James "Jim" Ray Godbehere's Obituary
James (Jim) Ray Godbehere, 49, of Morley (formerly of Lakeview) passed away Monday November 8, 2021.
Jim was born on July 17, 1972 and was raised in Lakeview. He spent his young adult life with numerous
friends; trapping, hunting, fishing, dirt bike riding, snowmobiling, watching & playing hockey and
dabbling in making moonshine, which he would continue to cultivate and become a master of.
As he got older, he enjoyed spending time with his family and his friends but most importantly his
daughters, teaching them about his many varied interests.
Jim was a motorcycle, Jeep, GMC, airplane and a boat enthusiast. He was an amateur gardener and was
very proud of his greenhouse and his flock of chickens. He was always happy to receive a homemade pie and share a Captain and Vernors with a friend. Jim was an extremely hard worker who took great pride in every job he did.
During his career he worked on power line clearance of trees, concrete work, heavy equipment operator
on road construction, and his most recent job was a crane operator where he was constantly acquiring
additional certifications the past few years.
During his career Jim traveled quite a bit, his favorite place was a recent discovery when he traveled to
Maine and to Digby, Nova Scotia. He fell in love with everything he saw there and spoke very highly of
the people he met, the food he tried, and the boats he saw in the Bay of Fundy.
In the last few years of his life Jim found his greatest joy in spending as much time a possible with his
daughters, his grandson Odin, and was blessed with his son Wyatt in 2020. He took great pride in his
family, and his children will keep the lessons, memories, and the love he had for them close to their
hearts.
Jim will be greatly missed by his children; Amy Godbehere, Samantha Godbehere, Kennedy Godbehere, Wyatt Chaffee, grandson; Odin Godbehere, step-daughter; Kayla Mumby, his mother Clarice Olsen, his father Ron (Allison) Godbehere , siblings Dawn (Bryan) Craigmyle, Chris (Ty) Ehle, LeeAnn Godbehere, Rob Hanline, Justin Godbehere, Daniel (Sydney) Godbehere, Lori (Todd) Clark, as well as countless cousins, friends and neighbors.
Jim was proceeded in death by his stepfather Jerry Olsen, his grandparents Jim & Lois Parks, Homer & Regina Godbehere.
The Coral Bar is hosting a celebration of life for Jim, Saturday November 13, 2021 at 6:00PM, please bring a dish to pass.
The family will be hosting a memorial service for Jim on Sunday November 14, 2021 at 5:00PM, where a meal will be provided, at the Morley American Legion located at 2560 Northland Dr, Morley, MI.
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