Kelvin Jay "Buck" Oliver

Kelvin Jay "BuckÃ¢â‚¬Â Oliver passed away on March 8, 2017 at the age of 63 in Lakeland, Florida after a short illness. Buck was born January 6, 1954, in Cadillac, Michigan to Hubert "JackÃ¢â‚¬Â and Dorothy Oliver. He graduated from Cadillac High School in 1972 and from United Electronics Institute of Grand Rapids in 1974. He began his career as an Instrument and Controls Technician with Inland Steel Company in East Chicago, IN. In 1981 he redirected his career toward power generation and worked in various co-generation and nuclear power plants. His work took him and his family to many states across the nation and India. He retired in 2014 from General Electric where he worked primarily as a power plant and project manager for 25 years. Buck was very diverse and able to comprehend and articulate any number of subjects. He loved solving problems and working with his hands: he was a builder, mechanic, electrician, plumber, welder, plasterer, computer and technology geek. He also loved traveling, camping, kayaking, sunning at the beach, driving his backhoe and his old black truck. He will be forever in our hearts and greatly and lovingly missed. Buck was incredibly proud of his family. He married Jean Ann Lumbard of Harrietta, MI on October 11, 1974. He is survived by his wife, Jean, of 42 years; 3 children, Michelle (Auburn) Thompson, of Auburndale, FL, Scott (Jennifer) Oliver of Loveland, CO, and Kristi Oliver (Kurt Peterson) of Auburndale, FL; and 6 grandchildren. Buck is survived by his parents Hubert "JackÃ¢â‚¬Â and Dorothy Oliver of Cadillac, MI; sisters Penny (Claude) Woods of Cadillac, MI/Punta Gorda, FL, and Sandra Marvin of Zephyrhills, FL. He is also survived by his father and mother-in-law, Ralph and Jean Lumbard of Mesick, MI; sisters-in-law Cathy (Steve) Conner of Jones, OK, Jody (Kirk) VanBogelen of Mattawan, MI, and brother-in-law Ralph (Shelly) Lumbard of Box Elder, SD and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am Monday, April 3, 2017, Peterson Funeral and Cremation Services in Cadillac with Reverend Ken Nydam officiating. Friends may meet the family one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. His final resting place will be Maple Hill Cemetery in Cadillac. Memorial Contributions may be made to The Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary 33 E. Quay Rd., Key West, FL 33040 or https://www.marinesanctuary.org/ by clicking the Give link and in the special instructions please include: In memory of Kelvin "BuckÃ¢â‚¬Â Oliver for Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.Ã¢â‚¬Â An online guestbook is available at www.petersonfh.com

Kelvin Jay "Buck" Oliver

January 6, 1954 - March 8, 2017