Howard A. Mercer

June 29, 1925 - July 29, 2011

Howard A. Mercer of Cadillac died Friday evening, July 29, 2011 at Mercy Hospital in Cadillac. He was 86. He was born on June 29, 1925 in Coline, Michigan to Carl Jasper & Mable May (Hewitt) Mercer and they preceded him in death. Mr. Mercer was a Veteran of World War II serving in the United States Navy for three years on the USS Mississippi and was in Tokyo Bay when the peace treaty was signed. He had been employed at Motor Car Transport and retired in 1982. He was also a member of the Teamsters Local #614. Howard enjoyed hunting, fishing, RVing and spent many years in Arizona hiking. On May 31, 1947 in Cadillac he married the former Lorraine A. Sias and she survives him along with their children: Don (Gabriele) Mercer of Boon, Allen Mercer of North Dakota, Gayle (Ted) Struble of Fife Lake and Sandra mercer of Bourbon, Indiana; 9 grandchildren; 18 great grandchildren; a brother, Carlton “Sonny†(Jan) Mercer of Harrietta; 2 sisters: Jeanette (Cory) Cookingham of Cedar Springs and Annette DeVries of Sparta; many nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a brother, Clarence Mercer and 3 sisters: Grace Badovinac, Doris McClish and Frances Holtquist-Jurik. Private family services will be held at a later date. His final resting place will be Sixteen Cemetery in Harrietta. Memorial contributions may be made to Mercy Hospice or Alzheimer\'s Association. Arrangements were made by the Peterson Funeral Home in Cadillac. An online guestbook is available at www.petersonfh.com.