William "Dale" Crystal's Obituary
William Dale Crystal, our caring husband, father, and grandfather, passed away Sunday, March 19, 2017 at Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids, at the age of 87. A memorial Mass will be held Saturday, March 25th, at 11:00 AM, at St. Michael Catholic Church in Remus with Fr. Tom Boufford as Celebrant. Visitation will be held two hours prior to the service from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM.
Dale was born May 17, 1929, the son of Chester and Iva (Koon) Crystal. He married the love of his life, Elaine Baumann on July 5, 1956, and the two enjoyed nearly 61 years together. Dale enjoyed fishing, hunting, dancing (polkaing in particular) and spending time with his kids. And after retiring from Hitachi, he enjoyed traveling as often as possible with Elaine.
Dale’s loving nature and great sense of humor will be greatly missed by his wife, Elaine; five sons, Chet, Scott, Alan (Stacy), Pat, and Mike (Linda) Crystal; two daughters, Ramona Larson and Sandra Crystal-Edwards; brother, Gene; sister, Shirley; nine grandchildren, Ryan, Matthew, Jessica, Jennifer, Brock, Bridgett, Cierra, Bryan, and Ashly, and one great-granddaughter, Harlow Elaine.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Those desiring may direct memorial contributions to St. Michael Catholic Church or to St. Michael’s School. Envelopes will be available at the church.
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