapids Area Amateur Radio Club. He is survived by Lynnda (Spears) Trute, his wife of 47 years; three daughters, Leslie (Robert) Lower of Tennessee, Joy Trute of Tennessee, and Laura Trute-Ruelle of Grand Rapids; seven grandchildren, Andrew, William (Woody), and Samuel Horn, Paul, Sean, and Nicolette Ruelle and Colsyn Van Galder. He loved his brother Karl's children as if they were his own. They are David, Steven, Chad, Mark (Donna) Trute, Michelle (Richard) Brooks, Tricia Trute of Muskegon and Lisa Forward of Florida. Funeral services for Gordon will be at 11:00 am Friday, January 22, 2016 at the Mohnke Funeral Home in Big Rapids with State Representative Phil Potvin officiating. Visitation will be Thursday from 4:00 to 7:00 pm at the funeral home and again on Friday at 10:00 am until the time of service. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association.
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