Charles L. Boyer

Charles L. Boyer of Harrietta passed away Thursday, June 13, 2019 at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City. He was 71. Chuck was born on December 13, 1947 in Cadillac to Charles V. & Clarice M. (Good) Boyer and they preceded him in death. In 1967 Chuck graduated from Mesick High School and later went on to Northwest Michigan College. Chuck had served in the United States Army Reserves for many years and had been employed as the Plant Operator at Wexford Sand Company for over 20 years retiring in 2004. He was also the owner of the Gulf Station in Harrietta for years and was also the owner of Boyer's Bluff Game Bird Hunting Preserve. Chuck was an active person in the Cadillac, Mesick and Harrietta areas where he had lived all his life. He was a member of the James E. Dillon Masonic Lodge in Mesick, the Cadillac Elks Lodge # 680, and was a member of the Teamsters Union #406. Youth sports were a huge part of his life. He was a baseball, basketball and football coach and Chuck and Carol had operated the Summer Recreation League for many years. As an avid outdoors man he enjoyed mushroom hunting, fishing and deer hunting was like a holiday. On June 14, 1986 in Traverse City he married the former Carol J. Williams and she survives him along with his son, Charles W. (Katie) Boyer of Cadillac and 2 grandchildren: Sophie and Charlie Boyer and many nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by an infant sister, Joan Carol Boyer; 2 brothers: Robert Boyer in 1996 and James Boyer in 2018; a sister, Annette Whipple in 2006; a brother-in-law, James Whipple in 2019 and his in-laws: Betty Williams Gonyo, Charles H. Williams and James Gonyo. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Monday, June 17, 2019 at Peterson Funeral & Cremation Services in Cadillac with Chaplain Dan Sutton and Ben Ream officiating. Burial will be at Sixteen Cemetery in Wexford County. Friends may meet the family from 5-7 PM Sunday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Mesick High School Athletic Department or to American Diabetes Association. An online guestbook is available at www.petersonfh.com

Charles L. Boyer

December 13, 1947 - June 13, 2019